Customer Reviews

Crest Glide Dental Floss

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This Glide I bought two months ago is my first floss ever and I'm really upset that I've waited so long to experience it's brilliance. Within minutes of setting it atop my vanity I was hacking away at years-old hunks of steak and spare ribs. As many people with teeth know, that alone is an achievement. I love the minimal effort it takes to clean between my teeth. No vigourous up and down and side to side stroking, just slide the floss between your teeth to get all the gook out! Also the floss comes in one very long continuous string so you don't have to go about plucking aimlessly with miles of bristles to dislodge that one chunk thats really bothering you.

People tell me you pay more for Glide and get less in actual flossing power. Well, I don't pretend to be dental savvy enough to argue with this, but I counter with Glide's quality of craftmanship and package design. From the overall look of the container down to the supple feel of the floss, and indeed even to the integration of flavoring agents such as mint and cinnamon, and Glide is ahead of the curve. That, coupled with the fact that this sleek container fits in just 2 inches of vanity space (!) is enough reason to purchase it.

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As any dental health professional will attest to, flossing one's teeth is just as important as brushing, and perhaps more so, for the bacteria that causes gum disease (and to a certain extent cavities) almost always starts between the teeth. Daily flossing breaks up the film of harmful bacteria and allows it to be removed. Therefore, as a dentist, I am always stressing the importance of daily flosing to my patients. My advice is this:

1. Choose a floss that is comfortable to you and is the right thickness for your teeth. Some people prefer floss holders rather than wrapping the floss around the fingers, while others prefer thin flavored floss to waxed thick floss. There are so many options - choose the right one for you.

2. Waxed floss is "waxed" to allow easier passage between the teeth. Waxed floss is no more effective than unwaxed at removing the bacterial film build-up. The important thing is to floss!

3. Floss once daily, preferably before brushing. Flossing breaks up the film of bacteria between the teeth in areas a toothbrush cannot reach. It is important to then brush the teeth and rinse between the teeth to remove the film of bacteria that the flossing has dislodged. Without brushing or rinsing after flossing, the bacteria can reattach to the teeth.

4. Try to tie in flossing with another habit, such as watching the 10 PM news. I know it sounds strange, but incorporating flossing into another habit leads one into developing a new habit. Some complain that they don't have time to floss; well, if flossing is tied into another habit, such as watching TV, both can easily be done concurrently.

5. There are many gimmicks the manufacturers use to sell their particular brand of floss. Some flavor the floss, some incorporate fluoride into the strands of floss, and some make their floss more slippery for folks with tight contacts. Whatever the case, the most important point is to choose a floss variety you will use regularly. It is the mechanical act of removing the bacterial flim that is the important part, not the flavoring or chemical additions to the floss.

6. If you want to keep your teeth for a life-time, develop the flossing habit. As one wise sage said: "If you ignore your teeth, they will eventually go away".

I recommend this product. Glide-brand floss is definitely easier to pass between teeth than regular floss. If you teeth contacts are tough to floss then this is the floss for you!

Jim "Konedog" Koenig, DDS

Like many customrs, I like Glide intially because it is easy to get inbetween your teeth, and slide in and out without much effort. But,after removing a tooth a few years ago, food easily got stuck inbetween my teeth near that region. I found that I need extra effort using Glide to get food scrap out as compared to traditional dental floss. Food scraps stick to traditional dental floss easier that to Glide, and hence can be removed with less flossing. The same reason makes Glide easy to use is exactly the same reason makes its in-effective in cleaning. Glide is made of Teflon material that is the same material made of non-sticky cooking utensil. Teflon is strong, but very slippery, non-sticking. That is why you can floss without fuss. But, would you buy a slippery scraping pad or use ice cubes to scrape your floor or bath tub ? To remove flood scraps or plague inbetween the teeth, you definitely want something less slippery, and let food scraps/plague stick to the floss surface better. 'No pain, no gain' is true in this case, don't let high tech hypes and marketing tricks fool you otherwise. My point is that I have spent money, time and effort to floss faithfully everyday, I want to wring a worthy cleaning power out of each flossing move, I would use traditional floss material. Another point is that Glide is so slippery on my finger that I have to use longer floss to wind a few more rounds on my finger to hold it. Unfortunately, Glide is more pricey than other tradition floss brands, and they get selling more of their stuff. An advice for those who have severe dental conditions that require a good flossing everyday, you should stay away from Glide.

This dental floss didn't shred or tear at all. It had a great subtle mint flavor. This was a great dental floss. I would recommend it to all my friends and family

I LOVE this dental floss! I've had extensive dental work that includes caps on my front teeth that have shredded all of the flosses I've ever used. Dental Glide does not catch on my dental work and slides easily between my teeth. It slides between teeth so well that you don't have to put any force into and gouge your gums! I would recommend this product to everyone!

I have been using the dental floss for awhile now and have found it to be very slippery. I feel that it's hard to keep around my fingers, it slides off. If I use a longer piece, it tends to tighten around my fingers. I also feel that it glides through my teeth too easily. I don't feel that I would recommend it to family or friends.

It's very smooth dental floss; yes I'd certainly recommend it. Didn't make my gums bleed, as some do.

Wow, I really liked this floss. My teeth are tight together and this floss didn't get stuck like other floss does. My kids liked this floss as well. The mint wasn't very minty, but that didn't bother me. I would definitely buy the Glide Floss.

My family liked this product. We liked how easy the floss glided between our teeth. It had a nice hint of mint that wasn't overwhelming, but gave it a nice taste. We would definitely buy this product. I would recommend it to family and friends.

This dental floss lived up to its name. It did ""glide,"" but it was a little too slippery. I found it difficult to control as I was flossing. On the positive side, the flavor was fine and it was better than some other flosses I've tried that don't easily slide between your teeth. This still didn't live up to my regular product, Johnson and Johnson.