Straight from the Dentist’s Mouth: The Truth about Glide Floss
I went to the dentist on Wednesday. My X-Ray revealed some near-cavities between some of my molars. A near tragedy! As usual, the dentist asked if I’m flossing and of course I do so then she asked what kind of floss. Glide, I said and it turns out that flossing with Glide is as good as not flossing at all! “Glides ride over the bacteria,” she said.
Don’t throw away your Glide yet. It’s good for getting the super-strength floss they gave me out in the event that it gets stuck between my teeth. I swear, the new floss is so heavy duty, I’m thinking of sending some to Angela so she can knit a hammock out of it.
What kind of floss did they give me? I think it’s called VOH. It’s called POH (and that, friends, stands for Personal Oral Hygeine, a name that makes me giggle like a fifth-grader in puberty class.) They gave me a year’s supply and will keep giving me floss as long as I ask for it.
November 25th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
Oh no! I love glide. I may have to give it up. The timing is funny too because my brother was just telling me about this other floss that has some kinda of toothpaste built into it. He was also saying that that was better than glide.
November 26th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Glide is so much better than the others, I am so bummed. Good PSA though. Thanks.
November 27th, 2007 at 10:35 am
DAMN! I used Glide for the first time this morning and was jazzed because it was so easy to use. I’ll have to break the bad news to Kris too.
November 27th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
I could knit a pair of nasty underpants with the new stuff! POH, indeed. (And I, too, am bummed about the Glide thing.)