{"id":926,"date":"2013-02-07T11:36:01","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T15:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hnetalk.com\/Member\/?p=926"},"modified":"2013-02-07T11:36:01","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T15:36:01","slug":"flossing-an-important-part-of-good-oral-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/flossing-an-important-part-of-good-oral-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Flossing \u2013 an Important Part of Good Oral Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-969\" alt=\"Floss\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/03c4283.netsolhost.com\/member\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Floss-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Floss.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Floss.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Good oral health involves more than just brushing your teeth. Having a healthy mouth and bright smile isn\u2019t a matter of luck \u2013 it\u2019s a matter of habit. Flossing helps remove plaque and food particles stuck between your teeth. Floss is a tool used to remove plaque from the tight spaces between the teeth and under the gums. Plaque causes tartar while it\u2019s in its early form.<\/p>\n<p>Flossing helps prevent periodontal disease and gingivitis. Bacteria growing in an unhealthy mouth can harm the rest of the body, leading to heart disease, diabetes, and respiratory illness.<\/p>\n<p>How to use dental floss:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">Cut off about 18 inches of floss and hold it tightly between your thumbs and forefingers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">Guide it between your teeth using a gentle, rubbing motion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">When the floss reaches the gum line, curve it around one tooth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">Gently rub the side of the tooth, moving the floss in up and down motions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">Repeat this method on the rest of your teeth, remembering to floss the back side of your teeth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These are small, simple steps that can have a big impact on your long-term health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good oral health involves more than just brushing your teeth. Having a healthy mouth and bright smile isn\u2019t a matter of luck \u2013 it\u2019s a matter of habit. Flossing helps remove plaque and food particles stuck between your teeth. Floss is a tool used to remove plaque from the tight spaces between the teeth and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[35,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feb2013ff","category-newsletter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Floss.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6ZZGa-eW","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}