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by chriscappuccio 464 days ago
I mean, yeah, OK, try not flossing...
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"You only need to floss the teeth you intend to keep." —my incredible dentist
There must be some other factors at play or I'd be much worse off. I've only had a single cavity in thirty years and I've never flossed once. I always get compliments from dentists even though I don't even remember to brush my teeth every day.
Anecdotally, I've had dentists notice the difference between when I am flossing regularly vs not at all and it has shown up in my gum measurements. I would even argue I've seen more benefit from flossing than brushing for my gum health. Though I've never had any cavities as well.
Same. I try not to eat sugar and especially candy/sweets. I don’t drink soda. I brush once or twice a day. I don’t even have wisdom teeth (pretty rare) so maybe I’m just that lucky.
I’m 31 and have perfectly healthy teeth and gums. One minor cavity fixed ~8 years ago. No problems since. Never flossed.