▁ ▁Use ▁ ▁D ental ▁profession als ▁recommend ▁that ▁a ▁person ▁fl oss ▁once ▁per ▁day ▁before ▁or ▁after ▁br ushing ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁areas ▁that ▁the ▁br ush ▁will ▁not ▁and ▁allow ▁the ▁flu or ide ▁from ▁the ▁to oth paste ▁to ▁reach ▁between ▁the ▁teeth . ▁ ▁Fl oss ▁is ▁commonly ▁supplied ▁in ▁pl astic ▁disp ens ers ▁that ▁contain ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁meters ▁of ▁fl oss . ▁After ▁pulling ▁out ▁approximately ▁ 4 0   cm ▁of ▁fl oss , ▁the ▁user ▁pull s ▁it ▁against ▁a ▁bla de ▁in ▁the ▁disp enser ▁to ▁cut ▁it ▁off . ▁The ▁user ▁then ▁strings ▁the ▁piece ▁of ▁fl oss ▁on ▁a ▁fork - like ▁instrument ▁or ▁holds ▁it ▁between ▁their ▁fingers ▁using ▁both ▁hands ▁with ▁about ▁ 1 – 2   cm ▁of ▁fl oss ▁exposed . ▁The ▁user ▁gu ides ▁the ▁fl oss ▁between ▁each ▁pair ▁of ▁teeth ▁and ▁g ently ▁curves ▁it ▁against ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁to oth ▁in ▁a ▁' C ' ▁shape ▁and ▁gu ides ▁it ▁under ▁the ▁g um line . ▁This ▁removes ▁particles ▁of ▁food ▁stuck ▁between ▁teeth ▁and ▁dent al ▁pla que ▁that ▁ad here ▁to ▁dent al ▁surfaces ▁below ▁the ▁g um line . ▁ ▁Types ▁A ▁variety ▁of ▁dent al ▁fl oss es ▁are ▁commonly ▁available . ▁Fl oss ▁is ▁available ▁in ▁many ▁forms ▁including ▁w ax ed , ▁unw ax ed ▁mon of il aments ▁and ▁mult if il aments . ▁D ental ▁fl oss ▁that