<P> Levi Spear Parmly , a dentist from New Orleans , is credited with inventing the first form of dental floss . In 1819 , he recommended running a waxen silk thread `` through the interstices of the teeth , between their necks and the arches of the gum , to dislodge that irritating matter which no brush can remove and which is the real source of disease . '' He considered this the most important part of oral care . Floss was not commercially available until 1882 , when the Codman and Shurtleft company started producing unwaxed silk floss . In 1898 , the Johnson & Johnson Corporation received the first patent for dental floss that was made from the same silk material used by doctors for silk stitches . </P>
<P> Levi Spear Parmly , a dentist from New Orleans , is credited with inventing the first form of dental floss . In 1819 , he recommended running a waxen silk thread `` through the interstices of the teeth , between their necks and the arches of the gum , to dislodge that irritating matter which no brush can remove and which is the real source of disease . '' He considered this the most important part of oral care . Floss was not commercially available until 1882 , when the Codman and Shurtleft company started producing unwaxed silk floss . In 1898 , the Johnson & Johnson Corporation received the first patent for dental floss that was made from the same silk material used by doctors for silk stitches . </P>
when did dental floss come on the market
when did dental floss come on the market
1882
1882