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Subject: Re: How exactly do you use a water pik?

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drrick

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Date Posted: 13:25:35 08/19/04 Thu
In reply to: Kathy in VA 's message, "Re: How exactly do you use a water pik?" on 12:57:23 08/19/04 Thu

Use a low power setting too.

>You need to close your mouth a bit (but not all the
>way) around the pic - just keep your lips rather
>loose. Also, lean over the sink when you do it so
>that the water you're squirting in comes out. You will
>not be able to see your teeth during this process, but
>you should feel where the water jet is just fine.
>Hope this helps.
>
>
>>Recently at my last ortho appointment, the gum area
>>between my two front teeth bled when one of the teeth
>>was touched too hard. So my ortho decided to delay
>>the wire adjustment and told me to get a water pik to
>>improve gum health. I bought one recently, but can't
>>really figure out how to use it without spraying water
>>all over the place.
>>
>>I figure you're supposed to aim between teeth and not
>>directly at the gums. But for five seconds each?
>>That seems like a long time and my water reservoir is
>>really small. Also, whenever I use it, the water gets
>>sprayed all over.
>>
>>So...how exactly do you use a water pik?

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