Re: Glide Floss Threader -- Orthodontic and Dental Product Reviews

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Subject: Re: Glide Floss Threader

Author:
peter zammetti

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Date Posted: 07:34:30 03/26/06 Sun
In reply to: Lynn 's message, "Glide Floss Threader" on 01:18:44 11/03/02 Sun

>I remember what I thought the first time the dental
>assistant showed me how to floss my braces: "Uugh, I
>need to do THAT every day?!"
>
>At first I used a plastic floss threading needle. It
>worked well but I hated having to tie the floss onto
>it (especially when it kept slipping off).
>
>Then I found Glide Floss Threaders in the drug store.
>What a neat invention! Because my contacts are so
>tight, I have been using Glide floss for years, even
>before I got braces. I know that some dentists say
>that it doesn't strip the plaque off the teeth as well
>as regular floss. But if your contacts are really
>tight, Glide is a Godsend! Glide is made of a
>Mylar-type substance. It takes a LOT to shred this
>stuff, and it doesn't hurt your gums like thicker
>floss.
>
>Glide Floss Threader is basically a length of Glide
>floss with a very stiff end. It is floss and a
>threader in one, and it eliminates the need for the
>plastic threading needle.
>
>I have found this product to be very easy and
>convenient. Each strand of floss is packaged
>individually, which makes it easy to transport. The
>downside is that this product is more expensive than
>regular floss - about $6.00 US for a box of 30
>strands. However, I am willing to pay the price for
>the convenience that this product provides.
>
>I do wish they'd make the stiff end a bit stiffer. By
>the time you are finished flossing all of your teeth
>(especially the difficult back molars), the stiff end
>begins to bend a bit. This is where the old-fashioned
>plastic threaders outshine the Glide threader. But
>generally it isn't a big problem and the Glide
>threader does a good job.
>
>If you're willing to pay the extra money for this
>product, go for it. It's really convenient!
htgt12@yahoo.com Had my first bridge put in and have a q for anyone to email me...i know about floss and threaders and now the two in ones...why if they havent, just made the normal spool of thread but every 18 inches they harden it with wax this might be easyier to use and cheaper to manufacture...is there a such thing?htgt12@yahoo.com

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