{"id":372,"date":"2010-10-01T17:51:31","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T17:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterpatedds.com\/?p=372"},"modified":"2010-10-01T17:51:31","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T17:51:31","slug":"never-at-a-loss-with-dental-floss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/never-at-a-loss-with-dental-floss\/","title":{"rendered":"Never at a Loss with Dental Floss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cats-cradel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-373\" style=\"border:3px solid black;margin:3px;\" title=\"cats cradel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cats-cradel.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cats-cradel.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cats-cradel-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Dental floss. It comes in round, flat, mint, unflavored, green, white, blue. Your dentist and hygienist urge you to floss daily to protect against plaque buildup and gum disease. So, every morning, you stand in front of the mirror and diligently try to perform oral gymnastics with dental floss.<\/p>\n<p>Dental floss is what it is, an important tool for your oral health\u2026 But is it more? YES!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve found some creative uses for this nearly indestructible dental string. Check it out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fly a      balloon<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stringing-popcorn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-384\" style=\"border:3px solid black;margin:3px;\" title=\"stringing popcorn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stringing-popcorn.jpg?w=99\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stringing-popcorn.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stringing-popcorn-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Save your      spot with a bookmark that\u2019s minty fresh<\/li>\n<li>Clean the      nooks and crannies in jewelry<\/li>\n<li>Cut slices      of cake or dough<\/li>\n<li>Escape      from jail (this one\u2019s a secret)<\/li>\n<li>Hang      Christmas ornaments<\/li>\n<li>Catch fish      in a pinch with this fishing line<\/li>\n<li>Hang      clothes to dry<\/li>\n<li>Repair a      broken shoelace<\/li>\n<li>Hang      shower brushes and squeegies (it\u2019s waterproof)<\/li>\n<li>Separate      stuck photos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/plant.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-385\" style=\"border:3px solid black;margin:3px;\" title=\"plant\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/plant.jpg?w=88\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/plant.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/plant-177x300.jpg 177w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 88px) 100vw, 88px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hang pictures      or wind chimes<\/li>\n<li>Play cat\u2019s      cradle<\/li>\n<li>Sew      industrial strength items or buttons<\/li>\n<li>String      beads<\/li>\n<li>Support those      lazy plants<\/li>\n<li>String      popcorn for the holidays<\/li>\n<li>Tie a      ponytail<\/li>\n<li>Clean a      hair brush (thread thru an upholstery needle, then push through the bristles      and pull upward)<\/li>\n<li>Tie a      stuffed turkey<\/li>\n<li>Tie      packages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The next time you floss, think about ways you can use dental floss outside of the bathroom. Think like a kid; you\u2019ll come up with something clever! Post your ideas as a blog comment or on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DentistryInBuckhead\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>. Keep an extra box of floss in your purse, pocket or car.\u00a0 You never know when dental floss will save the day!<\/p>\n<p>Until next time, keep flossing! \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/flossing.html\">Click here<\/a> to learn about proper flossing techniques.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next time you floss, think about ways you can use dental floss outside of the bathroom. Think like a kid; you\u2019ll come up with something. Post your ideas as a blog comment or on our Dentistry in Buckhead Facebook page. And, hey, I&#8217;m throwing an extra box of floss in my purse right now, just in case of emergency!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[84,152,171,489,592,645],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}