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No evidence that flossing does any good? Some North Jersey dentists laugh

No evidence that flossing does any good? Some North Jersey dentists laugh

Some dentists laughed and others seemed incredulous when they heard on Tuesday that the federal government said this week that there was no hard evidence that flossing, a staple of oral health long accepted as gospel, does any good.AP Photo/Julio Cortez Dr. Wayne Aldredge, president of the American Academy of Periodontology, holds a piece of dental floss at his office in Holmdel, N.J.Some North Jersey dentists responded by saying they see evidence in favor of flossing every day in their practices."The gums are much better in patients who floss than who don't floss," said an Englewood dentist, Joseph D'Amore.


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There's little evidence flossing actually works

There's little evidence flossing actually works

Surely one of the most common lies in America is "yes, Doctor, of course I've been flossing."27 percent of us lie to the dentist about it; another 36 percent would rather do something unpleasant, like scrub a toilet, than rub a little waxed string between our molars.And it turns out that all that lying and all that flossing might have been for nothing.The government has been urging you to floss since 1979.


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Tell your dentist to suck it: there's little evidence flossing works

Tell your dentist to suck it: there's little evidence flossing works

Flossing is annoying as hell, and now it turns out it might not even be that useful.Though it's been recommended by medical professionals and the US government for decades, there's no good evidence it actually works to prevent cavities and gum disease, The Associated Press reports.The AP reviewed several scientific studies conducted in the past 10 years that looked at how effective flossing is.The findings show that the evidence for flossing is "weak, very unreliable," of "very low" quality, and carries "a moderate to large potential for bias," the AP reports.