Plaque is the number one cause of tooth decay, periodontal disease, and bad breath. To remove plaque with dental floss:

• Use a piece of dental floss approximately 18" long. Wind each end of the floss around your middle fingers.
• Hold the floss tightly between your thumbs and forefingers for the upper teeth and two forefingers for the lower teeth. Leave a gap of about an inch of floss. Use a gentle back and forth motion to guide the floss between your teeth. Avoid snapping the floss as this may cause unnecessary irritation of the gum tissues.
• When the floss is at the gumline, curve it into an arc around each tooth until there is mild resistance.
• Holding the floss in the arc design, gently slide it up the side of the tooth making sure to keep moving the floss away from the gum.
• Repeat this procedure on both sides of each tooth.