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Who invented floss?

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Floss was invented by Dr. Levi Spear Parmly. New Orleans dentist Dr. Levi Spear Parmly created a thin, waxen silk thread to allow his patients to comfortably and easily clean the spaces between their teeth.

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In 1896, Johnson & Johnson launched its first dental floss. Based in New Jersey, the company obtained a patent in 1898 for dental floss made from the same silk thread used by doctors for stitches.

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