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In a few decades, electric toothbrushes will be so common that children won't know how to brush their teeth "manually" (feddit.it)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

When I was a kid, we had regular visits at school from some kind of dentist group. They would show us how to properly brush and floss, and handed out free toothbrushes.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

One thing to note, if you find flossing very difficult, like you have to use a lot of force to put the floss in between your teeth to floss, your teeth may have spacing issues and you might need braces.

I know this because as an adult I got braces and then all of a sudden I found it incredibly easy to floss. It's like 10 seconds and my breath smells better and my gums are healthier because it is easy and convenient to floss now.