In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a dentist explains why it's important to floss at the right time of day.

There's no getting around flossing. It's an important step in helping decrease plaque build-up. But is there a more effective way to clean your teeth than using string floss? Well, for many people, ...

You know flossing is important, but there are many tools out there to do the job. Is string floss really better than ...

There's nothing like jamming a waxed piece of string between your tightest molars and sliding it back and forth. And who doesn't do that once a day, just as the dentist prescribes? Well, a lot of us.

Is it true that your tooth shape and other things may dictate how you’re supposed to floss? Dental experts recommend flossing teeth at least once a day, ideally before bed. The goal is to remove food ...

There are two kinds of people: flossers and those who should be flossing. No matter how annoying you find it, using something — be it string floss, picks or a water flosser — to get plaque (a ...

Full disclosure: I used to be a person who never flossed. Even though I went to the dentist consistently and heard the speech every time about flossing, I just never did it. I hated how the string ...

"I can literally feel the difference in how clean my teeth feel. It truly feels like I had just gone to the dentist and they deep cleaned my teeth themselves." ...

We all know that brushing out teeth at least twice a day is vital to keeping strong teeth and disease-free gums. But whether to floss or not has become a hot topic for debate. When health officials in ...

To floss or not to floss, that is suddenly the question. For decades, the federal government and dentists have recommended flossing daily to prevent cavities and gum disease. Now the evidence for ...