This is the way the world endsWell, shit! Just about the time I get the assumptions of this life ironed out, someone comes along to debunk the whimpering worldly wisdom of it all.
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
--T.S. Eliot
Eg.: Everyone needs eight hours of sleep each night. And then... shazzam! ... There is no convincing science to prove it.
And now dental floss is revealed as another poseur ... another lazy man's assumption that turns into a clarion call from the dentally-inclined. There's no very good science to prove that dental floss does much good.
One study review in 2011 did credit floss with a slight reduction in gum inflammation – which can sometimes develop over time into full-fledged gum disease. However, the reviewers ranked the evidence as “very unreliable”. A commentary in a dental magazine stated that any benefit would be so minute it might not be noticed by users.I don't know about anyone else, but I worked pretty hard to acquire the dental-floss habit.
And now this!!!!!
On the plus side:
ReplyDeleteYou learned how to create a habit.
There is still a slight chance that You avoided some tooth decay or gum disease.
No obvious harm done.
On the minus side;
Another case that you acted on wrong information.
Another case of being deceived by a corporate lie.
You spent a small fortune on floss
You probably wasted considerable time flossing.
Just don't mess with my pet rock.
ReplyDeleteI feel like drinking some black coffee.
ReplyDeleteThis post is especially for anyone who hates flossing! Winding
ReplyDeletedental floss around the the index finger not only makes. it is uncomfortable to hold but also wastes the ends that are not used for flossing. An easy way to hold Dental Floss is to make it into a loop,. like a rubber band.