Flossing is a core part of any daily oral health routine, and there are a lot of tools out there that claim to do the job. So, does it matter if you clean between your teeth with string floss or interdental brushes? The right flossing tool may be different from patient to patient, dentists say.

While flossing comes up in every routine dental appointment, patients often have a hard time sticking to a good flossing routine, Dr. Alice Boghosian, a consumer advisor spokesperson for the American Dental Association, tells TODAY.com.

For example, many of the patients that come to Dr. Shelia Yaghmai haven't flossed since their last cleaning because they "find it challenging or cumbersome," she tells TODAY.com.

Boghosian adds: “It’s just an extra step that people have to do. But, quite simply,

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