This is a great piece of kit if, like me, you don’t like flossing with tape or flossing sticks. My dentist recommended getting a flosser due to me not paying enough attention to between the teeth. After looking around I decided to go for this due to the limited settings on the portable handheld ones with built in reservoirs. I’m glad I did. It’s easy to set up and has plenty of attachments to deal with gums, braces, crowns etc. The variable power is good as it enables you to adjust it to suit the sensitivity of your gums. I’d suggest starting on a low setting and gradually increasing to a comfortable setting which is powerful enough to get stubborn food particles out from between the teeth. Do this for each of the attachments as it one setting isn’t suitable for all the attachments. After using it the first time, my mouth felt fresher and my teeth cleaner after I’d brushed my teeth. Just remember to empty the reservoir and I also let the water from the hose drain so as not to find water sitting on the sink unit after use. The only downside is that it is a little noisy and, although possible, not something you’d want to stick in a suitcase when travelling.

 

I am in my sixties, have all my teeth, apart from Wisdom Teeth, but have a number of deep periodontal pockets. I’ve managed to repulse severe gingivitis in the past with four times daily corsodyl but now need some kind of waterjet device to ward off bleeding gums. I’ve had several of the smaller, re-chargeable ones where you remove a rubber plug and plug in a charger then replace the rubber plug. Unfortunately, none of them have lasted more than a few months. About six months back, one of my pockets became more troublesome and started bleeding all the time. My rechargeable waterjet was able to increase the bleeding but did not improve the condition. I re- introduced corsodyl, was already using interdental brushes and introduced Corsodyl tooth paste. All to no avail. Then the waterjet device broke. I was getting resigned to an impending extraction.

I bought the Pik as a last resort thinking it was very unlikely to make any difference. In the unlikely event that it would save the tooth, I expected it to take at least a couple of weeks.

It arrived yesterday.

Last night, I introduced it to my regime: Interdental brush, brush teeth with Sonicare and Corsodyl toothpaste, use the Pik, rinse with Corsodyl.

I started the Pik on the lowest setting, increasing to find the highest comfortable setting. In my case, 6. All the teeth/gums felt fine but my bad spot bled like mad. Not a few spots but the water leaving my mouth was bloody. I also used the Pocket attachment on the lowest setting, as directed.

I repeated the regime this morning and to my absolute astonishment, NO BLOOD! For quite a few months, I could hold my tongue over the bad bit and suck. Quite s lot of blood would come out and spittle was very bloody. Today, no taste of blood! This is really astonishing.

I will continue as I am and in a week or two try removing the Corsodyl toothpaste and mouthwash. I am confident that I will no longer need them.

I’ll update this review in a month or so.

If you are having problems with bleeding gums or just want avoid these problems, I highly recommend this device!

Good luck!

 

I used the quick guide to set up the Waterpik but choosing the right jet tip took much longer! Three tips looked the same. So, I started with one ‘normal one’! Having digested some reviews and been made aware of settings and warnings, I started at level two, after the preliminary clean through at the highest setting straight into the basin. Moved to quickly level six, but that was about all I felt comfortable with. After using the first tankful, I carefully poured in another full tank from my measuring jug! Easier for me! The glosser definitely worked! Already, I had flossed carefully and brushed thoroughly, I thought, yet a long strand of grated carrot appeared in the basin! A few tiny bits of Brazil nut followed! Surprising!
Warnings- as per others, it hurt when I accidentally directed it in the gap between my gums and top lip so you have to be careful, but the shock very quickly makes one move it! Yes, it is an effective wall and mirror cleaner! Also, NB that you have to replace tips every three to six months though not sure why. Also, do not know the price of replacements.Concentrate, as it is a really powerful cleaner!
Difficulties – using it with the right hand with the machine on the right, as that is the side that the wiring is, I could not see the level of the water, that disappears quite quickly at high speeds, nor could I easily adjust the speed using the dial during cleaning. Had to turn it off at the handle which, personally, I do not find that easy with my personal problems. You both hear and sense that the tank is dry.
Tips – I found that holding my top jaw forward directed the runaway water down into the basin better as I did the backs of the front teeth and pulling the top jaw back helped when doing the fronts of them.
Summary – After two days! Totally addictive. My teeth were so clean that, as soon as I ate anything, my mouth felt awful! As someone who has struggled, depressingly, with trapped food under a crown bridge and between double teeth, the relief of rapidly and seemingly effortlessly flushing it out, instead of flossing conventionally, should be noted!! It can only be understood fully by someone with an armoury of interdental torture tools, flossing Y-shaped things that get trapped, floss that cuts delicate gums as it suddenly flies through the gap under pressure etc!!!!!
Absolutely thrilled, so far and will update if that changes.

 

Bought this for my Husband who had a implant installed a few years ago and has had nothing but trouble with it since. – constantly smells and tastes bad and is hot and angry even though he is forever flossing after meals and having excellent teeth and oral heath otherwise. He was skeptical it was going to improve things that was for sure, but even after first use he could see, taste, feel and smell instant benefit. One and a bit weeks on – BRILLIANT. His favorite thing to do now is say he is off to jet wash his tooth 🙂 He uses it twice a day, morning and night and cannot believe how good his mouth feels. The aggravation of the implant is gone. What always felt on fire and that he wanted to take to with pliers, now feels cool and clam. The awful smell and bad taste he experienced and was so self conscious about is gone. Instant improvement, he can hardly believe it. Would highly recommend to anyone. Worth every penny. Can’t understand any of the reviews that were negative. It just can’t not work, it’s brilliant. The only thing we think is OTT is all the different heads. He only uses the general purpose one, with max 9/10 setting. Does the job just fine, no need for the other ones really. I purchased a Skytronic Shaver Adaptor as we don’t have a shaving plug in the bathroom and use on the end of an extension cord. That is annoying, but more for the fact that I still can’t understand why they think people in the UK are going to electrocute themselves in the bathroom. Survived all my 30 years previously is Australia where plugs in bathroom are the norm and I somehow didn’t manage to mix water with electricity when doing my hair or brushing my teeth. Aside from that, brilliant little machine. FYI – I bought this powered one after reading battery / power issues being reduced on hand held ones. Obviously this is not really a travel model, so I would recommend this one for home, and we will most likely buy a hand held for when away.