flossing isn’t for pulling food out of teeth? I’ve had lots of patients say they don’t floss because they never feel like it works. They never see anything on the string. However, flossing is not just about pulling out food! Of course, throughout the day if you’re eating something, and something gets stuck between your teeth – floss can get it out for you. But your daily routine flossing session is less about pulling out debris and more about dislodging the biofilm (that you can not see) AND gin