The Origins of Flossing

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Cute girl cleaning teeth by floss

We can attribute more than just good food and spirits to New Orleans! According to OralB, the “invention of dental floss as we know it goes to a New Orleans dentist, who in 1815 began advising his patients to use a thin silk thread to clean between their teeth.”

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