Water pik question!

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#1 Post by **OceanGirl** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 10:35 am

I've been thinking about getting a waterpic but I am still not sure if it would be worth it. I am only going to have braces for another 6 months or so. Is a water pik something I'd use after my braces come off? Please help me make a decision soon! I also have a permanent bite blocker behind my top front teeth. Would a waterpic be able to clean out any food that gets stuck under there?

#2 Post by **calley03** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 3:12 pm

I have had my braces for a week today and my ortho sold me a waterpik for $20.00. I like mine a lot, I have a attachment for massaging my gums and it seems to help. I have been using it 2-3 times a day and really thinks it helps keep my teeth in the back clean.

#3 Post by **Kittysopretty** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 7:04 pm

My ortho gave me an awesome water pik and I use it a lot although I don't see how this is any more beneficial than brushing alone

#4 Post by **bckydgardnr** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:27 pm

I bought a water pik within the first week of getting my braces. I couldnt live without it! I use mine at least once per day. I think it really helps to keep everything squeaky clean!

gardnr

Tue Dec 27, 2005 7:05 pm

I have a waterpic and I love it. I won't get braces until Jan. 9th but I use it now and it is awesome. It gets in places that my toothbrush can't. I haven't asked the ortho about waterpics yet but my dentist always tells people that they need to get one (I work for a dentist). So yes I think that you could benefit from it after you get your braces off ecspecially if you are going to have a perment retainer.

#6 Post by **Metal Mouth Guy** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:07 pm

I'll probably go back to flossing once it's "easy" again. But can't imagine life without a waterpick. Flossing is just way too much work right now and the waterpick has been an excellent fall back. Dentist and Ortho are pleased with the level of oral hygiene despite the relative lack of flossing.

MMG

#7 Post by **LoobyLou** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:51 am

I just bought a waterpik and used it for the first time today. Though it scared the life out of me and I dribbled water all down my top it was really effective at dislodging bits of food in my teeth and is much easier than trying to floss with powerchains!!

I recommend...

#8 Post by **OceanGirl** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:37 am

I broke down and got my waterpik! Wow what a difference. Its amazing the bits of food that get dislodged even after I brush. The first time I tried it was a big funny though. I filled it up, leaned over the sink, turned it on and WHOOSH the ceiling got sprayed with the water LOL. I also soaked the walls and my face before I finished. The next time I tried it I leaned over the bathtub. Now that I am used to it I can do it in the sink again without any major messes. I purchased the recharable cordless model. My only complaint with it is that the water goes pretty quickly and I have to refill it at least once more to feel like I'm getting a good cleaning. I also put some mouthwash in with the water as well. It really makes my mouth feel a lot cleaner.

#9 Post by **Marzipan** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:06 am

My tech said I don't really need a waterpik. She said just brush really well - she gave me a little bitty kiddy toothbrush to get in the tight corners and the back teeth - and said thorough brushing will do amazing things. Which is true, of course.

Even so - I'm going to buy a waterpik tonight!

Having had brackets for only 2 weeks, as my teeth move, I find sometimes I simply can't get the floss in between certain teeth. Plus - talk about annoying and difficult using the threaders.

#10 Post by **Lyn** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:54 am

I bought myself a waterpik last week . . . though I still haven't mastered it yet. What do you do with all that water in your mouth. It's like WHOA - turn off the machine, spit - and repeat 15 times.....

Is there an easier way???

#11 Post by **OceanGirl** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:05 pm

Lyn wrote:I bought myself a waterpik last week . . . though I still haven't mastered it yet. What do you do with all that water in your mouth. It's like WHOA - turn off the machine, spit - and repeat 15 times.....

Is there an easier way???

All I do now is lean over the sink with my mouth half open and let the water flow out. When it gets too much for my mouth I just turn it off, spit, turn it back on and way to go again. I usually don't have to turn it off much as most of it spills out by leaning over the sink.