Either way, maybe those days will be gone soon, because a dentist named Lulu posted a video on TikTok and explained why she thinks people shouldn’t use floss picks anymore.

Stick a wooden dowel or two in the soil that they can wrap around, then use dental floss to gently tie plants to the dowels as they grow to keep them from breaking off the vine.

What if I struggle to use string floss? If you have a crowded mouth or just generally struggle to reach your molars with regular tape or string floss, we have a lot in common.

I was going to do better. When I explained to my dentist that traditional string floss and even the floss sticks were really hard for me to use, he told me to stop trying to use dental floss.