{"id":54474,"date":"2019-04-05T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/?p=54474"},"modified":"2019-04-05T08:01:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T08:01:12","slug":"toxic-flossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/de\/toxic-flossing\/","title":{"rendered":"Toxic Flossing &#8211; Know Your Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Researchers found higher levels of the PFAS&nbsp;<em>perfluorohexanesulfonic acid<\/em>&nbsp;<br \/>in women who flossed with Oral-B Glide compared to those who didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1623786432\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-99998450\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-452139475\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Most dental professionals recommend flossing after meals, or at least once a day, to protect against plaque and periodontal disease.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But a recent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2019\/01\/09\/oral-b-glide-floss-toxic-pfas-chemicals-study\/2530661002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article in USA Today<\/a>&nbsp;lays out some stunning information from a new study that found higher levels of the PFAS (perfluorohexanesulfonic acid) in women who flossed with Oral-B Glide compared to those who didn\u2019t.&nbsp;<strong>The study showed that certain types of floss may actually be exposing you to potentially toxic chemicals&nbsp;<\/strong>and severely impacting your health!<\/p>\n<p>(The research was conducted by the Silent Spring Institute in&nbsp;Newton, Massachusetts,&nbsp;and Public Health Institute in Berkeley, California.)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-112397094\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_32925078\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/silentspring.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Silent-Spring-Institute-Newton-Massachusetts-800x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Silent Spring Institute Newton Massachusetts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Silent-Spring-Institute-Newton-Massachusetts-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Silent-Spring-Institute-Newton-Massachusetts-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Silent-Spring-Institute-Newton-Massachusetts-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Silent-Spring-Institute-Newton-Massachusetts-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Silent-Spring-Institute-Newton-Massachusetts-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Silent-Spring-Institute-Newton-Massachusetts-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Silent-Spring-Institute-Newton-Massachusetts-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Silent-Spring-Institute-Newton-Massachusetts.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">Silent Spring Institute<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_32925078 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1623786432 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_815228029\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1819861502\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-499572449\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pfas\/basic-information-pfas#health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)<\/strong><\/a>, which are said to have toxic effects when ingested. Many popular dental flosses, including Oral-B Glide and others, are made from PTFE.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_815228029 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(249, 246, 244);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_647149988\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-294496058\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1033356980\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3>Study Findings<\/h3>\n<p>PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pfas\/basic-information-pfas#health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)<\/strong><\/a>, which are said to have toxic effects when ingested. Many popular dental flosses, including Oral-B Glide and others, are made from PTFE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first study to show that using dental floss containing PFAS is associated with a higher body burden of these toxic chemicals,\u201d lead author Katie Boronow, a scientist at Silent Spring, said in a statement.&nbsp;<sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control lists floss, stain-resistant carpet or furniture, certain non-stick cookware, fast-food wrappers and microwave popcorn bags as potentially containing PFASs. The EPA warns that exposure to PFAS can lead to adverse human health effects.<\/p>\n<p>One of the goals of the&nbsp;<strong>International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC),&nbsp;<\/strong>part of the World Health Organization (WHO), is to identify causes of cancer.&nbsp; IARC has classified PFOA as \u201cpossibly carcinogenic to humans\u201d (Group 2B), based on limited evidence in humans that it can cause testicular and kidney cancer, and limited evidence in lab animals.&nbsp;<sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">2<\/sup><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8222;Floss produced with Teflon may be coated with waxes and flavors <br \/>to change its quality. However, using PTFE on a daily basis in your mouth <br \/>is a highly questionable practice as chemicals are easily absorbed through the oral mucosa&#8220;,<\/em>&nbsp;<sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">3<br \/><\/sup>\u223c Dr Mercola<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_647149988 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2107076585\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-744315099\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1943122684\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3>Safer Floss Options<\/h3>\n<p><em>\u201cThe good news is, based on our findings, consumers can choose flosses that don\u2019t contain PFAS,<\/em><strong><em>\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Boronow said. <\/p>\n<p>And this is why Dr. Tung&#8217;s is sharing this information with our readers\u2014so that you can be fully aware of these potential health risks when considering your floss options.  