Flossing Teeth

Does anyone think flossing your teeth is dangerous....next time your finished flossing your teeth in the washroom mirror....just inspect the mirror...it will full of tiny blood specs....i would suggest cleaning the mirror after you use it and not leaving the job for someone else

[Trinity4]

Rocker,
Yuk, I have this mental vision of someone licking mirrors in the washroom!!   Beside, cleaning isn't going to kill the virus -  you have to disinfect with bleach.

[bandman54]

I use an electric flosser.... has small plastic tips... very little blood , if at all.. and you are not pulling it out and flinging blood drops everywhere.

bandmana

[Rockerforlife]

Never knew electric flossers existed...ill be getting me one...learn something new everyday

[toughluck]

Do it watching tv germs hit the floor.

[Rockerforlife]

Walking on the floor picks up the blood spots to your socks.

[bandman54]

got mine at target... it runs on batteries.
bandman

[Rockerforlife]

Runs on batteries?...and i thought it ran on fuel cells.

[Isobella]

Blood specks from flossing??  Maybe you're flossing too hard.

Do it further away from the mirror or use bleach on your socks.  

Izzy

[bandman54]

hydrogen.
bandman

[Rockerforlife]

my teeth dont bleed while flossing,but they did in the past...now i clean my teeth 4 times a year at the dentist...i wear rubber rain boots if i see someone flossing in the living room.

[fretboard]

Interesting flossing results.  When I floss I have an occasional piece of food hit the mirror but never blood.  I'm really gonna pay attention next time, but I intentionally clean off the mirror, and I've just never noticed blood.  Come to think of it, it's very unsanitary however I don't see how someone else would get infected from it. lol  Sure it's possible, anything is possible with the transmission of this dreaded HCV.  later

[merryBe]

eww, well now that you put it that way!!!!!!

actually I started using these little minipicks, they have floss on one end and a pick on the other...you can keep your mouth completely closed while using them so nothing flys out of your mouth.

actually if you do brush and floss every day it's really rare to bleed. It's only when the gums are tender from too much bacteria that they bleed and that is rectified with regular care.
mb