Gentle gum care floss
Floss gently by curving the thread around each tooth and sliding below the contact, rather than snapping it into tender gum tissue.
How can you floss without hurting tender gums?
Floss gently by curving the thread around each tooth and sliding below the contact, rather than snapping it into tender gum tissue.
What does floss clean between teeth and below the gum edge?
Floss is a filament that cleans contact areas and the shallow sulcus where a toothbrush cannot reach.
How should you guide floss around each tooth?
Guide the thread through the contact, curve it into a C against one tooth, and move it below the gum edge. Repeat against the neighbour without force.
When does gum soreness or bleeding need dental care?
Seek care for persistent bleeding, deep soreness, pus, recession, or food lodging in one area. A professional cleaning may remove calculus.
Which interdental cleaner should you use for each space?
Ask which interdental size fits each space and whether a pocket, overhang, contact point, or gum disease causes the tenderness.
Frequently asked questions
Could this need treatment rather than home care?
Seek care for persistent bleeding, deep soreness, pus, recession, or food lodging in one area.
What should I ask at an appointment?
Ask which interdental size fits each space and whether a pocket, overhang, contact point, or gum disease causes the tenderness.
Who wrote this page
This library is published by Dental Nation, a licensed dental group practising in the United Arab Emirates. Pages are written and overseen by the same clinical team that treats patients in our clinics, and are held to a fixed editorial standard for safety and accuracy.
This page is patient education, not medical advice, and cannot replace an examination. Anything urgent — facial swelling, trauma, uncontrolled bleeding or severe pain — needs a dentist or emergency care now.