How should the area under a pontic be cleaned?

The area under a pontic can be cleaned by using floss. This can be accomplished easily either by using a "floss threader" or by using Oral B Superfloss. A floss threader is a plastic loop with a flexible but stiff plastic leader that can be pushed between pontic and the adjacent abutment. Floss is placed through the loop and then pulled through the proximal area. Once this is done the pontic area can be cleaned using the floss.

Often Superfloss can used to do an even better job. It is a three in one floss. The end is dipped in parafin so that it is stiffened, the middle is 'fuzzy' and thicker(almost like a soft pipe cleaner) and the end is regular floss. The parafin coated tip can be pushed through the interproximal contact and the fuzzy part can be used to clean under the pontic.