Yes it was an anecdote, but perhaps I wasn't clear, my point is that almost anyone whose gums bleed can easily test the benefits of flossing. A much better ana

Yes it was an anecdote, but perhaps I wasn't clear, my point is that almost anyone whose gums bleed can easily test the benefits of flossing. A much better analogy would be that people are starting to claim that farts might not smell as there's no scientific studies that conclusively say so. As dentists point out rather regularly since that meta-study came out, they can clearly tell who flosses and who doesn't. Puffy, bleeding gums? You don't floss. You didn't have to labour the point about science quite so rudely, I am fully aware of the philosophy of science, thanks. Perhaps puffy, bleeding gums are perfectly healthy, but that seems unlikely as they hurt and are unsightly. On the upside, we know an easy fix for them, flossing. Do you honestly think that everyone here, or in any dentist's surgery, is going to laugh at me for claiming that?