Floss Facts



Floss

Commercial floss was first manufactured in: 1882
Material it was first made of: Silk
Newest material: Gore-tex
Amount bought per person: 18 yards
Amount that should be bought per person: 122 yards (12 inches a day)
Percent who say they floss daily: 28% (some are fibbing, according to the sales data)
In 1994 a prison inmate in West Virginia braided floss into a rope, scaled the wall and escaped.

Dentist usually adivse that everyone should floss atleast once a day – do you?

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10 Responses to “Floss Facts”

  1. 1
    Abbas Halai says:

    fuck that. what i want to know is how many dentists floss on a daily basis?

  2. 2

    Now thats not fair, if you dont floss you expect everyone else also not to floss?

    I cant say about dentist worldwide but all dentist that I know off (thats a good decent number atleast in Pakistan) do floss on a regular basis ;) so do you floss?

    Its like washing your hands before you eat as we all know they can be dirty then usually as a matter of habit one does prefer to wash their hands, if you do it every day is not the question but you atleast do it more often…..

  3. 3
    Funbie says:

    Sorry TM,i didnt knew that the backend of Wordpress would be so flexible and secure,anyways i have allowed everyone to post there comments on my blog now!and secondly i dont see my personal blog in your directory! thirdly regarding the floss thing,pehlay tu i am not sure about this FLOSS thing,is it that Oral B wala smooth threading material that is meant to be used for teeths?What are its benefits as i dont FLOSS!

  4. 4
    Zag says:

    I only floss after I eat apples and mangoes. I know its a strange habit, but i just have to do it after i eat these two fruits.

  5. 5
    abbas halai says:

    i think i’ve flossed about three times in my life.

  6. 6
    Zack says:

    Of course I floss (almost) daily. I live in the land of the people with good teeth (US), not Britain!

  7. 7
    AsianSmiles says:

    i floss regularly everyday. which is “more’ beneficial, flossing before brushing or after?

  8. 8
    'ka says:

    that inmate must have a whole sale floss suplier to make that rope to escape…. hmm…

  9. 9
    essjee says:

    oh really? :/ why dont they teach dental stuff to us aswell?

  10. 10

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