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Many Canadians like to joke that they are “allergic to dental floss,” and that’s why they never floss.
A report earlier this month seemed to let them off the hook, revealing there wasn’t much evidence to support the practice.
Many dentists immediately scrambled to insist that flossing is as important as ever to prevent gum disease. But a new study finds that in a small group of patients, an allergy to dental floss could be real.
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