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Definition of Flossing
1. Noun. The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of floss) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flossing
1. floss [v] - See also: floss
Medical Definition of Flossing
1. at home. Tartar can become as hard as a rock and then can require a dentist or dental hygienist with special tools to remove it. Dental (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flossing
Literary usage of Flossing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age PagesMedical (1993)
"Proper flossing is especially important because it removes plaque and leftover
... If toothbrushing or flossing results in bleeding, pain, or irritation, ..."
2. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"It is mainly the fluoride contained in toothpastes, rather than tooth brushing
and flossing per se, that reduces tooth decay.24 It has been established, ..."
3. Annual Report of the Minimum Wage Commission of Massachusetts by Minimum Wage Commission, Massachusetts, Herman La Rue Brown, Robert Edgar Bisbee, Edwin N. Bartlett, Charles Frederick Dutch (1914)
"On the more expensive corsets these ends after being barred are stayed or reinforced
by satin- stitching across them with the flossing machine. ..."
4. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"It is mainly the fluoride contained in toothpastes, rather than tooth- brushing
and flossing per se, that reduces tooth decay. ..."
5. Health Status of Minorities & Low Income Groups by DIANE Publishing Company, Dept. of Health and Human Services, United States (1991)
"Also, 95.5 percent of Whites and 92.8 percent of Blacks were aware of the positive
benefits of brushing and flossing in helping to prevent gum disease. ..."
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