For those of us unfortunate enough to have spent time in the dentist chair recently, there's likely one thing they told you to work on and that's flossing. We all hate it, but there's no denying the benefits of clearing out the gunk between your teeth, spaces that even the most adept electric toothbrushes simply cannot reach. But the old combo of sawing some fluoride thread or interdental brushes along your gums are over (although they are still effective and recommended). For those who’d rather have something more convenient though, we've entered the era of electric-power. Welcome to a future that now includes the best water flossers.
Wielding the dexterity and power of an electric jet stream, powerful tools like cordless flossers blast warm water into those hard-to-reach areas with all manner of different pressure settings to give you that squeaky-clean smile that'll make your hygienist proud. Even just a cursory water flow blast along your gum line and between your teeth can make all the difference to your oral health, combatting bad breath, gingivitis and a build-up of dental plaque that can damage your teeth and send you to an expensive and painful trip to the dentist. Grinning with excitement? Good. We've rounded up our favourite water flossers below to help guide you towards your dream oral cleansing.
Waterpik Waterflosser Cordless Plus
Like any bit of specialist grooming kit, it's easy to just throw money at a flosser by opting for the most expensive model going – especially if you want to keep your teeth in great shape for the long run. Thankfully, Waterpik's Waterflosser Cordless Plus is proof that you can get a great wireless model, with plenty of oomph behind it, for an affordable price. It might look like some scary bit of kit you find on your dentist's table, but it'll treat your gums as though they're royalty. And isn't that what you're here for?
Waterpik Whitening Water Flosser
Its corded nature might throw a spanner in the works when travelling, but Waterpik's socket-powered water flosser is mighty powerful, with the added benefit of having built-in support for whitening tablets. Claiming to restore your teeth's natural whiteness in just four weeks, it comfortably kills two birds with one stone.
Fairywill Water Flosser
Fairwill's bundle serves up a cordless water flosser with a capacious 300ml tank, along with a generous selection of eight extra tips. It comes with a USB charging cable for convenience too, with different colour options to suit your taste. For £25, you'll struggle to find better value for money.
Oral-B Aquacare 6 Pro
Oral-B’s entry focuses on a more gentle approach, removing food between teeth, gums and braces without irritating. It does this by utilising the company's Oxyjet Technology, which enriches the stream of water with micro-fine bubbles of air. This not only makes the resulting stream less irritable to sensitive gums, but it also improves the cleaning power. Win-win.
It has a large selection of different cleaning modes too, with six different modes and three intensity settings to help you dial in your perfect clean. There's also an On-Demand mode, which lets you have greater control of the stream, letting you release the water jet only when you need it. In other words, a manual mode. Fully cordless for easy manoeuvrability and compact enough for chucking into a suitcase, it's got plenty going for it.
A few Amazon reviewers knock this model off as being too gentle, mind, so while it’s great for those worried about their very sensitive teeth, you might want a more powerful model if you’re an experienced user. Its water tank capacity isn't the largest around either, even by cordless water flosser standards. Still, it fills the niche of cleaning your teeth without causing irritation, making it a worthy contender on our list.
Started my career in Automotive Journalism in 2015. Even though I'm a pharmacist, hanging around cars all the time has created a passion for the automotive industry since day 1.
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