Fun Floss Facts, Part 3.

Battery-operated power flossers can help clean the teeth and can be useful to people with limited manual dexterity skills (children and the elderly).

Teflon is added to floss to make it pass easily through the contacts between teeth.

Dental floss should not to be reused because the bacteria it removed from the mouth can remain on the floss and reinfect the mouth later.

Eco Dent Company offers health-conscious vegan waxed floss in a biodegradable cardboard container.

Dentek's Natural Floss Pick, made from edible plant starch resins became the Kristin 100% fully biodegradable floss pick, is now available to the public. It starts to biodegrade in 180 days when composted.

A controversial chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid, is employed in the process of making Teflon.

Floss toothpicks are a popular interdental cleaning aides that can disturb plaque between the teeth and gums.

When used properly, floss breaks up and removes plaque masses so they can't grow, organize, and mature into efficient, self-perpetuating and expanding, microbiological colonies that can assault good health by causing cavities, gingivitis, and bone loss.

Wash the hands well, maybe even twice, before flossing to reduce the amount of germs introduced by otherwise dirty fingers. If the hands can't be washed, use single-use gloves to floss.

Check with your dentist/hygienist for the best floss for you. See them every six months.

Some floss manufacturers include sodium fluoride or some other antimicrobial ingredients into their products for additional benefits.

U-shaped and F-shaped dental wands, and ergonomic flossers, some with a swiveling head, are available to floss easier. Some of these have floss dispensers built into them.

May you have many…never ending pursuits, forests of floss, even the dark and hidden areas of the smile are cleaned… smiles!