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Okay this is a GENUINE question: Why. Don’t. We. Floss.
I know I’m supposed to, I see the memes, I hear the dentist and dental hygienists advice. I want to, I mean to. Why don’t I??? Why!
Probably because it's a long, tedious, repetitive task. Brushing teeth only take a minute or two, maybe three if you're getting really thorough, whereas flossing thoroughly or consistently adds much more time to that. At least that's my excuse
My old dentist suggested keeping floss wherever you sit to relax (his example was wherever you sit to watch TV). That way, you can spend as much time as you need to floss thoroughly, without it feeling like flossing is taking up a bunch of time out of your day. It's not a perfect solution, but it has been helping me.
buy floss picks. I floss daily and it takes all of 30 seconds.
Yes, let's add to the mounds of plastic already forming on the planet because we can't be bothered to use a string.
This is not my experience at all. It takes me at least three minutes to brush properly, but I can floss in under a minute.
People who smoke cigarettes, they say "You don't know how hard it is to quit smoking." Yes I do. It's as hard as it is to start flossing.
~ Mitch Hedberg
The little pick things you can buy are a game-changer if you're struggling to make it a regular thing. Probably shit for the environment, but they make it easier to get into flossing regularly. Especially if you struggle with the normal flossing wire stuff at all.
My teeth are really dense. can't floss.
I've heard there are thinner flosses that can work for people who's teeth are very close together.
Tbf there is only really anecdotal evidence regarding the benefits of flossing, anyway: https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/08/06/flossing-isnt-backed-by-science/
What we really need is healthier oral microbiota, the kind that are equipped with miniature flosses to floss your teeth with.