▁of ▁the ▁em br asure ▁space ▁is ▁useful ▁in ▁selecting ▁the ▁most ▁appropriate ▁inter d ental ▁clean ing ▁aid . ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁inter pro xim al ▁em br asure ▁types ▁or ▁classes ▁as ▁described ▁below : ▁ ▁Type ▁I ▁– ▁the ▁g ums ▁fills ▁em br asure ▁space ▁completely ▁Type ▁II ▁– ▁the ▁g ums ▁partially ▁fills ▁em br asure ▁space ▁Type ▁III ▁– ▁the ▁g ums ▁do ▁not ▁fill ▁em br asure ▁space ▁ ▁The ▁table ▁below ▁describes ▁the ▁types ▁of ▁inter d ental ▁non - power ed ▁self - care ▁products ▁available . ▁ ▁The ▁table ▁below ▁describes ▁the ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁Inter d ental ▁power ed ▁self - care ▁products ▁available . ▁ ▁E ffic acy ▁ ▁Ev idence ▁The ▁American ▁D ental ▁Association ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁fl oss ing ▁in ▁combination ▁with ▁to oth ▁br ushing ▁can ▁help ▁prevent ▁g um ▁disease ▁and ▁hal itos is . ▁▁ ▁However , ▁evidence ▁favor ing ▁common place ▁use ▁of ▁fl oss ▁remains ▁limited . ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁system atic ▁review ▁concluded ▁that ▁adj unct ▁fl oss ing ▁was ▁no ▁more ▁effective ▁than ▁to oth ▁br ushing ▁alone ▁in ▁reducing ▁pla que ▁or ▁ging iv itis . ▁The ▁authors ▁concluded ▁that ▁routine ▁instruction ▁of ▁fl oss ing ▁in ▁ging iv itis ▁patients ▁as ▁helpful ▁adj unct ▁ther apy ▁is ▁not ▁supported ▁by ▁scientific ▁evidence , ▁and ▁that ▁fl oss ing ▁recommend ations ▁should ▁be ▁made ▁by ▁dent al ▁profession als ▁on ▁an ▁individual ▁basis . ▁▁ ▁A ▁