Since I got braces, my worst fear is getting cavities or my teeth falling out from lack of oral hygiene. Braces are the perfect habitat for yucky bacteria to thrive, eating away at your enamel, and leaving nothing left. My growing fear of having to get dental implants done has forced me to pour over my options to get my mouth as clean as possible. This search led me to the Waterpik! Perhaps one of the best inventions to ever grace the dental world, this device (TMI warning) uses its amazing water jet to force many pieces of food out of my mouth. I can thank my Waterpik for attacking all of the random pieces of food in my mouth, thoroughly cleansing my mouth.
However, as I have recently discovered, a Waterpik will only get 99% of food out of your mouth. A trip to the dentist’s office left me with the notion that there was unfortunately still a prevalent amount of plaque on my teeth. Of course, I had to get the remaining 1% out, but how? Fear not, I have the perfect contraption for you: Platypus Flossers! These are so convenient and I (don’t tell my dentist) now actually floss quite regularly!
All this to say, these two things have helped me maintain my dental hygiene. They are perfect for people who don’t want to have to stick a flimsy flosser between their wires every night for 20 minutes. Using the flosser and Waterpik has helped me stress less about my dental upkeep while keeping my mouth clean!