Morning
First, I brush for 2 full cycles with my wonderful Oral B electric toothbrush + floss action head
Followed by a good swish out for a minute with Colgate Fluorigard -
recommended by both my dentist & ortho for protecting against
decalcification around the brackets and the dreaded white spots
Lunchtime
If I have any particularly big stubborn bits of food stuck in my brackets or wires I will use an interdental brush:
Evening
Floss with Oral B Superfloss. This stuff is really really handy - it has a stiff end to make threading between the wires really easy. I'm now down from 15/20 mins of flossing to roughly 5-10. Flossing with braces is not fun. I'm never complaining about flossing without braces ever again.
I also use these:
For
my back molars, which do not have any brackets on and therefore are not
restricted by archwires. Would highly recommend Plackers as they're
much easier to use than regular finger-suffocating floss and don't break
or fray between tight gaps.
After flossing I will brush for another 2x cycles with my electric toothbrush.
Finally,
I will finish with another 1 min rinse of Colgate Fluorigard. The
bottle says to only use once a day but my dentist recommended twice, so I
do as I'm told. I go through a lot of mouthwash.
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