Is Glide a good dental floss?

The Best Dental Floss for Tight Contacts: Oral-B Glide Pro-Health. Glide is a well-known floss for a reason—it easily slides between teeth due to a very smooth texture. It is effective at plaque removal, gently stimulates gums, and features a light layer of natural wax to help with grip.

Does the brand of floss matter?

Most dental floss is made from nylon filaments and comes in waxed and unwaxed form. It doesn’t matter which type you use, as long as you use it often to clean between teeth and gums to prevent plaque and tartar.

Who makes Glide dental floss?

Procter & Gamble
Oral-B Glide is a polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) dental floss manufactured by W. L. Gore and Associates exclusively for Procter & Gamble.

Is waxed floss bad for you?

Is waxed or unwaxed floss more effective? The good news is no reputable research has found differences in the effectiveness of either. Both waxed and unwaxed floss are great choices for most! At the end of the day, we recommend using the floss that feels best to you.

Is Glide floss waxed?

With Glide® Floss, you’ll be able to easily slide floss between teeth due to the light coating of natural wax. Plus Glide is designed for less gum irritation. Lightly coated with natural wax for improved grip.

Are glide-type flosses good for You?

Health Benefit & Risk/Best Use: Glide-type flosses have become very popular in recent years. The benefit to glide or ‘tape’ flosses is they don’t snag on restorations and shred. However, this ‘benefit’ is also a bummer as these tape-design flosses really don’t do anything when you floss with them.

Are your non-toxic flosses made without PFAS?

All 9 of our non-toxic flosses are made without PFAS chemicals (unlike Oral-B and other easy glide floss) and are coated in natural waxes. Some of our options for non-toxic floss are made from biodegradable materials, like natural silk, instead of nylon fibers, so theoretically they could be compostable either at home or in a municipal compost.

What are the health benefits of flossing?

Health Benefit & Risk/Best Use: It’s nice because it ‘fluffs out’ when you release pressure on the floss. This is particularly beneficial if you have any bigger gaps between teeth as the floss is a matrix of filaments so grabs plaque and food better than many flosses.

What is the best dental floss to use?

1. The Hygienist Favorite Dental Floss: Cocofloss Multiple hygienists on the Dental Professionals team raved about this product and use it themselves as their go-to floss at home. Made from coconut, the texture is thick and fibrous.