Electric Flosser Using Floss, Not Water

Flossing by hand is slow, fiddly work, winding string around your fingers or working a disposable pick into every gap, which is why it gets rushed or skipped. This one keeps the string floss, strung across a snap-on head on a rechargeable handle, and vibrates it up to 18,000 times a minute at three speeds, so you guide the head into each gap and the vibration helps the floss slide through. The used head pops off, a fresh one snaps on, and the handle stands on a charging base the way an electric toothbrush does.

The catch every product here has oneIt is not for every mouth. The maker does not recommend it with crowns, implants or braces, and says not to use it with loose teeth, advanced gum disease, a clotting disorder, overgrown gums or blood thinners, so check that list against your own mouth and ask your dentist before you buy. It is also a lot of money to put toward flossing, and the handle is not the last of it: the box holds 45 heads, the listing's routine is a fresh head each session, and once those run out you are buying replacements for as long as you use it. Value is where buyers split hardest, and the vibration, the part doing the work, draws complaints from a real minority of the buyers who mention it. Of the buyers who talk about results, a smaller minority say it was not effective for them.

Buyers report

Buyers report that it cleans well and makes flossing easier and more efficient, leaving teeth feeling very clean, and that the vibration helps the floss slide between teeth without irritating their gums. Many count it a worthwhile addition to their daily routine. The recurring complaint is value: some buyers find it worth paying for, others say it is not worth the cost.

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