It is better to floss and then brush. When you floss, some plaque falls onto your teeth. That means that you can brush it off afterwards with your toothbrush.

You need to floss once-twice a day if you want to have good oral hygiene (the basic recommendation is to floss once a day and brush twice a day). Brushing alone does not clean between your teeth. The reason you want to do it every day is that bacteria begins to colonize and start damaging your teeth within 24 hours.

Rinse your mouth after flossing to spit out the bacteria and food particles.
Flossing is your best weapon again gingivitis and periodontal disease which are the main causes of tooth loss.

• - A good tip is to establish a regular routine and time for flossing so you don't forget
  
• - If you're only brushing, and not flossing, you're only cleaning 60% of your teeth.
  
• - Flossing helps to remove plaque from in between your teeth. Brushing only cleans three fourths of your teeth's surfaces. That means if you brush and don't floss it's like not cleaning seven of your teeth!
  
• - Flossing cleans the areas your toothbrush can not reach - the tooth surfaces between your teeth.

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