This article explains how to use a water flosser (for example a Waterpik).

• A water flosser sprays water to clean between teeth.
• It does not clean as well as floss or interdental brushes, but it can help.
• It can be messy. Use it over the basin.

Steps

1. Fill the tank with warm water. Put it on the base.
2. Click a tip firmly into the handle. The normal tip is fine for daily use.
3. Set it to the lowest pressure.
4. Put the tip in your mouth before turning it on.
5. Aim at the gaps between the teeth. Turn it on.
6. Close your lips a little so water does not splash.
7. Start at the gum line at the back. Move slowly to the front, then to the back on the other side.
8. Do the outside and inside of the teeth. Stop for a moment at each gap.

Use it for about 1 minute, twice a day. Follow the instructions that come with it.