SEE ALSO: http://nypost.com/2016/08/02/flossing-is-a-complete-waste-of-time/

 

When the federal government issued its latest dietary guidelines this year, the flossing recommendation had been removed, without notice. In a letter to the AP, the government acknowledged the effectiveness of flossing had never been researched, as required.

With Sonic toothbrushes and water picks, which are quicker and easier to use, flossing can now go the way of leech therapy. The medical benefits of flossing have hot been proven.

One study review in 2011 did credit floss with a slight reduction in gum inflammation — which can sometimes develop over time into full-fledged gum disease. However, the reviewers ranked the evidence as “very unreliable.” A commentary in a dental magazine stated that any benefit would be so minute, it might not be noticed by users