We all brush our teeth, but very few of us clean between our teeth. If you don’t like to floss, you’re not alone. Statistics show that only about 12 percent of us floss daily. Apparently, pulling a string between our teeth to remove debris is just too cumbersome for most of us.

If you struggle with flossing, there is a high-tech solution: An oral irrigator — a device that flushes away food particles between your teeth with a jet stream of pulsating water. It’s great for those who want fresh breath and clean mouths. In other words, the whole family!

Top 4 reasons you should use an Oral Irrigator every day

1. Blast away elusive, threatening plaque.

The spaces between our teeth are the perfect place for plaque accumulation
— especially toward the back of our mouths between molars and premolars
where it’s more difficult to reach with a toothbrush. Bacteria find refuge in these
hard-to-reach spots where it can mature and flourish, without disruption from
brushing. Since we don’t have flip-top heads for better access, irrigating is the
most effective way to seek out and blast away hidden bacteria.

2. Nourish your body from the inside, out

Ignore your gums and you could be inviting serious trouble. An estimated 75
percent of adults have some degree of gum disease, which may actually raise
the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. That pulsating stream of water
shooting from the irrigator tip is doing more than washing away debris. It is
actually massaging your gums, which makes them more robust and healthy.

3. Promote face-to-face fresh breath.

Cosmetic dental work looks fantastic but brings its own challenges. Crowns,
bridges and braces often harbor debris that is inaccessible to even the finest
toothbrush or floss. This debris causes bad breath and sometimes gingivitis as
pockets of bacteria form. Oral irrigators remove this debris and leave your breath
fresher while reducing the likelihood of gum disease. Because irrigators reach
areas a toothbrush can’t, they are ideal for cleaning around crowns, bridgework,
implants and braces.

4. It’ll make your hygienist — and you — happy.

Let’s face it. Nobody likes to sit in a dental chair with their mouth wide open. Daily
irrigation is another line of defense against periodontal disease that keeps mouths
healthy. Come check-up time, this can definitely cut back the length of time you’re stuck in
the hygienist’s hot seat!

In closing:

Adding Oral Irrigation to your dental routine ensures you are optimizing your
dental home care routine. The key word here is “routine.” Following an office visit and
a lecture from your dental professional, chances are you’ll floss and irrigate — for
a day or two. But most of us soon fall into the same old old habits. Make irrigating a
routine. You’ll love the way it makes your mouth feel.

*Note: Oral irrigation is only one component of a complete dental home care program. Patients are also recommended to perform a thorough tooth brushing, tongue scraping, and rinse with Oxyfresh Antimicrobial Mouthrinse, along with maintaining regular dental check-ups.

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