Cost-effective floss...
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Cost-effective floss...
Went to the market to pick up floss threaders.
25-pack of threaders = $3.19
50-pack of Oral B Superfloss = $3.59
Per pack, the threaders are cheaper, but per use, Superfloss would be, unless I reuse threaders, which I wouldn't do with Superfloss. Do people usually reuse them??
25-pack of threaders = $3.19
50-pack of Oral B Superfloss = $3.59
Per pack, the threaders are cheaper, but per use, Superfloss would be, unless I reuse threaders, which I wouldn't do with Superfloss. Do people usually reuse them??
I use dental tape, not floss. It's a bit thicker. I use a threader to get to some teeth. I was given a pack of 10 threaders from my ortho and still have all of them. I don't slide those through me teeth, just under the wire. They don't really "get dirty", and I rinse them off when I'm done. The dental tape is about $3.50 here and I use that quite a bit.
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I use the Super Floss......I use one thread for both arches and then toss it. I found it so much easier than the threaders and regular floss. I pay about he same as the rest for the Super Floss and I figure for the short time I will have the braces on (21-27 months) it is definately worth the cost!
I think it cut my flossing time in about half when I started using the Super Floss.
The only issue I have had with the Super Floss is that occationally the hard end isn't hard all the way to the end and I have to cut the end to the hard part.
That is definately no reason to stop using it tho. With the time it saves me.....it doesn't make any difference to me if I have to cut it myself to the hard part!
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The only issue I have had with the Super Floss is that occationally the hard end isn't hard all the way to the end and I have to cut the end to the hard part.
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I no longer need floss threaders for my uppers. I'm sure that will change once the lower arch is braced. ![wink :wink:](./images/smilies/wink.gif)
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I use Oral-B Satin Floss. I found out that it has enough of a "curl" to it that I can thread it around my wires with very little trouble - boy, was I proud of myself when I learned that trick! I have to use a floss threader on the very back teeth occasionally, just depending on how dexterous I feel that day.
The best threader IMHO is Dentek. They are shorter than other threaders, and have a nice curve to them. I plan on using them for some of my crafts when I get done with my braces - they look like big plastic needles and I could use them with my weaving and knitting. :-)
So, I don't like the "premade" floss plus threader and the floss with the stiff ends. They are expensive as you pointed out, the floss itself isn't as nice as the Satin Floss, and the length of floss is always much longer than I use. Hope this helps you - just go back to the basics.
The best threader IMHO is Dentek. They are shorter than other threaders, and have a nice curve to them. I plan on using them for some of my crafts when I get done with my braces - they look like big plastic needles and I could use them with my weaving and knitting. :-)
So, I don't like the "premade" floss plus threader and the floss with the stiff ends. They are expensive as you pointed out, the floss itself isn't as nice as the Satin Floss, and the length of floss is always much longer than I use. Hope this helps you - just go back to the basics.
I too use Oral-B Satin Floss (or Satin Tape) with no floss threader. It's really nice. Before braces I sometimes used glide, but found that satin floss was even nicer (easier to get between tight teeth) and continued to use it upon getting braces.
The satin tape is more expensive than the satin floss because they give only half the length, but because it is about twice as wide (not thick) it doesn't stretch as much. With the tape, one piece does both arches always, but with the floss I sometimes need to use a second piece.
The satin tape is more expensive than the satin floss because they give only half the length, but because it is about twice as wide (not thick) it doesn't stretch as much. With the tape, one piece does both arches always, but with the floss I sometimes need to use a second piece.
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