Mayo Clinic: Oral Irrigators Should Not Replace Brushing, Flossing.

The Mayo Clinic (2/18, Carr) “Healthy Lifestyle” blog considers whether flossing or an oral irrigator is more effective for cleaning “the tight spaces between the teeth.” Although oral irrigators can be effective in removing food particles from teeth, Mayo Clinic advises oral irrigators not replace brushing and flossing, still the most effective oral hygiene tools. Mayo Clinic advises, “If plain dental floss gets stuck in your teeth, use the waxed variety. If you have a hard time handling dental floss, try a floss holder.” 

Fun Facts about Flossing:

1. Flossing Less than half of Americans floss daily; with men flossing less than women.
2. Brushing your teeth without flossing is like only washing 70% of your body.
3. Dental floss was first manufactured in 1882 and was made of silk. 
4. In 1994 a prison inmate in West Virginia braided floss into a rope, scaled a wall and escaped.