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Healthy vs. Unhealthy Gums: A Visual Guide – Instafloss

WebHealthy gums will be a medium pink color at their base, and a pale, coral-pink color towards the tooth. They shouldn’t look swollen – the ridges of your teeth underneath should be slightly visible. They should hug the teeth tightly, which can be seen in the above image by how the gum smoothly tapers off onto the tooth.

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Instafloss: the 10 Second Floss

WebIncomplete Flossing. Your gums wrap all the way around each tooth, but traditional flossing methods only clean between the teeth, missing large areas between the teeth and gums uncleaned. Perfect in 10 Seconds. Instafloss aims for you and never misses a single spot -- delivering a perfect floss in under 10 seconds.

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The Surprising Truth About Flossing: Not What You Think

WebIf you have braces, you can use a floss threader or a water flosser. Water flossing is a more comfortable option than string and it is also more effective, since water can clean deeper into the sulcus than string can. If you are always too tired to floss or have trouble with proper technique, you can use Instafloss, a 10 second water floss that

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A Scientific Look at Water vs String Floss – Instafloss

WebUnsurprisingly, oral health has improved dramatically in that time. Flossing is a necessary component of the oral care routine. String has been shown to remove more plaque than brushing alone, be doubly as effective at reducing gingivitis than just brushing without flossing, aid in preventing gum disease , and reduce the depth of periodontal

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Instafloss vs Ontel Miracle Smile

WebThe water use in the Ontel Miracle Smile does not match the medical literature. If you compare the jets of the Instafloss and the Ontel Miracle Smile, you will notice that the Miracle Smile’s jets are much thinner. We measured the flow rate of the Ontel Miracle Smile and it was about 2 mL/s per jet. This is somewhere in the neighborhood of …

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Will Flossing Ever Stop Hurting

Web1. Use Proper Technique. How to use string floss without causing pain and bleeding gums: Start with an 18”-24” piece of floss. (If using a floss pick, you will obviously skip this step) Thread the floss between your teeth. If the gap is tight, it’s best to work the floss into it using a back and forth motion.

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FAQ: Answers to the Top Instafloss Questions

WebPeople with gum disease are two- to three-times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke. Pregnant women with gum disease are more likely to have preterm labor. Alzheimer’s, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, weight gain, and erectile dysfunction are all linked to gum health, most likely because of inflammation.

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The complete Guide to Sensitive Teeth and Gums – Instafloss

WebOne of the lesser known side effects of smoking and vaping is the fact that it damages and dries out your gums, over time this can lead to gum sensitivity as well as other oral health related issues, like tonsil stones. Tonsil stones can cause severely bad breath, so that’s another reason to limit smoking or vaping as much as possible.

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The 4 Best Ways to Floss With Braces (Updated 2021)

WebRun 5” of waxed floss through the loop of the floss threader. Using the single thread end of the floss threade, thread the floss through the space between your braces and your teeth. Remove the loop of the threader then floss as normal. Another option to consider is instead opting for super floss.

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The Complete History of Oral Irrigation (Water Flossing)

WebBuilding upon Dr. Moyer’s original hope to make caring for your gum health more accessible for the average person, Instafloss has pioneered a new type of water flosser: the multi-jet water flosser. Instafloss improves upon the single jet water flossers that WaterPik introduced the world to by speeding up the process of flossing and aiming for

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Instafloss vs Waterpik Everything You Need To Know

WebTo recap, the benefits of Instafloss when compared to Waterpik are: Speed: Instafloss takes only 10 seconds to do a complete floss vs Waterpik’s 2 minutes. Accuracy: Waterpik relies on you to trace your gumline on both sides while Instafloss aims for you. This results in an accurate floss every time. Convenience: Instafloss’ H-mouthpiece

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What’s the Point of Baby Teeth

WebThe health of our baby teeth sets the groundwork for the state of our adult teeth. Primary teeth have a much thinner and weaker enamel layer than adult teeth, which makes children more prone to cavities. If a child develops a cavity in one of their baby teeth, the tooth needs to be treated by getting a filling.

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Woven Dental Floss: What’s the Hype

WebOpens in a new window. Some dental hygiene enthusiasts prefer woven dental floss the way some readers prefer paperbacks: more flexibility, softer on the fingertips, easier to hold at awkward angles. Even so, woven floss isn’t as popular as the classic, single-strand nylon floss sold in most supermarkets. Does its lack of popularity …

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GUM® FLOSBRUSH Automatic Flosser VS Instafloss

WebDespite the name, the GUM®FLOSBRUSH Automatic is not an automatic flosser. You still need to floss each tooth individually, taking the time to switch out the string between each tooth. This can take upwards of two minutes, vs just 10 seconds with Instafloss. The discomfort of using string to floss is an obstacle for many – some don’t …

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Why Are Braces So Painful

WebBraces are frequently more of a health procedure than a cosmetic procedure. Sure, there are people out there with normal bites and regular enough spacing who get braces for primarily aesthetic purposes. However, braces are also medically beneficial to those with severely crowded or irregularly shaped teeth, as they can help …

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News – Instafloss

WebDecember 19, 2023. Greetings Instafloss Family! Good tidings await; as we said in last month’s update, we successfully designed and prototyped (and prototyped and prototyped) a fix for the ‘siphon leak’ occurrence that Instafloss vs Ontel Miracle Smile. November 22, 2023. While the mouthpieces may look similar, there are stark

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Refillabile Floss Isn't as Eco-friendly as You Think – Instafloss

WebInstafloss is the Best Option for Eco-Friendly Flossing. Here at Instafloss, our team's mission is to improve health and happiness through innovation in oral care. We see that manifesting itself in two ways: Helping people floss effectively and consistently so that they may live happier, healthier lives.

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December Update: Happy Holidays and Some Light Reading

WebWe’re very excited to bring you a better floss. Our hope is that more people will floss regularly once we make it fast, comfortable, and effective. Especially since so much of our health (inflammation, diabetes, heart disease, alzheimers, arthritis…) is linked to our oral health, this is a very important mission for us.

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Update #3: Fixtures and Tooling off to a Great Start – Instafloss

WebOur vision to bring better dental health to the world wouldn’t be possible without the thousands of you who’ve helped back us. With that in mind, we’re glad to announce that manufacturing is going according to (and in some cases, faster than) the timeline detailed in our previous update. Again, here’s the timeline for the molds:

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How We’re Making Instafloss an Environmentally Friendly Floss

WebMost floss is made from nylon, a non-biodegradable material so small it may not even make it to a landfill. It’s just as, if not more easily able to end up in the ocean. Nylon floss is designed to not tear, and by remaining intact underwater, it poses a potential threat to the health of marine plants and nearly 800 species of animals.

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November Manufacturing Update – Instafloss

WebNovember Manufacturing Update. November 10, 2023. Share Share. Link. Close shareCopy link. Delivering a product to customers for the first time is both exhilarating and frightening. As founders and inventors, seeing the culmination of years of hard work go out into the world is a momentous accomplishment, but all too often there’s little time

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August Manufacturing Update: Still on Track for November, Mold

WebUnfortunately, this complication has pushed the completion date of our manufacturing run to early Q1. It’s good that this was noticed, and that you weren’t sent a subpar Instafloss, but it did take a bit of time to fix. Our latest update is December’s, mostly to say that we are still on track for a Q1 completion date.

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