(DHS) - University of Toronto dental school today announced a breakthrough in oral hygiene. Mr. Tim Waters, lab technician with the dental school, announced a procedure for teeth cleaning that uses a miniature version of the lowly seasponge that has been twinned with a plaque-eating bacteria called 'stepannoculus plaichanid'. The seasponges, which measure approximately 3 mm round, are rinsed in the mouth with a liquid solution that allows the SP bacteria to attack plaque in hard to reach places. This rinse system virtually eliminates the need for flossing and test subjects found that regular dental cleaning procedures aren't necessary. U of T administration plan on licensing this technology and earning an income from the royalties, as they have done with many discoveries made at the university.

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