https://www.passeportsante.net/dossiers-sante-des-dents-l117 August 3, 2016.
The use of dental floss is widely recommended by dentists, yet it has never been proven effective. American journalists have carried out a major investigation on the subject.
No credible scientific research to recognize the effectiveness of dental floss
Despite what many dentists claim, supported by health authorities for decades, the use of dental floss would not have any beneficial influence on the health of the gums or the appearance of cavities. This is what a survey conducted by the agency reveals Associated Press, which looked at research conducted in recent years on the health of teeth and gums.
Conclusion: the proof of the effectiveness of dental floss has never been officially proven. ” Majority of available studies fail to demonstrate that dental floss is effective in removing plaque », Notes one of the 25 publications scrutinized while another notes that the role that could play the use of dental floss on reducing inflammation of the gums is so minimal that it should not be notified.
For more targeted studies in people at risk
According to Associated Press, the two leading dental health professional organizations in the United States, the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Periodontology, which recommend the use of dental floss, are based on studies which, for the most part, have not been carried out under sufficiently sound scientific conditions to be credible.
Deficiencies recognized by the Association of Periodontists, whose president, Wayne Aldredge, interviewed by the news agency, said that research should be carried out specifically targeting patients most at risk, such as diabetics or smokers. However, he recommends the daily use of dental floss to prevent possible gum disease. ” It’s like building a house but only painting it on two sides », He explains to Associated Press. ” Ultimately, two of the sides will deteriorate faster “.
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