Flossing takes small particles of food left over between your teeth. No toothbrush can remove it all. Left unflossed, this food stays there, ferments, deteriorates and smells bad. If you travel around the world to the countries where flossing is not widely practiced, you see yellowish chunks of gunk between people's teeth at the gum-line all the time. That's what it is. Regardless of how it may (or may not) help your overall dental health, flossing should be done for that reason alone.
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