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No, let's not discuss flossing. Maybe we could look at the literature and conclude something other than "periodontal health significantly benefits from flossing
by xbar 5y ago
No, let's not discuss flossing. Maybe we could look at the literature and conclude something other than "periodontal health significantly benefits from flossing," but this anecdote is not particularly scientific and could be harmful to health.
- ramraj07 5y agoCan you please cite said literature? You know peer reviewed studies that show proof flossing is very important? The only recent study of any meaningful size I’ve found is this: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcpe.12765 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcpe.12765 and this can also only show a 17% reduction in periodontitis if you floss a couple times a week. Even when compared within the American population (which I posit has flossed at least once in their lifetime for the most part), there’s vanishingly little benefit in reducing an arguably non life threatening condition and that requires you to annoy yourself every day of your life. I’ll wait for you to show any studies before I make more judgements. Importantly my hypothesis is more nuanced and hinges on the fact of “never having flossed”. I haven’t come across a study that looks at this aspect and would love to see what such a study would say.