{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Dental Town DC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.dentaltowndc.com\/blog","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.dentaltowndc.com\/blog\/author\/tntadmin\/","title":"Do I Really Need To Floss? - Dental Town DC Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SXy866NVfi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentaltowndc.com\/blog\/do-i-really-need-to-floss\/\">Do I Really Need To Floss?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dentaltowndc.com\/blog\/do-i-really-need-to-floss\/embed\/#?secret=SXy866NVfi\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Do I Really Need To Floss?&#8221; &#8212; Dental Town DC Blog\" data-secret=\"SXy866NVfi\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.dentaltowndc.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Do I really need to floss? \u2014 a question our dentists and dental hygienists get asked often. The hard truth is that yes, you really need to floss daily. Flossing is one of the best things you can do for your oral health and is more important than brushing in terms of preventing periodontal disease. Unfortunately, only 2-5% of people floss regularly. Wasn&#8217;t Flossing Debunked? Long story short, no. Back in 2016 a story came out stating that flossing was found to not be effective. This story was sensationalized with click-bait headlines. The truth is that this review of past studies was misleading. Small clinical studies have found flossing in addition to brushing reduced gingivitis [&hellip;]"}