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Any thoughts on the environmental impact on floss vs using and disposing these brushes once a week? I use dental floss regularly, but I have been thinking that

Any thoughts on the environmental impact on floss vs using and disposing these brushes once a week? I use dental floss regularly, but I have been thinking that it's sure odd that I throw away little pieces of (what I think is) plastic everyday without thinking twice about it.

dctoedt 8y ago
> Any thoughts on the environmental impact on floss vs using and disposing these brushes once a week? I'm guessing that to a first approximation it's probably a wash, or very close to it — and the brushes might even be better than floss in terms of total weight and volume of plastic per week. (I haven't tried measuring either quantity.)
MegaButts 8y ago
While certainly a larger initial investment, if disposable waste if your concern you should try a waterpik. https://www.amazon.com/Waterpik-Accepted-WP-660-Aquarius-Flosser/dp/B00HFQQ0VU?th=1 https://www.amazon.com/Waterpik-Accepted-WP-660-Aquarius-Flo... They work great, it's roughly as good as flossing (depending on who you ask it's worse or better), and it's easy with nothing to throw away. There are cheaper models as well, that's just the one I have and it works great.
- pacala 8y ago
  My dentist is adamant that waterpik is not a substitute for flossing, rather a solid bonus.