# Tight Teeth Floss
> Tight contacts can shred or trap floss. Learn the sawing motion, softer products and when to ask a dentist about a rough edge.

## Guides
- [Why Floss Shreds](https://flossing-tight-teeth.pages.dev/floss-shredding-causes/): Floss usually shreds because it is catching on something: a very tight contact, a rough edge on a tooth or filling, or too much force when pushing it through.
- [Ribbon Floss for Tight Contacts](https://flossing-tight-teeth.pages.dev/ribbon-floss-for-tight-contacts/): Ribbon floss is a flat, wider thread that some people find easier to slide through snug gaps and gentler on the gums than thin string.
- [Rough Edges and Restorations](https://flossing-tight-teeth.pages.dev/dentist-check-rough-edge/): If floss catches, shreds or snags in one spot, the cause may be a rough tooth edge or an uneven filling or crown.
- [Floss Threaders Explained](https://flossing-tight-teeth.pages.dev/floss-threaders/): A floss threader is a small, stiff loop that pulls floss under a bridge, a brace wire or a fixed retainer, where ordinary floss cannot be pushed through.
- [The Gentle Sawing Motion](https://flossing-tight-teeth.pages.dev/sawing-motion-gentle/): The gentle sawing motion means easing floss through a tight contact with tiny back-and-forth movements instead of pressing straight down.

## About
- [About Tight Teeth Floss](https://flossing-tight-teeth.pages.dev/about/): not medical advice, how the site is funded and how guides are made

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