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Your Dentist Knows You’re Lying. Come Clean with this Philips Sonicare Water Flosser (Review)

Like a Super Soaker for your mouth, but one your dentist would love.

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan

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When it comes to flossing, I’d be willing to bet that two things are true for just about anyone. One, your dentist urges you to floss more regularly, and so you probably say you’ll get right on that. And two, that you probably don’t actually get right on that.

There are huge benefits to flossing daily. We all know this, and yet most of us don’t do it. Maybe it’s because it’s just one more task to toss onto the pile of pre-bedtime rituals when we’re already overwhelmed with a hundred other concerns. Or maybe it’s because your gums bleed when you do floss (that‘ll stop with regular flossing). Or your gums are sensitive. Or it’s tough for you to grip the floss between your fingers. Guess what? Using a water flosser is the perfect way to skirt (and solve!) pretty much all those issues.

I’ve tested a lot of water flossers. You might know them as Waterpiks, which is a brand name. Waterpiks are good machines, but they’re not the only game in town. When I lined up a bunch for a head-to-head series of tests, the Philips Sonicare Cordless Power Flosser 3000 burst ahead of the competition as one of the best cordless models I’ve used.

TL;DR – My Quick Verdict

Using the Philips Sonicare Cordless Power Flosser 3000 felt good. I already floss every night, but it was always a task. I couldn’t say I ever looked forward to it. It just something I did for the benefits. But when I used the Philips Sonicare, I enjoyed it.

The water flosser didn’t just dislodge all the junk that’d accumulate between my teeth over the course of the day. It also left my mouth feeling clean, and I even found myself looking forward to using it. If you never could motivate yourself to push through the (temporary) bleeding gums to become a habitual flosser, using the Cordless Power Flosser 3000 might just make it easier for you to get started and stay consistent.

Sonicare Cordless Power Flosser 3000 (opens in a new window)

Gone are the days in which I wore braces. I’d have to time travel a couple of decades back to my adolescence. But it’s not like I live on a liquid diet. I still eat all the same crap that sticks in my teeth. Popcorn, roast chicken, everything bagels. And I do have a small tire permanent retainer behind the lower row of front teeth, a relic of an experiment with Invisalign in my early 20s, which tosses a small roadblock to dental hygiene that the water flosser had to overcome.

To test the Philips Sonicare........

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