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Reading this made me stand back up from bed and go floss.

• Simulacra 6y ago
  Interesting that every so often there will be a news report about the ineffectiveness of flossing. i.e. from 2016: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/health/flossing-teeth-cavities.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/health/flossing-teeth-cav...
  • ebg13 6y ago
    Flossing doesn't need to be "effective" to be worthwhile. All you have to do is not floss for a long time and then floss and sniff the floss.
    • Etheryte 6y ago
      This is actually what got me into flossing daily. I also think dentists doing this to patients, that is flossing their teeth and then having them sniff the floss, would be a lot more effective than simply telling people they should floss.
      • ebg13 6y ago
        > dentists doing this to patients I'm dying. "SNIFF IT! SNIIFFFFFFF IIIIIIITTTTTT!" TBH, that sounds like assault.
      • Simulacra 6y ago
        Oh snap I'm totally with ya. I floss just to keep stuff out of my teeth.. I try to avoid sniffing things, I leave that to the politicians.
  • a_imho 6y ago
    It is the diet. It is genetic. You don't brush long enough. You time your brushing wrong. You use a too soft/too hard brush. Electric brush is needed. It is your toothpaste, too much/too little fluoride. All problems are caused/prevented by flossing. Mouth wash is the one true answer. Dental care feels like oncology, everything treats and causes problems at the same time.