The truth is out: a Freedom of Information request in the US has revealed that flossing could be a waste of time. So what can you do to protect your teeth and gums?
“Brush and floss or prepare for loss.” It’s a mantra that has seen many a bathroom bin transformed into a sticky snake pit of discarded threads. But an investigation by the Associated Press now suggests our dentists may have been stringing us along. Freedom of Information requests to the US Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) asking for the evidence underpinning its recommendation for daily flossing have prompted the organisation to quietly drop this advice. Public Health England has also said that it will be reviewing its own guidance on flossing in the New Year. So if dental floss is now dross, what else can we do to keep our mouths healthy?
Here are four alternatives.
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