Want to live longer? FLOSS!

In today's society we are rushed, stressed and over committed, it comes as no surprise that we are all looking for ways we can save time. Many of my patients feel that they just don't have time to floss- while this seems like a valid excuse it turns out you may actually have less time on your hands if you don't floss.

If you start flossing today you could add up to 6 years onto your life!

6 years would be an additional 3.1 million minutes

Lets say you are a really slow flosser and it takes you 5 minutes a day

Lets say you floss every single day of your 100 year life- you would spend 182,500 minutes flossing

This would leave you with an additional 5.6 years to do whatever you want!

The risk of heart disease, diabetes, and respiratory disease is significantly higher in people who have periodontal disease which can be a result of poor home care including inadequate flossing.