Hammers and dental hygiene - The Guardian 20th May 2008

Thousands of people floss while driving, use hammers or screwdrivers to clean between their teeth, or have attempted to bite the cap off a bottle, a British Dental Health Foundation survey reports. Earrings, business cards, lollipop sticks, penknives, scissors, paperclips, needles, pins, matchsticks and pieces of paper or plastic are among the items that come to hand when floss or interdental brushes are unavailable, it says.

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