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How you use dental floss?

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Wrap about 18" around fingers of both hands; use it to remove plaque and debris between your teeth. There are floss holders as well....

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What can you use to floss your teeth if you are out of dental floss?
a thin shoelace, A shoelace would only work if you happen to be Goofy! You can pull a thread off your clothing/scarf if you're desperate, Yeah, you might destroy your sweater but hey- it's worth it...
Why do you use dental floss?
To get out food and other materials that are logged in between teeth.
Why cant you just use dental floss?
well if you want to you can try and floss the entire surface area of your teeth, i'm sure it will only take a few hours
What is dental floss?
Dental floss is a string kind of thing (hard to explain) which you put in between your teeth and go up and down, as a result any plaque between the teeth will be removed.WARNING:Do not swallow the...
When was dental floss invented?
The concept of dental floss was put forward in the early 1800s by Levi Spear Parmly, who recommended that people floss with silk floss. Parmly belonged to a well known family of dentists. In his book...