In this flossing video, we discuss the four most important points to floss in between the back primary molars. If the back molars are not touching, don’t even worry about flossing them. It is only worth flossing in between teeth if they are touching. About ten percent of kids will need to have you floss the upper front teeth, sometimes even at age one. Thankfully it is very easy.

The bottom front teeth almost never have cavities in them because they are always protected by saliva. (The only time I see cavities in them is if there are at least ten other cavities, usually from constant juice or other liquids other than water.)

If your child has very tight teeth, you can use your thumb on your other hand as a “stopper” to catch the floss so it doesn’t snap all the way into the gums.

Have your child look up at the ceiling when flossing the top back teeth. You need to be able to see what you are doing. Alternatively, you can have your child lie down. Be creative!

Don’t throw away those flossers! You will save the environment by reusing the flossers. If you think about it, a regular toothbrush has much more bacteria on it than these simple flossers.

Don’t fill guilty about using the flossers. Technically, you have more control using regular floss, but the flossers make life so much easier. You will only do it if it is easy for you.

Remember, you can’t out-floss a bad “tooth diet”.