Waterpik - has anyone tried it?

Day Lewin

I'm on my second implant - the first went off perfectly, and it was a double molar: no problems at all.

Now having a canine replaced with implant, and I see the dentist is now recommending this Waterpik for keeping the implants clean. (Very important)

Looked it up on google, seems to be a very thin stream of pressured water, applied from a kind of nozzle along the gums. They say it goes deeper than flossing can, and does no harm to tissues.

It costs a bit, around 60 quid at least from what I gather: but there again, to safeguard BIG BUCKS worth of implants it would certainly be worth it, -- if it's any good.

So, anyone here ever tried it? How does it feel? Easy to use? Nice shiny clean teeth and gums, sweet breath? Or just another awkward gadget?

btkm8unsl0w5r4

My person opinion is that waterflossers like the waterpik are and EXCELLENT investment. I have seen patient with complex restorative work keep its remarkable clean without much fuss. Get one, I recommend them to all my patients.

Day Lewin

Thank you @fitzgeme, thumbs up!

whomitconcerns

I have one 2 years and barely use it. Its OK, better than thread but still a bit of a gimmick

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Its only a tool. Its the application of the tool that matters.

colossus-x

I bought one a few years ago. I am one of those people who knows all I need to do with personal oral hygine..but don't do it all the time. All of a sudden I'll just stop flossing and then in time I can feel by back teeth gums getting soft and smelly.

When the teeth get to this state they are very hard to clean with simple floss because there is so much gunk accumulated between the teeth a simple piece of string would take ages to to scrape it all away.

Cue water flosser. The first session will have my gums bleed quite profusely in some areas but I swear the following day when I do it again I usually wouldn't see a drop of blood.

I think if one doesn't have any gum problems and you floss your prolly don't need one. But if you have the beginning of gum disease like me and you have some spaces between your teeth it's invaluable. And very fast and convenient too.

Day Lewin

I am an addicted flosser and brusher. Several times daily, and have NO gum disease at all, which is quite unusual. But very soft enamel and have had lots and lots of fillings, root treatments, extractions etc. etc.

And to be honest, implants cost far too much to take any chances with.
I was just wondering if a sixty quid gadget was worth it, to protect several grand's worth of structural inserts!
- and it sounds like the answer is Yes, if you use it properly, (-- and I would.)

Pelvis Parsley

Get one, they're the business.

Monokne

Just bumping this, came on this forum to see if anyone had any info on the aftermath of getting crowns & bridges put in your mouth and came across this thread.

I have one of these and I find it SUPER convenient. I have had massive teeth problems over the years because I didn't look after them in my teens and early 20's, and even now I can forget to brush. The waterpik is powerful and effective. You still need to brush, but used properly it is a very handy tool. I have mine plugged in next to the kitchen sink and will use it after most meals. Stops me getting stuff stuck in my teeth and leaves them feeling fresh and clean. Also, having had a bunch of experience with dentists because of the problems I've had, they've all advocated using one.

So thumbs up, basically.

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Are the rechargeables any good?

Monokne

Didn't even know they did one. That is of course the major drawback of waterpik - there's nowhere to plug it in in your bathroom.

Dingle_berry

Considering buying the cordless Waterpik. I don't have shaver sockets in my bathroom so has to be cordless. Though some online reviews say the Panasonic is better?

hmmm

Dingle_berry wrote: »

Considering buying the cordless Waterpik. I don't have shaver sockets in my bathroom so has to be cordless. Though some online reviews say the Panasonic is better?

Don't know about the Waterpik, but I've used the Panasonic for a couple of years and it's still working away. My trips to the hygienist are easier now, there is far less work to be done.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

I ask patients to avoid the handheld cordless ones generally, they don't have enough power. A powerful cordless one would be a god send, maybe dyson could make one.

Dingle_berry

Jensen Greasy Fennel wrote: »

I ask patients to avoid the handheld cordless ones generally, they don't have enough power. A powerful cordless one would be a god send, maybe dyson could make one.

Unfortunately I don't have a socket in or near my bathroom! The Waterpik cordless seems to be the one that produces the most psi (of the cordless ones).
So you do recommend oral irrigators as part of a hygiene routine?

intheclouds

I have one of these and my dentist discussed it with me this morning.

She said she would be afraid of it pushing debris or bacteria further up under the gumline and doesnt recommend using one.

Any thoughts?

btkm8unsl0w5r4

intheclouds wrote: »

I have one of these and my dentist discussed it with me this morning.

She said she would be afraid of it pushing debris or bacteria further up under the gumline and doesnt recommend using one.

Any thoughts?

He/She is incorrect, by that logic floss or interdental sticks would be twice as bad. It works on an oxygenation, biofilm disruption mechanism, the above is total rubbish.