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2. Oral irrigator - Wikipedia

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   An oral irrigator . An oral irrigator (also called a dental water jet, water flosser or, by the brand name of the best-known such device, Waterpik) is a home dental care device which uses a stream of high-pressure pulsating water intended to remove dental plaque and food debris between teeth and below the gum line.

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. William Morrison (dentist) - Wikipedia

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   Morrison, from Nashville, Tennessee, was an avid inventor, and has a number of inventions to his credit.One of them is the first cotton candy (originally named Fairy Floss and named Candy Floss in the UK and Fairy Floss in Australia) machine, which he invented in 1897 in cooperation with confectioner John C. Wharton.

5. 11 unusual uses for dental floss - AOL

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   Scroll through above to learn about the mind-blowing ways floss can become your number one hack. But seriously, please get flossing. Related: Unusual uses for apple cider vinegar

6. 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 ...

7. You may want to think twice before getting gum from a gumball ...

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   While gumballs have a shelf life of about 12 months, without intensive DNA research, it's almost impossible to know exactly how old the gumballs in that creaky gumball machine outside your ...