New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise tooth repair

Re:New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise to... by loosescrews on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @02:59PM (#45827176)

Any chance you would be willing to summarize the research or provide information on some relevant studies? I've always been skeptical about flossing and would like to learn more.

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Re:New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise to... by abdullahkhalids on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @03:09PM (#45827293)

The wikipedia article [1] suggests that there is no strong evidence for flossing being a good thing. However, that might just be because experts have not updated the article.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_floss#Efficacy

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Re:New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise to... by lakhim on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @03:13PM (#45827346)

enjoy https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD...

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Re:New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise to... by derbOac on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @05:27PM (#45828947)

Meta-analysis suggests flossing doesn't affect tooth decay. But it does seem to prevent gum disease.

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