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"If there were a device I could put in my mouth and in 30 seconds everything were flossed"... I think what you're looking for is dental floss.

AlexCoventry 10y ago
If it takes you less than a minute to floss you're probably doing it wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PreNWWOYfI#t=32s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PreNWWOYfI#t=32s
- gohrt 10y ago
  Eh, flossing is a placebo anyway.
  - tempestn 10y ago
    I can't attest to whether it helps prevent cavities or gum disease or whatever, given regular dental visits. I can say though that I used to rarely floss, and since I started flossing daily a few years ago, my teeth remain noticeably smoother and cleaner feeling between dentist visits, and require considerably less scraping when I'm there.
  - rndstr 10y ago
    I don't know about you but I can tell how important flossing is by the amount of blood that comes out of my mouth the longer I take a break from flossing
- tempestn 10y ago
  With a little bit of practice you can easily do it as demonstrated there in under a minute.
- teddyh 10y ago
  I think you mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRivxlG8Bmc#t=25s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRivxlG8Bmc#t=25s
- Raphmedia 10y ago
  Some people's teeth are so messed up that flossing is a puzzle. "Right angle there, diagonal between those two teeth, curve a bit there, go backward there"...
CamperBob2 10y ago
Actually what you're looking for would be a waterflosser. The trick is not forcing yourself to use it, it's not getting addicted to it.
- akvadrako 10y ago
  When I've looked into waterflossers the evidence wasn't strong that they actually work. Then again, neither is it for flossing at all.
  - CamperBob2 10y ago
    It's one of those things you have to try for yourself, I think. The evidence in my case is very much apparent when I'm in the chair getting poked by my hygienist. The waterflosser is more effective at maintaining my gum health than floss ever was, with a p-value amounting to a floating-point denormal. I have a feeling that if the truth were to come out, the effectiveness of flossing would turn out to be entirely dependent on tooth spacing or some other individual characteristic. If so, that may be true for the waterjet gadgets as well. But it seems less likely.

AlexCoventry 10y ago

If it takes you less than a minute to floss you're probably doing it wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PreNWWOYfI#t=32s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PreNWWOYfI#t=32s

gohrt 10y ago
Eh, flossing is a placebo anyway.
- tempestn 10y ago
  I can't attest to whether it helps prevent cavities or gum disease or whatever, given regular dental visits. I can say though that I used to rarely floss, and since I started flossing daily a few years ago, my teeth remain noticeably smoother and cleaner feeling between dentist visits, and require considerably less scraping when I'm there.
- rndstr 10y ago
  I don't know about you but I can tell how important flossing is by the amount of blood that comes out of my mouth the longer I take a break from flossing
tempestn 10y ago
With a little bit of practice you can easily do it as demonstrated there in under a minute.
teddyh 10y ago
I think you mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRivxlG8Bmc#t=25s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRivxlG8Bmc#t=25s
Raphmedia 10y ago
Some people's teeth are so messed up that flossing is a puzzle. "Right angle there, diagonal between those two teeth, curve a bit there, go backward there"...

CamperBob2 10y ago

Actually what you're looking for would be a waterflosser. The trick is not forcing yourself to use it, it's not getting addicted to it.

akvadrako 10y ago
When I've looked into waterflossers the evidence wasn't strong that they actually work. Then again, neither is it for flossing at all.
- CamperBob2 10y ago
  It's one of those things you have to try for yourself, I think. The evidence in my case is very much apparent when I'm in the chair getting poked by my hygienist. The waterflosser is more effective at maintaining my gum health than floss ever was, with a p-value amounting to a floating-point denormal. I have a feeling that if the truth were to come out, the effectiveness of flossing would turn out to be entirely dependent on tooth spacing or some other individual characteristic. If so, that may be true for the waterjet gadgets as well. But it seems less likely.