On the lengthy list of things you do for your health — exercise, ease up on sodas, eat less salt, eat more Brussels sprouts — flossing your teeth is probably near the bottom. It might even be under Brussels sprouts.
It shouldn’t be. If you don’t floss regularly, you’re inviting gum diseases — gingivitis in its early form, periodontitis when it takes hold — tooth decay, and possibly a world of hurt in the dentist’s chair.