GUM Easy Flossers Cool Mint Flavor with Vitamin E & Fluoride, 30 Pieces

Floss picks hold a short length of floss in a small plastic handle, so you can use them with one hand and without winding string around your fingers. Dentists generally consider string floss slightly more thorough, but that comparison misses the point for most people.

The floss that gets used every day beats the floss that stays in the drawer. If string flossing is fiddly enough that you skip it, picks are the better choice, and they make the back teeth far more reachable.

Specs

• Type: Pre-threaded floss picks
• Pack size: 30 picks
• Flavour: Cool mint
• Contains: Vitamin E, fluoride
• Brand: GUM

Benefits

• One-handed use makes the back teeth reachable, which is where string floss is hardest
• No winding string around fingers, which is the part most people find fiddly
• Small enough to keep in a bag, a car or a desk drawer
• Daily cleaning between the teeth matters more than which method you use to do it
• Gum disease starts between the teeth, where a brush cannot reach at all

How to Use

• Slide the floss gently between two teeth. Do not snap it down onto the gum
• Curve it against the side of each tooth and move it up and down
• Rinse the pick between gaps, or use a fresh one
• Use once daily, ideally before brushing at night
• Some bleeding when you first start is common and usually settles within a week or two
• See a dentist if bleeding continues beyond that, or if gums are sore or receding