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3 Post author: Dorikka 05 May 2013 03:17AM

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Comment author: RomeoStevens 05 May 2013 08:58:05PM *  1 point [-]

Floss your damn teeth ffs.

Comment author: TGM 05 May 2013 11:05:50PM *  1 point [-]

Do you have a more original source. I've heard about this, and would be interested to know if/how a causal link was established between flossing and heart disease

Comment author: RomeoStevens 06 May 2013 03:51:32AM *  0 points [-]

I'd just google scholar 'flossing' and 'cardiovascular'. It has been the subject of several studies.

Comment author: aelephant 07 May 2013 11:35:36AM *  0 points [-]

Here's a solid source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3124861/

I am a bit skeptical of this though because it is all epidemiological & therefore ripe for confounding factors. I'm sure people who brush their teeth and/or floss differ from those who neglect oral hygiene in many other ways.