- Flossing is one of those things
that none of us really enjoy.
It's one of those jobs you kind of have to do
to maintain the health of your teeth and gums.
And there's a lot of talk as to whether flossing does
indeed have any longterm benefits.
But most dental professionals would still suggest
that you should floss to protect your teeth and gums
and ensure ongoing, good oral health.
We've been testing this, the Phillips, Sonicare AirFloss,
an innovative way that could help you change the way
that you floss your teeth with more ease
and make the whole process more enjoyable.
We've been testing this for a few weeks,
so I'm here to give you my thoughts, feedback
and opinion on this electric flosser.
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So the Sonicare AirFloss is a little bit different
to your traditional string floss.
This uses a mixture of water and air
and it projects it at speed in between your teeth and gums
and does the same job essentially
as a normal piece of string floss,
but rather than fiddling in to the back of your teeth
and in between the gaps, you simply place the tip
of this nozzle in between your teeth and gums,
press the trigger and away you go.
So, it's quite a big unit overall,
it's bigger than an electric toothbrush,
but actually, when you consider it,
although on first impressions it's quite big,
it's okay to hold in the hand, it's not too big,
there's some grips up here around the top part of it,
but it's a little bit bulbous, it'd be nice
if it's skinnier, but then it's got an internal battery.
It's got a water tank, and it's got to have the internal part
to allow this to take the water stored in this compartment
and push it out through the nozzle.
So, we've got a green power button here on the flosser
that has an LED notification light
that comes on to show you the battery's status.
There's a battery in here that'll give you
up to two weeks of use from this flosser
and this battery status icon will flash yellow
when the power is low.
It charges via a standard sort of charging stand
that comes provided in the box,
it can take 24 hours to charge this up.
So, the battery's all built into the lower half
of the unit and it's at the top half of the unit
where we have the little reservoir.
It's got a little cap on the front here
that you can probably see and that's where you fill it up
with either water or mouthwash, the choice is yours.
And that little reservoir will last you
for up to two flosses normally.
You've got the grip running 'round the top part
of the flosser here and then you've got the trigger button
on the top.
And when the flosser is powered on,
you can press this once to send a jet of water
and mixture of air out through the tip here
and it pushes in at high pressure into your mouth
or you can press and hold for a continuous burst.
There's a gap in between each burst,
just enough for you to move it in between your teeth
and at, or on that autonomous mode
where you press and hold, you can floss your teeth
in as little as 30 seconds and it's really easy.
The nozzle on here is interchangeable,
it does actually pull off.
This lasts for six months as opposed to three months
with a normal toothbrush head,
so it lasts a little bit longer.
Now, the RRP of this is some 80 pounds,
but typically you're going to find it for about 55 to 60.
There is a Pro version of this flosser
which has an RRP of 100, but you can typically pick it up
for about 80 pounds.
The primary difference between the two,
there's a little bit of size and design differences,
but the Pro has a different burst mode,
so rather than just one burst, you can have it do one,
two or three bursts as well as the continuous mode as well.
I've been really impressed with this.
I didn't think that I was going to like it as much as I did
and although it's expensive working out,
around about 7P per day to use over a three year period,
it transforms the way you floss your teeth.
I really like the Wisdom interdental flosser
that I use on a daily basis, but this is super easy.
Now you may wish to use this as part of a brushing routine
and still use floss to get to some places
if you psychologically feel
that the floss is going to get in between,
but I've been really surprised
at how this gadget has changed the way I floss,
how I see it, and it's a really enjoyable experience,
it's easy, the only real downside apart from the cost
of the actual unit is the fact that this reservoir
only holds enough for two flosses,
and it's a little bit fiddly to fill up
when you've got to get the cap open like that,
get it under the tap and put water or mouthwash in,
but I'm being a little bit picky.
So, this is quite an interesting one to look at,
that's my thoughts and opinions on it,
there's a full written review over at electricteeth.co.uk.
Until next time, thanks for watching.
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