The World's Best Dental Floss

World's Best Dental Floss
It's made by Oral-B and it's the "Satin" brand. It's much wider than traditional floss. Most dental floss is like string, but this one is more like a thin, flat ribbon.

It's kinda slithery as it slides gracefully between your teeth. It's not got any "coating" per se on it (except for the minty flavor which is really strong, yet pleasant), but for some reason it never gets "stuck" between any of my teeth like some other brands do. (Must have something to do with the "satin" effect.)

Lifetime amount of dental floss purchased by the average person: 18 yards. Amount that should be bought per person: 122 yards (figuring one foot a day). Source

The best part: It will not shred, or fray, or break... ever! Plus, it's comfortable to grip and control, even when it's wet.

I got this travel-size one from my dentist. (Which I take everywhere I go.) Then I ended up stocking up on a 2 year's supply of Oral-B toothbrushes, solely for the fact that each came with a complimentary travel size of the Satin dental floss.

So, truthfully, I have no idea if they even MAKE this stuff in full-size containers. Nor if it's even sold on the retail market! Heck it coulda just been a one-time special offer for all I know. (Hope not, but I've still got a couple of year's worth of it stockpiled away just in case.)

Oh, and it's said to be preferred 2-to-1 over Glide -- the best-selling floss in the United States.

In fact, I signed up to receive a free full-size sample of Glide dental floss from the Crest website... (you can too). So now I can judge for myself which is really the best!

Speaking Of Dentists...
How IS it that I seem to have such good dental hygiene, yet my teeth keep breaking off in my mouth?!

Seriously... First time was a year or so ago, while I was eating peanut M&M's. Half of a top left rear molar fell right off and I saved it as evidence.

The dentist couldn't get me in until 3 days later, and I guess I overcompensated for it by chewing things TOO fiercely on the opposite side, cuz another tooth cracked while eating a slice of pizza... this time a bottom right molar.

I managed to keep this one in its place until my dentist appointment the next day, but he said he'd never seen a case where a tooth had been held in place for so long "by pure spit alone." This one was cracked down to the root. (For the record... a root canal is nothin, ya wimps!)

Needless to say, I gave the dentist a huge chunk of change that day! (He said they didn't have a "2-for-1 deal" that week!)

Coughing Up Some Serious Cash Again
Now, fast forward to a week ago while munching on some cough drops at work. (Yes, I'm one of those who cannot resist the urge to bite into candies and lollipops... and cough drops.)

This time, it's the front "eye" tooth and the entire top pointy-part came right off. Fortunately, it cracked diagonally and most of the damage is on the back side, so you can't see it. Plus, it's not cracked very deep. Since I'm not feeling any sensitivity there, I'm trying to hold out until my previously scheduled dental appointment which is in 2 weeks.

Why All The Damage?
Now you'd THINK I'd be all gums and no teeth by this here write-up, wouldn't you?

Fortunately, I've always (I use that term loosely - pun intended) had a great set of teeth. I never had braces & people (mostly all my friends who HAVE had braces) have never believed me. Only thing I know is... THEIR teeth haven't been falling out like mine have. So, I'm kinda wishing I'd had braces now...

Perhaps my childhood dentist was right when he sent me home one day with a note that stated: "Absolutely no more ice crunching!" (I was a habitual ice cruncher. As a teen, ice was my favorite diet snack!)

Fun (& Funny) Facts About Dental Floss

• In 1996, Americans bought only 12 inches of dental floss per capita. (...dental hygiene went all to hell that year!)
  
• What's 18 inches long, costs only $7 a year, is strong enough to have freed prisoners from their cells, yet submissive enough to wrap around your little finger?... It's "Super Floss".
  
• There is now Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon dental floss!
  
• Who knew they are studying the world outlook for dental floss?!
  
• Common flossing mistakes.
  
• Meet the creative team that created Glide dental floss. It's "the first floss that resisted shredding" (and the #1 competitor to my fav Oral-B Satin brand).
  
• Play "Plaque Attack" -- an online game mostly for kids, but it's cute. (You squirt toothpaste at the yucky piece of plaque before they land on your teeth.)
  
• The proper way to floss.
  
• Dental floss & toothbrush history.
  
• Did you know there was a vegan dental floss?!?! Me neither til I read this article about oral hygiene trends.
  
• The easiest way to tell someone they have bad breath... send 'em an online postcard!