I Hate the Waterpik Flosser
I had the misfortune of chipping my front tooth the other day by biting on a fork. This lead to me a dentist's visit to have the tooth checked and patched up, where an XRay was taken.
The XRay showed signs that the gap between my front teeth could start to show signs of decay, a prospect I find pretty horrifying especially since I am very thorough with my teeth cleaning regime. For someone to suggest that I am not flossing correctly is quite frustrating as I go overboard on this.
Determined to not be toothless by the time I'm fifty, I thought I would try some interdental brushes and a Waterpik flosser to step up the hygiene approach even further.
The Waterpik flosser seems to be pretty useless. As a device it is cumbersome, ugly and frustrating to use. I forgot to check the battery chemistry it uses as I try and avoid NIMH and of course, this device uses an NIMH battery which takes forever to charge and which will no doubt degrade quickly and result in reduced performance.
As for the actual usage of the device, it doesn't really seem to have any impact. Once I learnt the technique required and stopped spraying the entire room, I tried flossing after using the Waterpik, and I still managed to get plenty of gunk out from between my teeth. If I can still remove cack after using the Waterpik, then what is it actually achieving?
I thought perhaps I would list it on eBay and get some money back but you can't select 'used' as a condition, so looks like I'm stuck with a useless device. Perhaps it may help around the gumline a little, or in some stubborn areas, so I'll stick with it if only to 'get my money's worth'.I