{"id":39119,"date":"2024-10-02T09:18:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T23:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/?p=39119"},"modified":"2024-10-02T09:18:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T23:18:51","slug":"waterpik-water-flosser-more-than-2-times-as-effective-as-string-floss-for-implant-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/waterpik-water-flosser-more-than-2-times-as-effective-as-string-floss-for-implant-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Waterpik Water Flosser: More than 2 Times as Effective as String Floss for Implant Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This article is sponsored content brought to you by Waterpik.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39120 lazyload\" style=\"width:250px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-696x696.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39120 lazyload\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-560-Cordless-Advanced-White-in-Shower-Female-19-April-2023-696x696.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-using-the-plaque-seeker-tip\">Using the Plaque Seeker Tip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Comparison of the Effect of Two Interdental Cleaning Devices Around Implants on the Reduction of Bleeding: a 30-day Randomized Clinical Trial<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objective: <\/strong>To compare the efficacy of a Waterpik Water Flosser to string floss for implant patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Methodology: <\/strong>Subjects were randomized into two groups; Group One used a manual toothbrush and a Waterpik Water Flosser with the Plaque Seeker Tip (WF) and Group Two used a manual toothbrush and string floss (SF). There were twenty two implants in each group and the primary outcome was the reduction in the incidence of bleeding on probing. Subjects brushed twice a day and used either the WF or SF once a day.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39122 lazyload\" style=\"width:300px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-696x696.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39122 lazyload\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waterpik-Product-Image-WP-562-Cordless-Advanced-Black-Hand-Holding-Handle-Female-21-April-2023-696x696.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Results: <\/strong>There were no differences between the groups at baseline. At thirty days, eighteen of the twenty two (81.8%) implants in the WF group showed a significant reduction in BOP compared to six of the 18 (33.3%) from the floss group. The WF group experienced 145% better reduction in gingival bleeding around implants vs. the string floss group (<em>p<\/em>=0.0018).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion: <\/strong>The Waterpik Water Flosser is significantly more effective than string floss for improving gingival health around implants and is safe to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-delivering-chx-with-the-waterpik-tm-pik-pocket-tm-tip-is-more-effective-than-rinsing-with-chx-for-implant-maintenance\">Delivering CHX with the Waterpik<sup>TM<\/sup> Pik Pocket<sup>TM<\/sup> Tip is More Effective than Rinsing with CHX for Implant Maintenance<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"537\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chx-chlorhexidine-with-pik-pocket-tip-1997.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39121 lazyload\" style=\"width:250px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chx-chlorhexidine-with-pik-pocket-tip-1997.jpg 339w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chx-chlorhexidine-with-pik-pocket-tip-1997-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chx-chlorhexidine-with-pik-pocket-tip-1997-265x420.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chx-chlorhexidine-with-pik-pocket-tip-1997-150x238.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chx-chlorhexidine-with-pik-pocket-tip-1997-300x475.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chx-chlorhexidine-with-pik-pocket-tip-1997.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39121 lazyload\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chx-chlorhexidine-with-pik-pocket-tip-1997.jpg 339w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chx-chlorhexidine-with-pik-pocket-tip-1997-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chx-chlorhexidine-with-pik-pocket-tip-1997-265x420.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chx-chlorhexidine-with-pik-pocket-tip-1997-150x238.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chx-chlorhexidine-with-pik-pocket-tip-1997-300x475.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Effects of Subgingival Chlorhexidine Irrigation on Peri-Implant Maintenance, Felo A, Shibly O, Ciancio S, Lauciello F, Ho <em>A. Am J Dent<\/em> 1997; 10:107-110<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objective: <\/strong>To evaluate the effect of the Waterpik<sup>TM<\/sup> dental water with the Pik Pocket<sup>TM<\/sup> tip using half strength (0.06%) chlorhexidine (CHX) compared to rinsing with full strength (0.12%) CHX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Methodology: <\/strong>This randomized, three months study involved twenty-four patients with a minimum of two implants. Once daily, half the subjects used the Waterpik<sup>TM<\/sup> dental water jet with the Pik Pocket<sup>TM<\/sup> tip with 0.06% CHX and the other half rinsed with 0.12% CHX. Plaque, gingivitis, bleeding, stain, and calculus were evaluated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Results: <\/strong>Patients who used the Waterpik<sup>TM<\/sup> dental water jet and the Pik Pocket<sup>TM<\/sup> tip had significantly greater reductions in plaque, gingivitis, and stain than those who only rinsed with CHX. For bleeding, the Waterpik<sup>TM<\/sup> dental water jet was 87% more effective at reducing gingival bleeding.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39123 lazyload\" style=\"width:300px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph-543x420.jpg 543w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph-600x464.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph-696x538.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39123 lazyload\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph-543x420.jpg 543w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph-600x464.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tufts-implant-study-2x-graph-696x538.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion: <\/strong>Patients who used the Waterpik<sup>TM<\/sup> dental water jet and the Pik Pocket<sup>TM<\/sup> tip had significantly greater reductions in plaque, gingivitis, and stain than those who only rinsed with CHX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waterpik are committed to your Dental Practice and Patients. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To book your free Waterpik\u2122 Professional Education Session, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterpikshop.com\/lunch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.waterpikshop.com\/lunch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To take advantage of the Waterpik Professional Trial Offer, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterpikshop.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.waterpikshop.com.au<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To order free TheraBreath samples for your practice, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterpikshop.com\/therabreath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.waterpikshop.com\/therabreath<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is sponsored content brought to you by Waterpik. Using the Plaque Seeker Tip Comparison of the Effect of Two Interdental Cleaning Devices Around Implants on the Reduction of Bleeding: a 30-day Randomized Clinical Trial Objective: To compare the efficacy of a Waterpik Water Flosser to string floss for implant patients. 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