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Waterpik VS Brushing

Teeth brushing is the most conventional method for enhancing oral hygiene and it still has its relevance despite many modern tools and technologies introduced for the purpose.

One such a sophisticated tool for maintaining dental hygiene is a Waterpik flosser. A Waterpik flosser is actually a technological enriched tool that provides deep oral cleansing by using hot water stored in its reservoir.

Waterpik VS Brushing

How Waterpik Flosser Works:


We all know how manual/ electric toothbrush works and how regular we use it for maintaining our oral hygiene. It is more important to literate people about the working dynamics of a waterpik flosser.
After you are done with the selection and purchase of your preferred Waterpik flosser tool, the working for all the products is the same. Any Waterpik flosser tool has a combination of pulsation and water pressure as the cleaning force.

First, you fill up the Waterpik flosser reservoir with hot water and directs the water through the Waterpik flosser tip in between your teeth or the gum line. It then comes the combination of pulsation and the water pressure that cleans away all the food debris and harmful plaque from inside the mouth.
There is also Waterpik flossers that offer cleaning with a steady water stream mechanism. However, according to research, pulsating water type Waterpik flosser is much more effective as compared to the water stream option of the same.

The water pulsating type also allows the user to adjust the water preference as per their liking so that there is no pain or extra pressure applied to the gums, which may hurt.


Waterpik VS Brushing – Your Pick?


More than choosing a particular option from Waterpik or a toothbrush, things work towards a better result when both are used in tandem.

People who use Waterpik flosser tools first go through a comprehensive round of manual teeth brushing that does the basic job of setting up your teeth and gums to get deeper cleaning subsequently through Waterpik flosser.

In order to understand the significance of both techniques, it is imperative to know about the benefits of both.

Benefits of Brushing


Out of the many, the following are distinct benefits of using manual/ electric toothbrush:

•    The standard toothbrush provides the most economical solution of cleansing plaque from teeth and gums.
•    Brushing is usually more regularly done and more so after every meal. This helps in a quick way to remove plaque and tartar build-up in teeth. Regular brushing also helps in preventing a number of gum diseases from occurring and also saves from periodontitis.
•    Teeth whitening is highly desirable and this is best achieved with the use of a toothbrush.
•    Teeth brushing after every meal ensures good gums health that eventually reduces the chances of developing serious health conditions such as diabetes, Alzheimer diseases, and osteoporosis, etc.
•    Regular teeth brushing helps in maintaining good overall oral hygiene and saves you from expensive dentist visits for carrying out different types of dental works such as for filling cavities etc.
 Brushing and water flossing

Benefits of Waterpik Flosser Tool:


Waterpik flossers can be used once every day in conjunction with a manual toothbrush to give deep oral cleansing. 

The following are its unique benefits:

•    The Waterpik flosser can help in cleaning hard plaque from teeth and gums, which is not possible with a conventional toothbrush.
•    People may use Listerine, chlorhexidine and other mouthwash agents to get better oral treatment and even better cleansing.
•    Waterpik can enhance gums health and reduces any chances of developing a pocket, which is actually a space that separates gums from teeth. Pockets may cause bacteria to multiple and could also result in bone, tissue or tooth weakening or loss.
•    Waterpik is very gentle on gums. For sensitive teeth or gums, they are ideally preferred for their easy usage and doesn’t cause any pain on sensitive gums.
•    Oral hygiene is challenging for people having dental implants, braces or bridges. This is where Waterpik is the only most effective solution that gives desirable results in dental health.
•    Majority of dentist today recommends using Waterpik for deep oral cleansing and also for treating certain gums diseases or restrict them from developing.

As we can see above that both traditional tooth brushing and Waterpik flosser have their own unique benefits. They both work well in combination.

However, Waterpik flosser is sometimes more desirable, especially when it comes to cleaning hard plaque in mouth whereas it is also useful for developing any chances of pockets in mouth and it is also highly recommended by dentists for its effectiveness.

For people with dental work, this is probably the only most effective solution, where standard toothbrush and string floss solutions are not that effective.
 It is recommended to use once every day and people may add Listerine or other mouthwash agents for extra-oral cleansing.

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