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Isn't this more commonly known as flossing?

better than wooden sticks and flossing are the interdental brushes. Those clean a lot better in my experience and my oral health improved a lot after i started using them.

These brushes helped me a lot too. The brush is a lot easier for my large hands to manipulate than floss is, so regular use of the brushes has given me better results. Alas, I had to learn the hard way not to neglect my gum health.

> after brushing

Before brushing, I'd say. Then the fluoride in the toothpaste can better reach between the teeth.

Personal anecdote, but that way, you might also push some harder pieces of food under the gums (most of those leftovers won't be there if you brush first). It happened to me after eating some hazelnuts and flossing before brushing. The gums swelled up for a few days.