For decades, dentists have drummed the same advice into Americans: Brush regularly and floss nightly because doing so helps prevent cavities and gum disease. The flossing advice is so rote that ...

Remember that Associated Press story claiming Uncle Sam couldn’t prove there were any benefits to flossing? As Michael Fumento writes at Real Clear Health, the fact that there aren’t many academic ...

There's no getting around flossing. It's an important step in helping decrease plaque build-up. But is there a more effective way to clean your teeth than using string floss? Well, for many people, ...

This article is more than 9 years old. The story questioning the benefits of flossing doesn’t actually say that flossing has no benefits. The data, primarily based on a Cochrane review from 2011 and ...

HOLMDEL, N.J. (AP) — It's one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there's little proof that flossing works. Still, ...

Flossing does far more than remove food stuck between teeth. Biologically, flossing disrupts plaque biofilm, a sticky ...

What’s even crazier is that his dad was a dentist. That’s right, the son of a dentist was never taught how to floss properly. And that may explain why Young recently self-published a slim volume ...

WEBVTT GLIDE, BUT I WANTED A LOT MORE INFORMATION. I USE GLIDE FLOSS. I WANTED TO KNOW IF I SHOULD STOP PFA’S WERE INVENTED IN THE 1940’S AND VERSIONS OF THEM ARE STILL USED TODAY TO MAKE SURFACES ...

Did you know there is a right way and a wrong way to floss? Sept. 29, 2010— -- Dentists say to brush and floss daily, but unless you floss your teeth the right way, you may not be doing any good.