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Medical benefits of dental floss unproven

STORY CLIP: HOLMDEL, N.J. (AP) — It's one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there's little proof that flossing works. Still, the federal government,…

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Without FOIA, the AP would not have been able to verify that the recommendation to floss daily has little scientific basis.

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