I'm sure there's others who do too.

I've been thinking of how I can get away with not doing it.

Now, I might be making this up, but I'm sure I read or heard somewhere that using a "Water Pik" ( I think its technically called an 'oral irrigator") is just as good, if not better than flossing. There's SOME reason I've been asking for one for the last 2 Christmas's.... some one tell me it's true!

Mandi

Ah - see I thought the waterpick was just as good if not better. I got one and it was so much easier... but alas, the dentist tells me it's like driving through a carwash... not everything comes off. Better than not flossing though!

I too hate flossing. Its a pain in my a$$. My mouth is too small and my hands too big and arrrrgghhh. I did try the Reach flosser tho, you put these little plastic floss things on it use it and pop them out. Its kinda like a tooth brush with just the flossy thing on the end so it is easier to use and get back in there. Now if I would just do it every day faithfully I'd be getting somewhere. Give it a try.

lol... yeah, I had one of those too. I've had a few different flossing gadgets, I have a "hummingbird" flossing thingy, which I thought was cool, but... it's all flossing, just tech-ed up a bit. It's not that I can't floss or it's difficult... I just really do not like to do it AT ALL! I think I'm gonna give a Waterpik a try.

My name is Mandi, and I'm a try-and-if-I-don't-like-it-return-and-say-its-broken-aholic. :kev:

Ah - see I thought the waterpick was just as good if not better. I got one and it was so much easier... but alas, the dentist tells me it's like driving through a carwash... not everything comes off. Better than not flossing though!

Hmmm... I think not brushing, and just using mouth wash is like driving your car through a car wash. I think using a waterpik and brushing would be like washing your car yourself at one of those pay places that have the high pressure hose, but going all out and using the foaming brush too! :confused: lol

ok, the DW works at a dental office and she tells me that you don't have to floss all of your teeth..........just the ones that you want to keep.:faint:

Randy~

Love that comment! My father is a dentist and said basically the same thing. I hate it, too, but he's convinced me that it's a necessity.

Emily

The reach flosser has made it much easier for me to floss, especially around my wisdom teeth.

Vines you still have your wisdom teeth??? Awwww is that why you are so wise?... hehehe

I hate flossing.. but I do it everyday and brush my teeth 3-4 times a day... 1 min. on each side!!! anything less.. you are just massaging the bacteria.. not killing it LOL just the way i look at it!

I was just thinking how I've dropped off on the flossing. I feel like btw taking my calcium supplement, drinking my fiber powder, working out 1/2 hour a day, reading to each of my 4 children 20 minutes a day, mosturizing, cleansing and toning my face, let alone working, taking care of the family, commuting 1.5 hours, and sleeping 7 hours -- what else are we supposed to do DAILY ........and how many hours are in that day??????? Well I guess somethings gotta give!

Water Piks are great! I hate flossing too, so I'm glad someone else admitted it. I use the Polish Water Pick every day in addition to Lysterine and brushing. I use the pulsating shower massage on all my teeth when I shower.

I use the reach flosser EVERY morning and EVERY night. EVERY member and I mean EVERY member of my family have false teeth and I don't want to go there! Mom, Dad and Both brothers had Really Really bad teeth for lots of years. Now all have false teeth.

I brush with a vibrating tooth brush (God, I keep thinking of the thread where someone used the vibrating tooth brush for something very personal ) Then rince with Lysterine for 1+ min. then use the Flosser. then use lysterine again. OMG I sound like a fanatic don't I? I think I'll go brush again!!

Crystal, I also have my wisdom teeth still. and I'm 42.

ah man.....I thought this was a thread about thongs!

oh well!

My dentist likes for me to use Gum brushes found at Walmart. They are like little toothpicks with a little brush on them. I love them. I just use them and throw them away. They seem to do a much better job than floss. I just spent a fortune having all my dental work finished and my teeth bleached. That is the ultimate...those sparkling teeth. You really want to keep them looking that way. I had smoked for years and quit 5 years ago, so the dentist said they should stay this way. They made me little trays to do touchups every now and then with Zoom.

With all the dental work I've had over the years, flossing is next to impossible. I use these plastic toothpicks that are curved on one end, and clean my teeth with that while I'm watching the late news. All my dental people say whatever I've been doing, keep it up! My son swears by his Sonicare

I was also going to mention the plastic toothpicks! I love them, since they can be used with one hand (i.e., while driving or on the phone), ergo, after every meal. I have a little thing of them in my purse.

My dentist also said "whatever you're doing, keep it up!" which surprises me because I'm not really doing much. I'm the daughter of a dentist but am not as anal about toothcare as I should be. I have a Sonicare toothbrush (and I'm never giving it up!) but only use it once a day, and I only use Listerine in the morning for about 10 seconds. Whoever invented those plastic toothpicks is probably the person to thank for my clean teeth!!