News: 1/3 of Americans don't floss

DAP

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Do you floss your pearly whites every day? A recent study found that nearly one-third of American adults never do.

The study looked at data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to determine the percentage of American adults who neglect to floss their teeth. Researchers examined self-reports of more than 9,000 adults, ages 30 and older, who gave the number of days they flossed the week before.

The results showed that 32.4% of adults reported no flossing, 37.3% reported less than daily flossing and 30.3% reported daily flossing in the past week.

The study also found that failure to floss was higher in men than women, higher for those 75 or older than those 30 to 44, and higher among non-Hispanic black and Hispanic adults than non-Hispanic white adults. Low-income participants were also less likely to floss than higher-income participants.

Study author Dr. Duong Nguyen said the results call for stronger patient education to inform people about the benefits of flossing.

"I think everything goes back to education," said Nguyen, an epidemic intelligence service officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/08/health...lossing-teeth/

Can't_M!ss_This

I do. I use DenTek easy floss things

Rider

Truth Teller

I don't either. It feels weird, it makes me cringe and it gives me goosebumps.

Judge me

Mike91

I thought it would be a lot more than that tbh.

Verge of Obscene

I definitely don't floss everyday.

Harrier

That number is actually quite good compare to what it would be here, Americans are good at dental hygiene.

Shendelzare

I floss but not everyday

Rumbler

My dentist told me if I didn't floss my teeth would fall out so now I'm scared not to.

Dessy Fenix

Weird I'd expected like 2/3. Glad to see it's better than I expected.

Colton1

What's the point of flossing?

I have floss and every time I try to do it I waste the floss and have no idea what I'm doing

Zhuge Liang

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Originally posted by Truth Teller

I don't either. It feels weird, it makes me cringe and it gives me goosebumps.

Judge me

Me neither. I use floss picks but I only do it when I have meat stuck between my teeth. I find it unnecessary to do it every day. I already have my mouthwash and gums.

Kartrashian

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Originally posted by Colton1

What's the point of flossing?

I have floss and every time I try to do it I waste the floss and have no idea what I'm doing

Bacteria in between teeth which will solidify to plaque (partially unremovable state) in about 2-3 weeks if you fail to floss it away, until then you have to visit a dentist to remove it fully and it'll eventually begin to eat/erode your gums away as it accumulates

Source: Dental student

ur welcome

Verge of Obscene

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Originally posted by Colton1

What's the point of flossing?

I have floss and every time I try to do it I waste the floss and have no idea what I'm doing

To get food/plaque out of your teeth.

Paul McCutie

i never floss. i mean i tried it and i have those flossing tools somewhere, but i don't really use them. and i have zero dental problems or tooth fillings.

fireaero

Actually 2/3 flossing sounds really good, compared to what I thought it would be

_Fey

that's actually a LOT less than i thought it would be. god bless.

QueenBLadyG

I floss, and brush, EVERYDAY. No yuck mouth for me!

RatedG²

I do because I have braces and food gets stuck easily.