First, I rinse my mouth, to loosen low-hanging fruit, and then spit out these easy spoils. Then the proper excavation begins. By Wayne Koestenbaum Flossing is a game I take seriously. I would rather ...

I won’t be wrong if I say that most of us do not brush twice daily, that said, I also won’t be wrong to say that we also don’t floss. I honestly won’t fault anyone until a few months ago, I also ...

I’m ashamed to admit it, but I don’t floss my teeth as much as I should. I’ve written several oral care stories for CNN Underscored and talked to enough dentists to know that flossing should be a ...

For many people, flossing their teeth is a hated task – right up there with taking out the garbage and cleaning the bathroom. It tends to be one of those daily chores that people neglect and then feel ...

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From toothpastes to floss, here's everything your dentist has been trying to get you to incorporate into your routine for years.

If you're wondering about the best floss or the best Waterpik, you're already way ahead of the curve. Because even though brushing without flossing is the oral-care equivalent of sweeping a bunch of ...

I was still a student when I first noticed blood in the sink after brushing my teeth. I completely panicked for about ten minutes, assuming I had some deadly form of mouth cancer. Then a housemate ...

In a world where health advice comes from so-called experts on Instagram and Tiktok, it’s increasingly more difficult to know what’s true and what’s not. It’s also likely you’ve recently come across a ...

It started, as many family battles do, in the bathroom. Just as I finished flossing my teeth and was preparing to brush, my teenager son shot me a startled look. “Wait,” he said, “you floss before you ...