If you can afford orthodontics, you must be able to afford a water flosser.

If you can afford orthodontics, you must be able to afford a water flosser. There is no one who has used it but said yes. So this is actually a question from a friend who hasn't used a water flosser yet, and is hesitant to give it a try.

Water flosser are not a consumer necessity, they are optional. If a toothbrush is a consumer necessity, then a water flosser is a consumer choice. Using a water flosser does not mean that you do not brush your teeth. Toothbrush and water flosser are not alternatives, nor are they opposites.

Why does brushing need to be supplemented? The consequences of not clean teeth brush is very serious, most of the oral diseases: dental caries, periodontal disease are due to the brush is not clean teeth, cleaning is not in place. In order to prevent oral diseases, in addition to brushing your teeth, it is more important to brush your teeth carefully and in the right way. Even if you brush your teeth properly, there are still areas in your mouth that your toothbrush can't clean. This must be able to clean the adjacent surface, gingival crevicular water flosser appeared.

The water flosser can clean the adjacent and subgingival surfaces, as well as the labiobuccal and glossopalatine gingival crevices. The cleaning range is wide, but the price is higher than that of dental floss and interdental brush. It's also easy to use.

The water flosser is a water jet, but it has a technical content. Spraying tools are small spray guns, large high-pressure spray guns used to extinguish the fire. To be suitable for a variety of physiological environment of the oral cavity, to achieve the best cleaning effect, let's take a look at the technical content of the water flosser?

1. Significance of Pulse Pressure Pulse and water pressure are the key mechanisms to exert the cleaning effect of the pulsed water flosser. The combination of the two on the tooth surface and periodontal tissue can produce the alternating effect of pressure and decompression. During the pressure stage, water rushes into the adjacent tooth space and the inner periodontal pocket, while the decompression stage facilitates the smooth outflow of food residues and bacteria. Therefore, compared with the constant water pressure water flosser, the pulsed water flosser can remove dental plaque and food debris more effectively, and massage the gums. Early studies have shown that pulsed, high-pressure water is three times as effective at cleaning as non-pulsed water. A pulse rate of 1 200 beats /min combined with water pressure of 55-90psi(379-621kPa) cleared plaques more thoroughly. Therefore, the "water flosser" directly connected to the faucet downstairs recommended by other answers is not pulse water pressure, of course, it has cleaning power, but the specific cleaning efficiency remains to be studied.

2. The significance of water pressure and safety is the premise for the promotion of water flosser. Different people's gingiva texture is different, we according to the thickness of the gingiva is divided into thin gingiva type and thick gingiva type two types. Thin gingival type is more susceptible to periodontal disease and has poor resistance to gingival inflammation. It is also more prone to damage and bleeding for mechanical forces, and even the possibility of gingival retreat. The resistance of thick gingival type to periodontal disease is stronger than that of thin gingival type, and it is less prone to gingival bleeding and gingival receding. For the same person, normal gums are pink and tough. After inflammation occurs, the gums will change in color, becoming bright red or dark red, brittle in texture, more sensitive to mechanical forces, and more prone to pain and bleeding.