● Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, will purchase the Glide dental floss business from W. L. Gore & Associates for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will expand P&G’s dental care business, company executives said. W.L. Gore, which also makes Gore- Tex fabrics and Elixir guitar strings, will continue developing and manufacturing the fiber for the floss line, while P&G will market and sell the line under the Glide and Crest brand names. The acquisition pends regulator...