Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Flossing is Still Important

The Associate Press recently posted an article where it revealed that the US government removed language on the value of flossing to fight gum disease and the AP asserted that studies proving the value of flossing in preventing gum disease are weak; HOWEVER, flossing still is an important part of oral health and the ADA highly recommends flossing daily. Here is a piece by Forbes on why you should keep flossing.

AP ARTICLE:   http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f7e66079d9ba4b4985d7af350619a9e3/medical-benefits-dental-floss-unproven

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATE RESPONSE:   http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/august/association-responds-to-news-story-challenging-benefits-of-dental-floss-use?nav=news