As Tang notes, flossing picks are not the most effective method of cleaning teeth at the gum level. Its small, straight piece of floss cannot form to the curves of teeth to clean them thoroughly.

A research team have devised a simple device using specially designed floss that can easily and accurately measure cortisol, ...

A dental floss pick featuring a built-in sensor developed by researchers at Tufts University is capable of also monitoring ...

No matter how annoying you find it, using something — be it string floss, picks or a water flosser — to get plaque (a collection of bacteria, food and other grime) off your teeth is key to ...

Ever been told you don’t floss by a dentist, even though you get in between your teeth with those handy picks every night? Well, that happened to me last week ― and I’ve got friends who’ve ...