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Dental Floss at a glance
Material Building & survival
It weighs 0.1.
Weight0.1
Dental Floss
Dental Floss is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.
More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.DentalFloss | Material |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Dental Floss is on 10 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas Store Toiletries | Fossoil gas station (shelves); Gas-2-Go (shelves); Gas Station (shelves); and 1 more place | 18% | 4 |
| Gigamart Toiletries | General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); and 1 more place | 16% | 4 |
| Prison Cell Random | Cells (drawer); Prison cells (drawer) | 3.5% | 4 |
| Bathroom Cabinet | Bathroom (cabinet) | 3.4% | 4 |
| Pharmacy Cosmetics | Pharmacy (shelves) | 3.2% | 4 |
| Prison Cell Random Classy | Cells (drawer); Prison cells (drawer) | 2.4% | 4 |
| Bin Bathroom | Bathroom (garbage) | 2.3% | 4 |
| Bathroom Shelf | Bathroom (shelves) | 1.9% | 4 |
It is on 2 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag, Handbag, Purse.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 50 recipes: Assemble Simple Tarp Framepack, Make Scrap Metal Body Armor, Make Scrap Metal Forearm Armor, Make Scrap Metal Mask, Make Scrap Metal Shin Armor, Make Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor, Make Scrap Metal Thigh Armor, Make Tarp Chest Rig, Make Tarp Sack, Make Tire Sandals, Sew Bear, Sew Cloth Satchel, Sew Crude Tarp Backpack, Sew Footwraps and 36 more.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Dental Floss weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Dental Floss?
Base.DentalFloss.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.