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5 Ways to Become a Habitual Flosser

October 25, 2016 By Sara Fossum

Hate flossing? Learn how you can still make it a daily healthy habit.

We get it. You HATE flossing. It hurts. It takes too much time. And the Associated Press said we don’t have to do it. … [Read more...]

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In Defense of Flossing

August 8, 2016 By Dr. Cheryl Lerner

Despite the recent AP story, we still recommend flossing.

You might have seen the most recent U.S. Dietary Guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services that excluded a flossing recommendation and a resulting in-depth AP story citing the lack of long-term evidence that flossing works. As a former practicing general … [Read more...]

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