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We know you don't ever floss - thoughts from your dentist

We know you don't ever floss - thoughts from your dentist

21 Dec 20188 CommentsGeneral Dentistry

You're not fooling anybody with that "not as often as I should." We know. We can tell. Your gums basically file a police report every time we go in there.

Look, we get it. Flossing is the worst. It's basically tiny string torture for your fingers. But you know what's worse? Gum disease. And you know what's even worse than that? The conversation we have to have with you about gum disease while you're lying there with your mouth open, unable to defend yourself.

"To be honest, none of us really floss either." — Dr. Jeffrey M. Cole, President, American Dental Association

Just kidding. Dr. Cole never said that. But he was thinking it.

Dr. James Whitfield, DDS

Dr. James Whitfield, DDS

Dr. James Whitfield's practice philosophy is to treat every patient like family. Each person is evaluated and presented with treatment recommendations customized to their specific hygiene and restorat...

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