The best investment I've ever made for my dental health was a Waterpik Dental Water Jet. I have the WP-60 model. I hadn't been to the dentist in over a year and was dreading it because I hadn't been flossing regularly, and the last time I'd been there, the hygienist took those number readings that they do, and I was in the 4-5-6 range. Which is not great.
So I bought this appliance around Christmas time 2005, and when I went in for my appointment in February or March 2006, after using the Waterpik almost every night in the meantime, I had measurements in the 3 range. Which is pretty good. Plus, as long as I continue to use it faithfully, my teeth have that smooth, clean, just-had-a-teeth-cleaning feel to them. And the dental hygienist has a lot less plaque to remove.
I've had really good checkups since I started using it. No more scoldings from the dental hygienist!!! No more guilt about not flossing.
I highly recommend it. Just start slow to get used to it, and don't do it more than once a day.
Faith
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