As many know, our company is based on a deep understanding of the mouth-body connection recognized in the science of Ayurveda. And we offer innovative, eco-friendly and extraordinary oral care products to contribute to improved overall health, enhanced well-being and a happier balance in life.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from potential health risks, the non-stick quality of PTFE flosses such as Oral-B Glide doesn\u2019t do a great job of removing plaque. (Which is the prime reason for flossing!) Although the material easily slides up and down between teeth, it is in fact also the worst performing floss as far as plaque removal goes, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/drtungs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FlossResearchDrT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our detailed research study<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are using another floss brand and are not sure whether or not it contains PTFE or PFAS, here a simple way to know.  If it says something like \u2018Oral-B Glide\u2019, \u2018similar to Glide\u2019, \u2018compare to Glide\u2019, then it is almost certain to be made with PTFE.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-492584917\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_490203650\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/product\/smart-floss\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Safer-Floss-Options-800x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Safer Floss Options\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Safer-Floss-Options-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Safer-Floss-Options-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Safer-Floss-Options-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Safer-Floss-Options-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Safer-Floss-Options-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Safer-Floss-Options-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Safer-Floss-Options-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Safer-Floss-Options.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_490203650 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-364524515\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-364524515 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_464406216\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/drtungs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/FlossResearchDrT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-1-800x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Smartfloss - reduction in plaque\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-1-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-1-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_464406216 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2107076585 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(249, 246, 244);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_471454234\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-494637940\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-93642903\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3>Dr. Tung\u2019s Smart Floss<\/h3>\n<p>Users agree! There\u2019s no other floss quite like <a href=\"\/?p=26460\"><strong>Smart Floss<\/strong><\/a>! It expands into interdental spaces for better removal of plaque and food particles. This high-performance floss is suitable for everyone \u2013 people with tight spaces, wider spaces\u2026even braces.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Natural cardamom flavor for a vibrant fresh feeling!<\/li>\n<li>No petrochemical wax<\/li>\n<li>Gluten-free. PTFE-free. BPA-free (Made of polyester)<\/li>\n<li>BIODEGRADABLE container, made with EcoPure, will biodegrade faster in a landfill than regular plastic (which can take up to 100 years)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-844901564\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-937650645\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-937650645 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1015749713\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/product\/smart-floss\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-Dental-Care-800x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Smart Floss - Dr. Tung&#039;s\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-Dental-Care.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-Dental-Care-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-Dental-Care-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-Dental-Care-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-Dental-Care-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-Dental-Care-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dutchhealthstore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Smartfloss-dr-Tungs-Living-Libations-Dental-Care-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1015749713 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-857840119\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>f you\u2019re flossing, you should be using the most effective and non-toxic floss available. What\u2019s more, some ingredients in our flosses \u2013 such as cardamom (Smart Floss), and curcuma xanthorrhiza (<strong><a href=\"\/?p=53151\" rel=\"noopener\">Activated Charcoal Floss<\/a><\/strong>) are said to have antibacterial effects. So switch to DrTung\u2019s for comfortable, safe and effective flossing!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_471454234 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1901832828\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3>References<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>USA TODAY NETWORK\u2019S EUROPEAN UNION EXPERIENCE<br \/>&#8211; Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2019\/01\/09\/oral-b-glide-floss-toxic-pfas-chemicals-study\/2530661002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2019\/01\/09\/oral-b-glide-floss-toxic-pfas-chemicals-study\/2530661002\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY<br \/>&#8211; Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/cancer-causes\/teflon-and-perfluorooctanoic-acid-pfoa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/cancer-causes\/teflon-and-perfluorooctanoic-acid-pfoa.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">DR. 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