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Flossing Your Teeth Surprisingly Unsubstantiated

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Flossing your teeth has long been a practice for many years and has even been recommended previously by health authorities that claim it does have beneficial effects on teeth, until now.

Flossing your teeth lacks hard evidence to support it

In a recent release of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans of its 2015 version, flossing is no longer a part of the recommendations, claiming that there has been no compelling evidence to support flossing.

The United States government acknowledges that fact that there has been no research findings that support claims on the effectiveness of flossing and that the US government could only make recommendations of the sort if there is evidence to support it in researches and studies.

Taken down in latest guidelines

In a published review from the Journal of Clinical Periodontology, experts claim that majority of researches have not given credence to the benefits of flossing and its effects on removing plaque from tooth enamel.

Mixed reactions

But many sectors do not seem to buy the idea that flossing is a bad idea, claiming that it also does not pose any danger for the teeth, so they might as well maintain a status quo,

The American Dental Association and the American Academy of Periodontology still cites some proof to claims that flossing prevents plaque buildup and also helps prevent tooth decay and gingivitis.

Meanwhile, the Canadian Dental Association, in their official website, continue to recommend brushing and flossing as two of the most essential ways to care for the teeth.

“Flossing is the only material that will fit right in between two tight teeth and it will go in between to clean them,” says Dr. Larry Levin, vice-president of the Canadian Dental Association.

Levin added that oral health also involves several factors like sugar in one’s diet, enamel strength, genetics and consumption of flouridated water.

Majority of adults have tooth decay

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research reveals that 92% of adults in the United States aged 20 to 64 have dental caries in permanent teeth that could lead to decay in teeth and could result to worsening tooth cavities and eventually, tooth loss.

The World Health Organization in a report on oral health, points out that dental cavities are the most common of oral diseases worldwide, including oral cancer, oral infectious diseases and periodontal disease.

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