Any dentists on here who can recommend me a water flosser..

[Phooey]

I want one of these water flosser machines but before I go and buy one I was hoping someone (hopefully a dentist ) could point me to the best one to buy? Currently looking at the Philips Sonicare 3000 (approx £120 rrp)

Thanks

[tescorank]

I purchased one-don’t waste your money better of rinsing with mouthwash !

[Matt Harper]

I had a significant dental surgery almost exactly a year ago and have been using one of these - WaterPik WP-560 cordless and it is fantastic.

Water flossing can be a messy business - this one you can use in the shower as it is totally waterproof. I use mine with a 50/50 Listerine/water solution and recommend it without hesitation, as did my dental surgeon.

[ReverendCounter]

You'll only squirt cold water under your gumline once - so take my advice and use warm water!

[Armitage.Shanks]

I bought this one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132772534613

The power of the water jet is incredible. In fact so fierce I use the 'Soft' setting. The charge will easily last over a month.

Once you get the technique right you shouldn't be spraying water all over the bathroom. I tend to floss first then use the Water Flosser followed by brushing and final mouthwash.

One was recommended to me by the dentist and I can see why!

[NaePasaran]

My dentist told me not to bother and recommended these and these if struggling with the back ones FWIW.

[272BHP]

NaePasaran said:

My dentist told me not to bother and recommended these and these if struggling with the back ones FWIW.

They are great but it is not an either/or with the water flosser.

Both have their place in a regime.

[Dr Jekyll]

272BHP said:

They are great but it is not an either/or with the water flosser.

Both have their place in a regime.

+1

My dentist reckoned 80% as good as other methods,, but very impressed by the results.

[Phooey]

Thanks for replies. That Waterpik one above seems to get decent reviews so might go for that one

[Jamescrs]

I have a Waterpik one which was recommended to me by my dentist however 12 months later the dentist left and the current dentist who replaced him said dont use a water flosser and interdental brushes are better.

I have now given up with the waterproof in the main and gone back to interdental brushes which while more of a faff do seem to get better results.

[GordonL]

Dentist here. Don’t waste your money. I’ve never seen any evidence that they do anything clinically useful. TePe brushes and floss are much better.

[pteron]

GordonL said:

Dentist here. Don’t waste your money. I’ve never seen any evidence that they do anything clinically useful. TePe brushes and floss are much better.

My dentist friend says they don't break the 'film' that accumulates on the tooth, so he prefers floss/brushes too. But he's a luddite and still uses a manual toothbrush.

[Driller]

pteron said:

GordonL said:

Dentist here. Don’t waste your money. I’ve never seen any evidence that they do anything clinically useful. TePe brushes and floss are much better.

My dentist friend says they don't break the 'film' that accumulates on the tooth, so he prefers floss/brushes too. But he's a luddite and still uses a manual toothbrush.

Agree with all of the above. I always tell my patients if you’ve got a floor covered with sawdust (bacteria), what’s the best way to clean it off, a hose with your thumb over the end or a broom?

[ReverendCounter]

For any non believers, I'm pretty sure your experience would match anyone else's:

1) brush your teeth
2) floss
3) gauge the amount of debris you remove as well as the taste of freshness in your mouth after you rinse

- then:

4) use the waterpik properly and get the jet under the gumline throughout your mouth
5) see the hidden, inaccessible debris being spat out + experience the unpleasant taste/smell of this previously-hidden bacteria-riddled material etc re-infecting your mouth
6) rinse again

The proof is there, now being rinsed down the plug hole - waterpiks reach parts of the mouth that the usual procedures just can't get to.

[paul.deitch]

My dentist who is also a friend said don't use them. They potentially force bacteria below the gum line and can/might encourage infection.
Actually sometimes I still do. What does he know!

[Armitage.Shanks]

Clearly from the opinons above there are pros and cons for most methods. That said if you have a bridge I'd say a water flosser picks out more debris than interdental brushes. I'm amazed at what the water flosser 'finds' when used but as I've said it complements other items I use not replaces any of them. And for what was £19 at the time it was worth a punt.

[ashleyman]

My dentist said don’t bother but I got one anyway.

I don’t understand why they say don’t get it. It’s great. All my teeth are tightly packed in after many years and many thousands of dental work to get everything where it should be and looking nice. I especially find on my lower front teeth accumulate ‘bits’ more than elsewhere and even an electric toothbrush doesn’t shift it. Water floss deals with it easy.

I use it every night before bed and it’s fantastic along with tepe brushes.

Anything is better than something. And water flossing is better than not flossing. So just do it. I have the waterpik one linked earlier.

[Some Gump]

Armitage.Shanks said:

I tend to floss first then use the Water Flosser followed by brushing and final mouthwash.

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I live in the American Gardens building on West 81st street. My name is Armitage Shanks. I'm 27 years old. I believe in taking care of myself, and a balanced diet and a rigorous exercise routine. In the morning, if my teeth are a little sticky, I'll chew on an Orbit while doing my stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the gum, I use a tooth floss. In the shower, I use a water flosser cleanser. Then a honey almond body scrub. And on the face, an exfoliating gel scrub. Then apply an herb mint facial mask, which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an toothpaste with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your mouth out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a listerine double action cleansing mouthwash. There is an idea of an Armitage Shanks, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me. Only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our life styles are probably comparable, I simply am not there.

[Louis Balfour]

Phooey said:

I want one of these water flosser machines but before I go and buy one I was hoping someone (hopefully a dentist ) could point me to the best one to buy? Currently looking at the Philips Sonicare 3000 (approx £120 rrp)

Thanks

I am not a dentist, but having had the pleasure of meeting you, and seen the magnitude of of the task at hand, I suggest you need something like this:

[hepy]

Some Gump said:

I live in the American Gardens building on West 81st street. My name is Armitage Shanks. I'm 27 years old. I believe in taking care of myself, and a balanced diet and a rigorous exercise routine. In the morning, if my teeth are a little sticky, I'll chew on an Orbit while doing my stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the gum, I use a tooth floss. In the shower, I use a water flosser cleanser. Then a honey almond body scrub. And on the face, an exfoliating gel scrub. Then apply an herb mint facial mask, which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an toothpaste with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your mouth out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a listerine double action cleansing mouthwash. There is an idea of an Armitage Shanks, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me. Only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our life styles are probably comparable, I simply am not there.

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