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2. The best floss, according to experts and editors - AOL

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   Type of floss: There are many different floss options available, including water flossers, traditional string dental floss, floss picks and more. The best floss depends on your teeth, your needs ...

3. Dental floss - Wikipedia

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   Dental floss (waxed) Levi Spear Parmly (1790-1859), [4] a dentist from New Orleans, is credited with inventing the first form of dental floss. [5] In 1819, he recommended running a waxen silk thread "through the interstices of the teeth, between their necks and the arches of the gum, to dislodge that irritating matter which no brush can remove and which is the real source of disease."

4. Tooth brushing - Wikipedia

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   A man brushing his teeth while looking in a mirror. Tooth brushing is the act of scrubbing teeth with a toothbrush equipped with toothpaste.Interdental cleaning (with floss or an interdental brush) can be useful with tooth brushing, and together these two activities are the primary means of cleaning teeth, one of the main aspects of oral hygiene. [1]

5. Interdental cleaning - Wikipedia

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   Since dental floss is able to remove some inter-proximal plaque, frequent regular dental flossing will reduce inter-proximal caries and periodontal disease risks. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Results of a high level of evidence meta-analysis recently found that floss may not be the most effective method for interdental cleaning, contrary to common belief at the ...

6. Use These Dentist-Approved Water Flossers for Squeaky Clean Teeth

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   Unlike traditional water flossers which use a small tip to manually clean between your teeth, the way you would use traditional floss, and are recommended to be used in addition to flossing, the ...

7. The scientifically correct way to brush and floss - AOL

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   If done incorrectly, daily brushing and flossing can have a detrimental effect on people's health.