Butlerweave floss
Butlerweave is woven dental floss that cleans plaque from the contact areas between teeth.
The short answer
Butlerweave floss is woven dental floss with a textured surface that cleans plaque from spaces between teeth.
What is the direct answer?
What does this question mean?
Its interlaced strands can feel thicker than smooth filament floss and may catch on rough fillings, crowded contacts, braces, or broken edges.
What can you do next?
Guide it gently through the contact, curve it around each tooth, and clean just below the gum margin.
When should you seek dental care?
See a dentist if it repeatedly shreds or catches, or if bleeding, swelling, pus, or bad taste continues.
What should you ask the dentist?
Ask whether its thickness fits your contacts and whether an interdental brush, threader, or water flosser is better.
Frequently asked questions
Why does it get stuck?
A tight contact, calculus, rough restoration, or damaged edge can catch the strands.
What is the main next step?
Guide it gently through the contact, curve it around each tooth, and clean just below the gum margin.