Piksters Interdental Brushes 40 Pack - Sizes 00 to 7 Reusable Easier
Flossing
Consumers and Dentists love Piksters for their ease
of use, single handed action, variety of sizes, low cost, convenience and the
durability of the bristles.
Available
in sizes 00, 0 & 1 to 7 (straight handle) - 40 Pack
Everybody
knows brushing is important but toothbrushes alone cannot get into all the gaps
between your teeth where most dental decay and gum disease begins. Piksters’
smart and revolutionary design can access even the most hard to reach places
between your teeth and gums delivering a more effective and deeper clean.
What are Piksters and how do I use them to reduce gum disease?
How to use piksters correctlyPiksters interdental brushes are
small cylindrical brushes designed to slide into and clean the spaces between
the teeth. Unlike floss, they have lateral bristles that spring out to engage
and remove the plaque in the small crevices in between the teeth. Dentists call
these areas of furcations. As the picture shows floss tends to clean in a
straight line across the two humps on either side of a furcation whereas an
interdental brush can spring out and dig into these areas and disturb the
plaque.
As
they have a stiffened wire core you can clean the spaces between your teeth
one-handed, unlike regular floss.This makes it easier for the average person to
use. Whatever is easier to do you are more likely to do – so many dentists find
that their patients like to use these in preference to floss.
In
several dental schools in Europe the use of interdental brushes is now taught
as the primary method of cleaning between the teeth, whereas in the past floss
was mainly taught.
Piksters
have plastic-coated wire, which many dentist and hygienists prefer, as they
will not scratch any implants you may have.
Piksters
ease of use tends to make people want to use them habitually – which is good
because it is important to effectively remove the plaque and its bacteria at
least once each day.
Why are there many different Pikster sizes?
There are small sizes which are made for teeth where the gaps are
fine. There are large sizes which are useful for people with braces or gum
shrinkage or the back teeth where the gaps are generally larger. There are
‘huge’ sizes for cleaning in large gaps where teeth have
been
removed, or where you have bridges or dentures that are held to your mouth by
implants that have large spaces around them.
It
is important that the brush moves against the teeth and the gum sufficiently
firmly to remove the very sticky plaque, and also to stimulate the formation of
protective keratin protein on the surface of the gum. Tissue that is
‘keratinised’ tends to be more resistant to bleeding and damage from normal
tooth-brushing, whether that brushing comes from an interdental or normal
toothbrush. The different sizes allow you or your dentist or hygienist to find
the one that gives you optimal cleaning power and stimulation of the gum
keratin.