Dental floss and oral irrigators are two of the most common tools for cleaning your teeth. But which one provides the best cleaning results? Dental floss is a traditional method used to remove plaque ...

Editor’s note: This column ran first in the Aug. 18, 2005, issue of The Cambrian. Our dentist told us for years that, if we were dedicated about using a “dental irrigator,” we might keep our teeth a ...

Health company Proclaim is seeking dental professionals to try its Custom-Jet Oral Irrigator, which aims to give users a 360° deep cleaning at home. Every irrigator, which is custom made with a ...

We updated this article in April 2023 to add more information about each featured product, based on extensive research done by our team. There’s nothing like the gleam of bright, white, clean teeth ...

Sir, I was pleased to read your articles in the GSK Oral Health Report of October 2004, which I thought were useful. You are well aware that periodontal problems have an increasing relevance in modern ...

If you’d like to step up your dental hygiene but are no fan of traditional floss, consider investing in an oral irrigator instead. It’s never been easier to get a deep cleaning in the comfort of your ...

Medically reviewed by Edmund Khoo, DDS Key Takeaways Calcium deposits on teeth, known as tartar, need to be removed by a ...

Flossing is a pain, both literally and figuratively. For years dentists have been trying to convince people of how essential flossing is, and for years we’ve heard how people still aren’t flossing ...

Sir, I must concur with P. T. Blenkinsopp's letter (BDJ 2005; 198: 385) regarding the ready availability and promotion of dental irrigators in the UK. At the BDA Conference in 2004, Dr Philip ...