In an article by Chris Higgins on mental_floss, he writes:

“…in the modern era, credit goes to New Orleans dentist Levi Spear Parmly, who promulgated the notion of flossing one’s teeth with silk thread in his 1819 book A Practical Guide to the Management of the Teeth. It took until 1882 for the first commercial floss (“unwaxed silk floss”) to hit the scene, manufactured by Codman and Shurtleft.”

To read more on the history of modern dental floss including it’s connections to WWII, click here 

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