Dental floss could eventually do much more than improve oral hygiene. A new study led by Texas Tech University and the University of North Carolina suggests that the thin filament could eventually ...

Flossing your teeth at least once a day is an essential part of any oral health routine. But it might also one day protect other parts of the body as scientists have created a novel, needle-free ...

Scientists have discovered that flossing between your teeth could one day help vaccinate you. By targeting a uniquely permeable gum tissue called the junctional epithelium, this new method stimulates ...

A fear of needles is a common reason for avoiding vaccines, even among many adults. Now researchers have come up with a rather clever alternative: dental floss. Led by a team from Texas Tech ...

Flu shot season is around the corner, and while injections remain the most common form of vaccination, scientists are working hard to find other ways to deliver inoculations that don’t involve shoving ...

In a surprising twist on disease prevention, researchers have found that flossing—specifically with floss coated in vaccines—can trigger powerful immune responses in mice. The study, published in ...

(MENAFN- iCrowdNewsWire) Flossing isn't fun. No one enjoys digging that thread between their teeth to remove gunk and debris. Feeling the floss slide across our gums is a uniquely dispiriting ...