What do you think about water flossers? Are they better than conventional flossing? Water Flosser is an irrigation device which flushes out food particles, bacteria and plaque from under the gums and interdentally through a steady stream of water. This device can substitute flossing, as the water jet serves the same purpose of the floss. To evaluate its effectiveness, we should look at the outcomes of using it, probably in place of floss, on the plaque scores (tartar attached to the tooth), pocket depths (pockets between gum and tooth), clinical attachment levels (levels of gum around tooth), gingival inflammatory markers (redness/soreness molecular indicators), tissue changes (redness/soreness of gums), and bone levels (level of bone around tooth, holding it).

To floss or not to floss : That is the question! What happened? I have a patient who is very aware and well informed. I found out that she had stopped flossing. She reported that she has read news reports in blogs and news network websites, based on the latest evidence, that floss is a waste of time and it does not really work. She quoted from the likes of New York Times, the Guardian, the Daily Mail; which she looked up online and showed me on her phone during the appointment.