Research has discovered a clear link between chronic gum disease and cognitive decline. Alice Robertson finds the best oral ...

The Tufts team’s floss looks just like an ordinary pick: a flat plastic handle with floss stretched between two prongs. As you floss, saliva is drawn into the device via a narrow channel. The fluid ...

The Tufts dental floss pick has a sensor that can assess stress levels - Atul Sharma and Nafize Ishtiaque Hossain Chronic stress can lead to increased blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, ...

He points out that while the dental floss sensor is quantitatively highly accurate, the practice of tracking markers in saliva is best for monitoring, not for the initial diagnosis of a condition ...

Here’s how The floss pick system could also be adapted to track a wide range of conditions, including diabetes and cancer Julia Musto in New York Saturday 24 May 2025 07:52 BST ...

Scientists create a floss pick that samples cortisol within saliva as a marker of stress and quantifies it with a built-in electrode. The system uses a polymer casting technology that can be ...

Dental floss monitors your saliva and spits out results By Michael Franco May 15, 2025 View 2 Images ...

May 14, 2025 Dental floss measures stress hormones through saliva sensors Dental floss embedded with saliva sensors detects cortisol accurately in real-time, providing a practical method for ...

The best time to floss Good news: “Flossing once a day is enough,” says Dr. Beatriz de Tapia, PhD in dentistry and a specialist in periodontics and implants. This is reassuring, because it ...

Using floss that is too short: It is much harder to control the floss when you have a short thread that you cannot wrap around your fingers. Snapping or jerking the floss: When flossing, gently ...

Using Oral-B Glide dental floss might be associated with higher levels of toxic PFAS chemicals in your body, according to a new peer-reviewed study of consumer behaviors potentially linked to the ...

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