In bad news for people who enjoy taking care of there teeth, today three Ciaran scientists have concluded that common use of dental floss may cause syphilis.

As leading researcher, Professor Nörg Räbit, explains. "The mint flavour sprayed on the floss string during production may be the cause of syphilis in humans". Although it may not be just a floss issue, he continues "Many products containing a mint flavour may also cause this disease".

Prof. Räbit explains that the additive mixes with saliva in the mouth,which is then passed through the body. When expelled as waste an ingredient present in mint known as Fela-donici unchana cranite, or 'fuc' for short, remains in the system, which then mixes with other wastes forming the syphilis strain and then passes through the human bloodstream.

Many medical professionals do not agree with Professor Räbit and his teams findings.Leading dentist to the World health organization, Dr. Eric Richards, commented after reading Räbit's report."It sounds like a load of toss", he said to reporters. "The only way an individual can be infected with syphilis is to re-use floss from an infected user, not from mint flavored items".This renews calls for new bathroom products after a Swiss woman caught herpes from a hair drier.