Why is regular floss better then floss picks?

Question

I see all these people on yahoo saying floss picks are a waste of money and they dont work, but i dont see the difference between the two. One is just string, the other is string on a stick thats more convenient. And floss picks arent expensive, ive been using them for a month and its like 3 dollars for 40 of them. So i just want to know what the difference is and if i should switch to regular floss.

Answer 1

I find that the floss pic don't wrap around the tooth like you are supposed to. Ideally you would form a complete "C" around the tooth and go up and down to completely clean the tooth. The floss pic just don't have the "give" to get around the tooth adequately.

but for the people who aren't gonna floss at all, but will if they use the picks... then at least something is better than nothing

Answer 2

floss picks have strings that are in a set position, so they only go in one direction in your mouth because they aren't able to curve around the edges of your teeth.

With regular floss, you can bend the string, so you can clean not just the center of your gaps, but around them.  I use regular floss for that reason:  you get more clean out of them.

Answer 3

No difference, especially if money means nothing.

Answer 4

The only advice I can give you is what two dentists have told me. Don't use waxed floss it is not as effective as non waxed floss. Happy Flossing Nuts I like waxed floss better.  Bob