Studies Suggest Flossing may not be as Beneficial as Claimed

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By Anna Scanlon

Dentists have long pressed their patients to floss to help prevent gum disease and cavities. However, a new investigation by the Associated Press (AP) is suggesting that flossing might not actually work as well as we have been led to believe.

While Americans are just now becoming aware of what some are calling weak evidence surrounding flossing, the Brits have seemingly known this for a long while. Leading British dentist Professor Damien Walmsley of Birmingham University and advisor to the British Dental Association states that the evidence for flossing is “weak.”

Walmsley says that better trials are needed, and:

“The difficulty is …read more

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