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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Dental floss may prevent toothaches, but it's given jailers plenty of headaches. When a group of New York prisoners sued last month to demand access to dental floss, ...

Dental floss is a tool that uses thin threads to clean between teeth, and some people use dental floss as a finishing touch to brushing their teeth. A research team at Tufts University in the United ...

Dental floss may prevent toothaches, but it's given jailers plenty of headaches. When a group of New York prisoners sued last month to demand access to dental floss, officials said they had to ...

Flossing might soon do more than protect your teeth. Scientists have developed a new vaccine delivery method that uses specialized dental floss to trigger an immune response, without the need for ...

It's one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there's little proof that flossing works. Still, the federal government, ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Dental floss may prevent toothaches, but it's given jailers plenty of headaches. When a group of New York prisoners sued last month to demand access to dental floss, officials ...

Oral hygiene is an essential factor that is needed for the overall well-being of a person. Healthy teeth make us look and feel good. They enable us to eat and speak properly. Daily maintenance of oral ...