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To floss, or not to floss ?<\/strong><\/p>\n Is that the question?<\/strong><\/p>\n QUINTESSENCE INTERNATIONAL –\u00a0\u00a0EDITORIAL<\/p>\n The media was exited recently to learn \u00a0\u00a0that floss is apparently not effective \u00a0\u00a0to keep your teeth healthy. They have read a review stating the there is a low level of evidence that tooth brushing alone is less effective then tooth brushing and flossing. From there \u00a0we were exposed to titles like\u201c A big problem with flossing \u2018\u2019 Feeling guilty about not flossing ?Maybe there\u2019s no need and Tell your dentist to suck it : there\u2019s little evidence flossing works This is an amazing example of \u00a0misuse of scientif\u0131c reports by the media It is our job to firmly correct those mistakes and make sure that the public is well aware of the true meaning of these studies.<\/p>\n We should advocate and explain to our patients as well as to the media representatives that this report does not actually recommend not to clean interproximally,but it says that flossing might not be the perfect tool for it.It is well known that the two most important oral diseases-caries and periodontal disease-are caused by bacteria , so it extremely important for oral heath to remove the plaque on a regular basis. The plaque should be removed from all tooth surfaces including the interdantel space. The main problem with using floss is that it is rather difficult to floss effectively, especially if you are not well trained in doing so. This is the key reason for\u00a0 the findings in the studies. If you have a tool and you are not using it properly, it does not work!<\/p>\n It is our responsibility either to make sure our patients are well educated and trained in flossing or to introduce them to other, easier to use, interdental cleaning aids such is interproximal brushes or dental toothpicks. It is our role to help our pears, our patients, and the media to make proper interpretations of the evidence and not to draw the opposite conclusions.If we really care about our patients and the public dental health we need to speak up and explain what the results of these studies actually mean. It does not mean at all that interdental cleaning is not important-on the contrary, it is crucial! But is should be done properly, using the right tools, Let\u2019s go out and make sure people understand that.<\/p>\n Lion Levin<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Scientific\u00a0 Associate Editor \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \n “Di\u015f ipi kullan\u0131m\u0131 ile ilgili medyadaki yanl\u0131\u015f de\u011ferlendirmeye a\u00e7\u0131kl\u0131k getiren makalenin okunmas\u0131 yararl\u0131 olacakt\u0131r. A\u011f\u0131z temizli\u011finde di\u015f f\u0131r\u00e7alama olmazsa olmaz ancak ara y\u00fcz temizli\u011fi olmadan da tek ba\u015f\u0131na a\u011f\u0131z temizli\u011fi maalesef yeterli olmaz. Bu noktada di\u015f ipi veya\u00a0 ara y\u00fcz f\u0131r\u00e7as\u0131 ile di\u015flerin ara y\u00fczlerinin temizli\u011fi \u00f6nemi tart\u0131\u015f\u0131lamaz bir ger\u00e7ektir. Di\u015f ipi ve ara y\u00fcz\u00a0 f\u0131r\u00e7as\u0131n\u0131n do\u011fru kullan\u0131lmas\u0131 bu etkinlikte \u00e7ok b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00f6nem ta\u015f\u0131r. Do\u011fru kullan\u0131lmad\u0131\u011f\u0131nda etkinli\u011fin olmayaca\u011f\u0131 tart\u0131\u015f\u0131lamaz. Ancak di\u015f ipi kullan\u0131m\u0131 a\u011f\u0131z temizli\u011finde \u00f6nemsizdir ifadesi do\u011frulu\u011fu hi\u00e7bir bilimsel kan\u0131ta dayanmayan yanl\u0131\u015f bir ifadedir.”<\/p>\n \n \n \n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To floss, or not to floss ? Is that the question? QUINTESSENCE INTERNATIONAL –\u00a0\u00a0EDITORIAL The media was exited recently to learn \u00a0\u00a0that floss is apparently not effective \u00a0\u00a0to keep your teeth healthy. 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