Flossing helps prevent gum disease.

Meaning: This means that flossing your teeth can help to stop gum disease from happening.

Choice of Words: Flossing is the act of cleaning between your teeth with a thin string. Helps means to make something easier or possible. Prevent means to stop something from happening. Gum is the soft tissue that surrounds and supports your teeth. Disease is a condition that affects the body or mind in a negative way.

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