{"id":19,"date":"2012-11-09T07:32:09","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T07:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/?p=19"},"modified":"2012-10-26T14:34:18","modified_gmt":"2012-10-26T14:34:18","slug":"what%e2%80%99s-the-best-floss-waxed-or-un-waxed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/what%e2%80%99s-the-best-floss-waxed-or-un-waxed\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s The Best Floss: Waxed or Un-Waxed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brushing thoroughly twice a day is one of the best things you can do for not just your oral health but your overall health as well. And yet, as good as brushing is, it\u2019s not enough by itself\u2014<strong>flossing<\/strong> is also important.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because <strong>flossing<\/strong> makes it easier for you to clean around your gum line and between your teeth. Without flossing, plaque and food particles would be left untouched, allowing them to cause decay or gum disease. And as recent medical studies have shown, gum disease shares a not-insignificant connection with other kinds of health problems, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Respiratory ailments<\/li>\n<li>Diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Pregnancy complications<\/li>\n<li>Heart disease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But there isn\u2019t just one kind of <strong>floss<\/strong> out there. Among the different varieties, there are two main ones: waxed and un-waxed. So which is really more effective?<\/p>\n<p>The benefit of using <strong>un-waxed floss<\/strong>\u2014which is made up nylon strands woven together\u2014is that it can more effectively clean spaces where teeth are very close together. The downside is that <strong>un-waxed floss<\/strong> can also break more easily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Waxed floss<\/strong>, on the other hand, is made of regular floss but of course has a wax coating. That means it\u2019s less likely to break, but it can also be difficult to use if you\u2019re trying to clean between teeth that are very close together.<\/p>\n<p>All of which means that there isn\u2019t one particular type that\u2019s right; it all depends on your needs. Some people have teeth that are very close to each other, while others have teeth that are spaced farther apart. The type of <strong>floss<\/strong> that\u2019s right for you will depend on the type of teeth you have.<\/p>\n<p>Still not sure what kind of <strong>floss <\/strong>you need? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/contact.html\">Call<\/a> <strong>Dr. Cofer\u2019s<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/\">Waco dental office<\/a>. During your next visit, we\u2019d be happy to look at your teeth and recommend something that can help you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/tour-our-office.html\">Dr. Cofer<\/a> serves patients from <strong>Waco<\/strong>, <strong>Lorena<\/strong>, <strong>Robinson<\/strong>, <strong>Hewett<\/strong>, and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brushing thoroughly twice a day is one of the best things you can do for not just your oral health but your overall health as well. And yet, as good as brushing is, it\u2019s not enough by itself\u2014flossing is also important. Why? Because flossing makes it easier for you to clean around your gum line [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[21,5,18,10,8,9,7],"class_list":["post-19","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-dentistry","tag-dental-floss","tag-dr-rick-cofer","tag-general-dentistry-2","tag-hewett","tag-lorena","tag-robinson","tag-waco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}