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How are dental floss and dental tape different?
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Floss - Tape: Dental tape is wider than dental floss. Otherwise they are basically the same.
Answered 5/24/2017
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Just a little.: The purpose of floss is to disrupt plaque residing on the hidden walls between the teeth. You dont have to remove plaque, just disrupt the plaque "colony" . Having said that waxed floss binds the fibers and doesn't show as much plaque when looking at it once removed from the mouth. Like ear wax on a q-tip, i like to see my plaque and floss again if the first time was "productive" floss daily!
Answered 3/24/2014
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All in the shape: The difference is the cross section of the material floss is basically a string that is round in cross shape whereas tape is a ribbon and flat in cross shape.
Answered 6/8/2017
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