Flossing is important, however, can be difficult with braces on.
Where there is a lot of crowding, you may need to wait until teeth move to give room to floss.
Flossing removes the plaque between your teeth and under your gum line - areas beyond the reach of your toothbrush. In fact, if you don't floss, you're leaving up to 40% of your tooth surfaces untouched and uncleaned.
Choose a threading floss with a stiffened end that threads it through the gap between each tooth - above the wire for your upper teeth and below the wire for your lower teeth.
Curve the floss around each tooth in a "C" shape and gently move it up and down the side of each tooth, including under the gum line.
Unroll a new section of floss as you move from tooth to tooth.