Dental floss. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of unwound fibres from dental floss. Dental floss is used to remove food particles and plaqu

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Dental floss. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of unwound fibres from dental floss. Dental floss is used to remove food particles and plaque from between the teeth. The build up of dental plaque is the main cause of tooth decay.

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Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: cleaning, coloured, dental, dentistry, domestic, false-coloured, fibre, fibres, floss, goods, household, hygiene, hygienic, items, odontology, oral, plaque, removal, sem