Floss Popper? Anyone?
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Floss Popper? Anyone?
Has anyone's ortho ever given them a Floss Popper? If so, did it do the job well and make flossing any easier?
I'm the owner/admin of this site. Had ceramic uppers, metal lowers ~3 years in my early 40's. Now in Hawley retainers at night!
floss popper?
whats a floss popper?
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I've read about them on other webpages, about orthos giving them out, but I have no idea what it is either.
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The Flosspopper (one word) is great. I used one the whole time I had braces. I tried threading once, and I can totally understand why some kids just don't floss when they have braces (yuck!). I could honestly floss my entire mouth in 1 minute. There's a picture of one here:
http://www.practicon.com/modperl/practi ... bcat_id=41
The small support fits behind the arch wire and in front of the teeth. The larger support holds the floss behind the teeth.
You first slide the small support behind the arch wire with the floss loose. Once in place, you can pull on the take up end of the floss and it "pops" the floss into place between your teeth. You can then floss like normal, scraping either tooth. When you're done, you just slide the Flosspopper out of the space and move on.
I got so hooked on using this this tool to floss, I continued using it for about a year after getting my braces off. I would've went crazy without it while I had braces. Not flossing isn't an option in my book, I think that's quite disgusting. So I would've been one of those people you spends 15 minutes threading each space. What a pain in the butt!
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask me. Oh, and if you Google it as "Flosspopper", one word, you will find a few sites with the product.
http://www.practicon.com/modperl/practi ... bcat_id=41
The small support fits behind the arch wire and in front of the teeth. The larger support holds the floss behind the teeth.
You first slide the small support behind the arch wire with the floss loose. Once in place, you can pull on the take up end of the floss and it "pops" the floss into place between your teeth. You can then floss like normal, scraping either tooth. When you're done, you just slide the Flosspopper out of the space and move on.
I got so hooked on using this this tool to floss, I continued using it for about a year after getting my braces off. I would've went crazy without it while I had braces. Not flossing isn't an option in my book, I think that's quite disgusting. So I would've been one of those people you spends 15 minutes threading each space. What a pain in the butt!
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask me. Oh, and if you Google it as "Flosspopper", one word, you will find a few sites with the product.
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Thanks Fyzixnerd, I'll look this up now that I know how to search for itfyzixnerd wrote:The Flosspopper (one word) is great. I used one the whole time I had braces. I tried threading once, and I can totally understand why some kids just don't floss when they have braces (yuck!). I could honestly floss my entire mouth in 1 minute. There's a picture of one here:
http://www.practicon.com/modperl/practi ... bcat_id=41
The small support fits behind the arch wire and in front of the teeth. The larger support holds the floss behind the teeth.
You first slide the small support behind the arch wire with the floss loose. Once in place, you can pull on the take up end of the floss and it "pops" the floss into place between your teeth. You can then floss like normal, scraping either tooth. When you're done, you just slide the Flosspopper out of the space and move on.
I got so hooked on using this this tool to floss, I continued using it for about a year after getting my braces off. I would've went crazy without it while I had braces. Not flossing isn't an option in my book, I think that's quite disgusting. So I would've been one of those people you spends 15 minutes threading each space. What a pain in the butt!
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask me. Oh, and if you Google it as "Flosspopper", one word, you will find a few sites with the product.
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I'm thinking about carrying it. I might actually get a bunch and give them away to a few people to see if they work well. I don't want to sell something that doesn't really work. We have one good story (above) from a reader, and so far, that's encouraging!
I'm always looking for helpful gadgets or products. If any of you ever come across something you really like, let me know. There are some things I can't properly evaluate since my teeth are now naked!![wink :wink:](./images/smilies/wink.gif)
I'm always looking for helpful gadgets or products. If any of you ever come across something you really like, let me know. There are some things I can't properly evaluate since my teeth are now naked!
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I'm the owner/admin of this site. Had ceramic uppers, metal lowers ~3 years in my early 40's. Now in Hawley retainers at night!