![Tongue-scrapers, mouthwash and flossing: the dentists' guide to cleaning your teeth properly | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian Tongue-scrapers, mouthwash and flossing: the dentists' guide to cleaning your teeth properly | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f6273ee98c9370f313ec77c369f16970f641d81f/0_34_5960_3577/master/5960.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=6f74e20edae3ddecc66f71bd23eb56c5)
Tongue-scrapers, mouthwash and flossing: the dentists' guide to cleaning your teeth properly | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian
![Dentists of Reddit, why do you stab my gums and then blame me not flossing for the reason I'm bleeding? (Serious) : r/NoStupidQuestions Dentists of Reddit, why do you stab my gums and then blame me not flossing for the reason I'm bleeding? (Serious) : r/NoStupidQuestions](https://external-preview.redd.it/CtU32dEKBgdyKuW2TbqShqoySoMALOvQ0GhMW1yXAKs.jpg?auto=webp&s=087aeb66b61a692c3d8d705d20647f34b2d18758)
Dentists of Reddit, why do you stab my gums and then blame me not flossing for the reason I'm bleeding? (Serious) : r/NoStupidQuestions
![ELI5: Why do gums bleed the first (few) times you floss but then stop bleeding when you do it regularly? : r/explainlikeimfive ELI5: Why do gums bleed the first (few) times you floss but then stop bleeding when you do it regularly? : r/explainlikeimfive](https://a.thumbs.redditmedia.com/KZESzgF91cP3KEAR29JhCFmX0zxsPgY1sYhv7XCtiW0.png)
ELI5: Why do gums bleed the first (few) times you floss but then stop bleeding when you do it regularly? : r/explainlikeimfive
![After struggling with gingivitis for years, my teeth are finally white and my gums are healthy. Go me! : r/happy After struggling with gingivitis for years, my teeth are finally white and my gums are healthy. Go me! : r/happy](https://i.redd.it/xwazu8i37ie01.jpg)
After struggling with gingivitis for years, my teeth are finally white and my gums are healthy. Go me! : r/happy
![LPT: If your gums occasionally bleed during brushing or you occasionally taste blood in your mouth while eating, see a periodontist (gum specialist)! : r/LifeProTips LPT: If your gums occasionally bleed during brushing or you occasionally taste blood in your mouth while eating, see a periodontist (gum specialist)! : r/LifeProTips](https://preview.redd.it/gvl68ow642e71.jpg?auto=webp&s=a6b4c89859fa7edd9b9c99275a09d200b0ddba8c)