Brushing only cleans 60% of tooth surfaces – the 40% between teeth is where plaque builds up, gum disease begins, and ...

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Your toothbrush may not reach all areas, so food particles and plaque stay hidden between teeth and along the gumline. Daily flossing prevents trapped ...

Flossing once daily is necessary to maintain proper dental hygiene, says the ADA. Whether you use a water flosser, dental floss, or other device, you should aim for the efficient removal of plaque ...

Roughly one-third of adults in the United States regularly floss, which is not good news for your teeth, gums or dental bill. A proper dental routine, which includes brushing and flossing, can help ...

Bioengineer Rohan Ingrole needed to floss a mouse’s teeth. The intent wasn’t to help mice get a clean bill of health at the dentist. Each bit of store-bought floss was coated with dead influenza ...

As anyone who cares for kids knows, it can be hard enough to get them to brush twice daily, let alone floss. So how do you actually get kids to floss? Why do they need to anyway? Do kids really need ...

Dileep Sharma receives funding from the Dental Council of NSW, International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research, Australian government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ...

Many Americans brush their teeth twice a day, but only a few of them floss daily. Some dentists even suggest that flossing is more important than actually flossing. Although brushing is what keeps the ...

I’m ashamed to admit it, but I don’t floss my teeth as much as I should. I’ve written several oral care stories for CNN Underscored and talked to enough dentists to know that flossing should be a ...

Flossing is one of those daily habits that everyone knows they should do, yet so many people skip it simply because it's uncomfortable, awkward, or just plain annoying. Traditional string floss can ...

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