Dental floss isn’t only for after a meal! Believe it or not, you can also use unwaxed, non-flavored floss to help make delicious dishes — anything from juicy roast chicken to this over-the-top Fresh ...

There are dozens of different ways to use your spare dental floss now that a new report says there's little evidence it's effective in plaque removal. The New York Times found the internet full of ...

Flossing is the best way to remove food particles and dental plaque from the tight spaces between your teeth, and when left in place, this bacteria can cause cavities between teeth, gingivitis, and ...

Some cheese just isn't easy to handle with a knife—particularly if it's really soft or crumbly. Food weblog The Kitchn recommends a different tool for these cheeses: standard dental floss. If you're ...

In a world where health advice comes from so-called experts on Instagram and Tiktok, it’s increasingly more difficult to know what’s true and what’s not. It’s also likely you’ve recently come across a ...

A recent study, purporting to show that “toxic” chemicals from some types of dental floss are ending up in the flossers' bloodstream, does not actually provide evidence for the claim. So don’t give up ...

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 ...

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 ...