Oral irrigators or water flossers are a very useful addition to one’s oral hygiene and care routine. Brushing your teeth twice a day is as great and essential as regular flossing is. Therefore, the use of a flosser whether an oral irrigator or a traditional dental floss is as significant in your daily routine as brushing is. None of these oral care solutions can replace each other because of their significance individually.
When it comes to flossing, both an water flosser and a string floss work differently but serve the same purpose somehow. In some contexts, and conditions, an oral irrigator functions better than a regular floss. Whereas in other cases, string floss serves better than an oral irrigator. In this blog, we will observe the pros and cons of both of these flossing methods and compare them on the basis of their benefits for oral hygiene and care as well as liabilities in order to reach a reasonable justification.
Dental floss if used with the proper intensity of moving up and down removes plagues from the surface of teeth more effectively as the chronic plague needs proper scrapping and scrubbing than just high-pressured water to uproot it that the oral irrigator offers. However, a water flosser is best at removing the extracted residual of plague.
Water flossers are safer to use on sensitive skin and irritated spaces of your mouth as these are less painful than string floss.
String flossing requires a lot of effort to get effective outcomes but through oral irrigators, one can get great results without any hassle.
Water flossers are a comfortable option for flossing for arthritis patients. String flossing is a difficult process that requires persistent motion which makes it difficult to use for people with dexterity issues.
People with periodontal disease cannot achieve satisfactory results from string flossing rather an oral irrigator serves better for them as the water stream can easily reach 7mm periodontal pockets below the gum line.
Water flossers offer a refreshing sensation in your buccal area due to the water involvement in the process. In contrast, string flossing usually ends up hurting gums.
Unlike string flossing, the flossing process with an oral irrigator is mess-free.
String flossing is quite inexpensive compared to flossing with oral irrigators.
String flossing is free from any hassle of battery charging.
String Flossing is pocket-friendly and takes far less space than an oral irrigator.
String flossing does not provide full oral care coverage due to its inaccessibility to every corner of the mouth. Comparatively, water flossers because of their multiple-sized and shaped heads are proven to be helpful for complete oral health and hygiene.
In the context of the pros and cons of both a water flosser and a traditionally used dental string floss and clinical studies conducted to assess patients satisfaction percentage from both types of flossers, we can conclude that although oral irrigators are more effective and cater to more oral hygiene solutions plus being an only better solution in most of the cases, string flossing still has its pros that can make it irreplaceable. Therefore, using both types of flossing alongside whether it is water flossing or the use of a regular floss, would be more justifiable.
In case of bleeding gingivitis, periodontal disease, arthritis as well as sensitive skin, BOLT water flosser is your solo friends. If you have none of such concerns, adding both of these flossing methods side by side to your routine would bring magical results to your daily oral hygiene.
