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Comments by "SmallSpoonBrigade" (@SmallSpoonBrigade) on "No Evidence Flossing Does Anything At All" video.
That's not even remotely true. Dr. Bass the first president of the ADA didn't floss. Flossing wasn't even a thing at the time. He had severe gum disease at one point and had to literally invent a solution to the problem. His solution was what's now referred to as Bass brushing. There's videos and it remains an ADA approved method of brushing, it's just not widely disseminated because it works. Basically, you're working a soft brushed toothbrush in between the teeth and sweeping the food particles and bacteria away from the gum line. You irritate the gums less and you get the material away from all of the gums, not just the part between the teeth. All flossing does is irritate the gums, spread germs from pocket to pocket and enrich the dentist that's giving out self-serving advice that doesn't work. My mother figured out decades ago that a dentist can't tell if you've been flossing through the entire 6 months between appointments, at best they can tell the last couple weeks. If you want to keep your teeth, stop flossing, start brushing properly and cut out the sugary and carbohydrate laden junk food that feeds the bacteria in the first place.
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That's what they always say, but the evidence is already in. Flossing doesn't work. If it did work, then gum disease wouldn't be so common. They've had well over a century to get it right and they still don't have any evidence to back the assertion. People who floss appear to have better gums primarily due to survivorship bias. If you've lost your teeth, then you've got nothing to floss. And if you've given up the possibility of keeping your teeth, then you're probably going to give up flossing as well. Personally, I've found that the more religious I am with my flossing, the worse my gums get. And digging deeper and deeper like the dentists demands is clearly not going to work.
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No, it's not. If you do it completely correctly, then it's at best not harmful. If you do it wrong you spread bacteria from pocket to pocket and sweep food particles into the pockets between the teeth. Much of what dentists do isn't in the best interests of the patience. Those "amalgam" fillings that they put in for decades are mostly mercury and were known to be toxic from the time they were invented. And the advice on brushing and flossing has nothing to do with oral hygiene. If you care about your teeth, cut down on the sugary junk food and learn to bass brush. Make sure you're gettig sufficient magnesium, calcium and vitamin D. Chances are that's all you need and it's far less likely to destroy your gums than flossing is. You can be pretty sure that your relatives that are dental hygienists have no idea who is and isn't flossing. Dentists are surgeons and they recommend surgical procedures even though less invasive methods would work better. Fix the diet and properly brush the gums and you shouldn't have any gum disease or tooth decay to worry about. Bacteria are only a problem if you've already got weakened teeth and gums.
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***** Appeal to authority, that's great. Don't blame me when you lose your teeth though. If flossing were effective at preventing gum disease, then there wouldn't be so many people losing their teeth.
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