What’s in Your Dental Floss? May 25, 2008

I floss daily. In fact I’m a little obsessive about my teeth. I’m even obsessive about other people’s teeth. You don’t have to be pretty or handsome, but please, please, have all your teeth. Once, when I complained to my dentist about the “cracks” in my teeth, he told me I was looking way too closely. I’ve had my “silver” amalgam fillings removed and replaced with composite resin fillings. A good thing too, there were some tiny little cavities hiding underneath a couple of the fillings. The amalgam hides this nice little fact on an x-ray. I haven’t had a cavity in years. My dental hygienist still manages to find a bit of tartar though which irritates me to no end but she won’t give me her scraper to take home with me as a “do it yourself” project. Which brings me back to floss. What the heck is it made out of anyway? And which one(s) should I use if I want to “go green” dental floss-wise.

Thanks to Tiny Choices I don’t have to perform the onerous task of doing the actual research myself. Woohoo! Check out The Dental Floss post for more information!

For tips on how to floss correctly, see the video Flossing Your Teeth Correctly: Dental Care & Oral Hygiene.

For alternative uses for dental floss, see Clever Uses For Dental Floss: Beyond Teeth.

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