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Summary: Dental floss was invented by Levi Parmly in 1815 and was originally made from silk. Learn how Johnson & Johnson developed wax dental floss for consumer use in 1888 with information from a dental hygienist in this free video on oral hygiene and dental health.
Jennifer Salamin has been working as a dental hygienist for more than seven years. She is a graduate of Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich. Salamin has been working for Dr....read more
"Levi Parmly was the first dentist from New Orlean to invent dental floss. He started recommending it to people at a very early age. In 1815 he started using silk as a form of dental floss. But still, it wasn't able to be released to consumers until Johnson & Johnson, in 1888, got the patent for dental floss which we now use today. Johnson & Johnson has many forms of dental floss; thin with wax, woven with fluoride. All the kinds of dental floss that we use today was created by this gentleman, Mr. Parmly, in 1815 just by using silk. Now, it's made of nylon which is a man-made fiber."
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