A few facts about floss....

Flossed Facts:

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Year commercial floss was first manufactured: 1882

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Material it was first made of: silk

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Newest material: Gore-tex

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Amount bought per person: 18 yards

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Amount that should be bought per person: 122 yards (figuring one foot a day)

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Percent who say they floss daily: 28% (some are fibbing, according to the sales data above)

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In 1994 a prison inmate in West Virginia braided floss into a rope, scaled the wall and escaped.

Fun Facts about Teeth and Dental Care

$1.8 Billion dollars is the total annual consumer spending on toothpaste. (ACNielsen, 2002)

Colgate Palmolive Company now has 34.6% share of the US toothpaste market. Its recently introduced Simply White tooth-whitening product gained a 30% share of the at-home whitening market .

74% of Americans are affected by some type of periodontal or gum disease or gingivitis. (AGD, 2002)

$775 Million dollars is the total annual consumer spending on toothbrushes. (ACNielsen, 2002)

$885 Million dollars if the total annual consumer spending on oral antiseptics/rinses. (ACNielsen, 2002)*

How to brush your teeth

It may sound simple, but there's a lot more to brushing your teeth than people realize. Check out this article from Crest.

http://www.crest.com/dental-hygiene-topics/how-to-brush-your-teeth.aspx