White teeth and floss

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Hey,

I've noticed that this seems to be mainly an american site so I'm going to take the opportunity to ask the big questions.

Flossing. I've never met anyone who flosses in the UK but you can buy it in supermarkets. I bought some once. I've got a gap between my two front teeth and am ultra paranoid about it so I try and keep them nice to alleviate the affect of looking like Letterman. Anyway, I've got this floss and I have *no* idea what to do with it. WQhat the f*** do you do? I've tried jamming it inbetween my teeth but it doesn't feel right and even when I get it in I don't know what to do. Move it around? Or do you just rub it on the front of the teeth?

OK, that's one thing. The second thing is, whiter teeth. Anyone have any quick fix recipes? I use whitening toothpast but its pez. I drink loads of coffee and mine are kinda yellowing at the side.

I know us Brits have a rep for bad teeth so come on Yankee's, help us out.

By the way, would you guys mind if I posted words and phrases I find in books that mean nothing to Brits so that I can get an explanation? I'm trying to think of an example but I can't off the top of my head!

Right, I'm British and I'm going to rescue you on the floss issue. You take a short measure of floss, and move it back and forth between your teeth. It is thin enough to fit between all your teeth, not just those with a noticable gap. Most floss is waxed so it glides easily between your teeth.Yes, there are quick-fix tooth whiteners, but I'm pretty sure they're just bleach and other stuff that you wouldn't really want in your mouth. Regular brushing and mouthwash like listerine should help them get pearly white.As for Americanisms, fire away, I'm sure I know a few and the Americans will know more

Cheers buddy,Er, what does the floss actually do? And if its that good then why don't we all use it?

It gets little bits of food out from between your teeth, cos if they stay there you get lots of bacteria (ick)we don't all do it cos it's a pain in the arse and we can't all be bothered.

How come you know so much about all things americana?

How come you know so much about all things americana?

I'm just a generally knowledgable person :grin: although you haven't tried me yet

Are you a bloke?Still, I'm giving you a 5 star rating for being good on teeth. That shit's important!Why aren't you at work today?

just don't post cockney... they haven't got a clue

I can't believe you guys don't use floss over there. Floss prevents the build up of plaque and prevents tooth decay along with cavaties. Some dentists will even say it's better than a tooth brush. Not flossing can ultimately ruin your gums as you get older.

Yep I'm a guy. I'm not at work cos I finished school recently and haven't got a proper job I got my A level results today, and as suggested they seem to be getting easier cos I got 3 grade As! I swear I never tried that hard

Yeah, Ive just recently started flossing.. the past month or so .. and my teeth feel cleaner and not as nasty

yeah, the reach flosser is fawesome.