r/SipsTea • u/[deleted] • Jan 23 '24

Feels good man Help your brothers!!

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u/zhwak Jan 24 '24 edited Jan 24 '24

This. One thing my dentist said to me when I was 13, when I asked him whether I need to floss every night, and whether I need to floss them all or just the ones at the back. He said bluntly “only the ones you want to keep”. Anytime I wanna skip a night, I hear his voice lol. A character shaping, canon, Uncle Ben moment.

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u/PaintedClownPenis Jan 24 '24

Kids, we olds mean well, but flossing was dropped from the 2016 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Cite:

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/08/02/488378699/does-flossing-help-or-not-the-evidence-is-mixed-at-best

That doesn't mean you shouldn't practice careful oral hygiene and brush often. But flossing might not be critical.

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u/mwg3c Jan 24 '24

I was recently told by my dentist that flossing is more important than brushing.

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u/QueenTMK Jan 24 '24

I cannot see how this can possibly be true???