Children who did not floss showed elevated gingival inflammation and an overabundance of periodontal bacteria.

“the children that did not floss we saw elevated levels of gingival inflammation which was represented by a changeable bleeding we measured gingival bleeding and what was most striking was all those periodontal bacteria they they just uh came in abundance which ones in particular um overexpressed in the non-flossing group it's the three big guys uh we call pigeons valleys identical uh a a at a acting nominations they're very complicated names but it's the top bacteria that causes periodontal disease and gingivitis we found in in a very young population”