It is important to use floss properly, following professional instruction. Remember to floss around the ends of the teeth at the ends of each row.

A clean mouth would be a more difficult environment for the bacteria of the bad breath to survive, so flossing you teeth every day will help you keeping your teeth clean and the bacteria away.

Children would probably have problems flossing, since it requires a delicate control of the fingers they don’t have yet. One of the great advantages of using floss is that you can smell the floss directly following each passage between the teeth, and clean the smelly areas more diligently