What's a good brand of THIN dental floss?

[Jeff7]

I was sent home with some Colgate Total dental floss the last time I was at the dentist. It's good stuff, in that it makes flossing a practical way of cleaning teeth, rather than a bloody, masochistic ritual of pain. Any floss I've ever used would take considerable force to work - due to the force needed to get it between my teeth, once it finally slipped through the gap, it found itself moving at a rather obscene speed, still boosted along by clumsy fingers, where it would then proceed to ravage my gums, and the many nerves found within.

Colgate Total is quite thin, so it doesn't feel like I'm trying to floss with 16-gauge copper wire. Problem is, it doesn't seem to be available for sale anywhere, except for maybe a small travel size. (Make a good product, but why the hell would you want to actually sell it to anyone?)
They do seem to sell it direct...to dentists and pharmacies.


Is there something comparable out there? I've tried Reach, Crest, Glide, and some generic "glide" brand. They're all about the same. Nothing I've bought compares to this Colgate stuff.
So Colgate: What the hell?



Unrelated WTF.
"Active ingredients: Testosterone 200MG"

WARNING: Flossing may cause roid rage and testicular anguish.

Something about that site makes me uneasy....








Cliffs, for those who really need it:
- Colgate floss: thin. Very thin.
- Thin is good.
- Can't buy Colgate floss anywhere.
- What is a comparable floss?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Oral-B has this woven fiber floss that stretches thin for going between the teeth then bulks up again to clean -- ultra-floss:
http://www.oralb.com/products/ultrafloss/

 

[Pardus]

Crest Glide or Plackers Dental Sticks works great.

 

[gar3555]

This kind?

 

[GoSharks]

Oral-B SATINfloss is quite thin.

 

[xanis]

Finally, someone else shares my bad experiences with traditional floss... 'tis a good day.

 

[Printer Bandit]

bloody gums mean you need to floss more often.

 

[meltdown75]

flossy

 

[OCGuy]

I just use my girlfriend's coc..uhhh...wait....what?

 

[Matthiasa]

bloody gums mean you need to floss more often.

This, for them to bleed you would have to floss like maybe once every few weeks.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

This kind?

that's not going in my mouth

 

[uli2000]

I like the Gore floss, Crest now markets it and calls it Crest Glide. Very thin and wide.

 

[CZroe]

I have the same problem but dentists keep telling me "I see you've been flossing" even when I haven't so I don't sweat it. *shrug* I floss when I get something caught and I always know because the clearances are so tight that any little thing causes uncomfortable pressure between my teeth.

 

[coldmeat]

I like the floss sticks. I keep a bag by my desk so I can floss while surfing, then just throw it out. I have some teeth that are tight, so I just bite down on the stick and that forces it through.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Oral-B SATINfloss is quite thin.

This.

 

[pcgeek11]

I just use my girlfriend's coc..uhhh...wait....what?

Your girlfriend has a Coc?

Wow!

 

[dingster1]

Another vote for floss sticks here

 

[Wyndru]

Oral-B SATINfloss is quite thin.

This, my teeth are really close together, and this is the only floss I can use without mangling my gums.

 

[moshquerade]

OP, ask why you can't buy it in the stores and if they'd send you some. Of course, compliment the crap out of it first. good luck.


http://www.colgateprofessional.com/contact


Personally, I use Reach woven floss. I feel like it gets everything out better than waxed floss.

 

[bobdole369]

My mouth also looks as if it took a terrible beating after flossing. I'm interested in this as well.

 

[Jeff7]

Update: I bought some floss, based on some recommendations here.

A comparison image. Top to bottom:
- Johnson&Johnson Reach woven floss
- Oral-B Glide Pro-Health
- Oral-B Satin
- Colgate Pro-Health

First of all, the Reach woven floss is thick. The picture doesn't really show the other dimension well, but it's like flossing with yarn.

Oral-B Glide Pro-Health: I'll get to that tomorrow.

Oral-B Satin: It's still not as tiny as the Colgate stuff, and doesn't go between my teeth nearly as easily. It's got a rather unusual texture, almost a rubbery feel to it. I'll mess with it a bit more tomorrow.....after what will surely be a fun trip to the dentist. (There's a cavity forming on the side of one of my wisdom teeth. There's no pain, as it's not yet through the enamel, but I figure there's a date with a drill coming up.) I shall inquire there as well as to possible channels of acquisition for the Colgate floss - and maybe see if the dentist knows why they don't sell this stuff to consumers.

 

[Printer Bandit]

Crest Glide is the best. trust me.

 

[RPD]

Crest glide ftw.

 

[Jeff7]

Crest Glide is the best. trust me.

I guess I'll add that to the roundup then.

Damn floss manufacturers don't print technical specifications on their packaging...
Dimensions in microns, tensile strength, coefficient of friction, % elongation. You know, the useful stuff.

Instead, I get details like "invigorate gums" or "wrap your teeth in comfort." Well, and I also see that the Oral-B Glide contains cetylpyridinium chloride, and the ominous "flavor."

Never send an engineer out to buy dental floss.

This kind?

that's not going in my mouth

Better to be going than coming, right?

 

[Locut0s]

Piano wire.