Dental Floss Holder-Single Handle

I decided to pick up a FlossAid floss holder after being strong armed into regular practice of the act by my dentist. For me it was never an issue of the act itself, but of the tools surrounding the act of flossing. Most types of consumer grade floss is thick and waxed, which tends to leave slivers of floss all over your mouth and under the gum line. Also, consider the difficulty surrounding the act of shoving two adult sized fingers into your average sized mouth and you begin to understand my pain.That said, the FlossAid floss holder really does give me the dexterity of a small child regarding flossing, as it is quite capable of reaching all areas of my mouth. It is also very easy to use as all one needs is a fair length of floss to wrap around the designated grooves in the front. The floss is then wrapped around the round, brass protrusion in the middle to anchor it down and you can then go about your business. My only recommendation would be to wrap the second portion of floss around the protrusion a few more times to help keep note of which side was last attached. That will make the takedown of the floss much easier, because you can get tangled up pretty good if you start with the originating line of floss.I should also note that another reason I choose a product like this was because of my distaste with the competing models out on the market. Most of them use disposable cartridges that just seem rather wasteful to me due to the copious amount of plastic and excess materials used in them. Those refills can also become rather expensive, and you do not get wide range of choice in floss type. So if you want to conserve money or simply care about the environment then the FlossAid floss holder is a good option in those areas as well.In short, the FlossAid floss holder has made the process of flossing much more bearable for me, and my dental health is much better for it. Just be sure to make use of a good grade of floss while using it to receive the best user experience. I personally use POH NoWax Classic 490 because of crowding issues, but your results may vary. So choose what works best for you, and know that you can't go wrong with this product!

This item works as advertised. It holds the floss in place and makes it easy to floss. Having said that depending on the type of floss used, how close your teeth are and how well you wrap the floss onto the handle it does have tendency to loosen its grip on the floss.I usually use the plastic thin and rip resistant kind of floss and I wrap each end two times around the holding pin. This works for me pretty well albeit due to the floss string stretching sometimes I do have to undo one side to apply more tension. Remember that you can also slightly bend the forks closer to each other before wrapping the floss around securely on the other side to apply more tension. But make sure not to overdo it as there's risk that plastic will break.I've given it 4 stars due to the design issues that cause this product to waste excessive amounts of floss string. You only use about 1.5 to 2 inches of the floss that's between the 2 fork points, rest of the floss is wasted. Design should be redone to incorporate 2 holding points on the tips of the forks so that it's not as wasteful. Maybe a little round "ball" that we can wrap the floss around on both fork points could do the trick.All in all it does make flossing for those of us with larger hands and people that have use of only 1 hand etc. a whole lot easier.Update 1/21/2016: Yes, I upgraded it to 5 stars, I still have the item and I still use it every day. After this long of a time wasting of floss gets overshadowed by the longevity (aka life) of the product. I did not expect it to last this long but it did! And it;s still going strong, albeit with a few scars (scratches in plain English) here and there that my teeth have imposed upon it.Update (09/10/2017): The floss holder is no more. It has finally developed a crack on one of the prongs after being used every day for the past 5+ years. Ordering next one now. Well worth the money.

I ordered three different brands of floss holders all at once, given they are all relatively inexpensive and there were some mixed reviews for each. Essentially I was just looking for something that would work as it is supposed to (keep the floss taught). Maybe it’s just me but I’ve never been able to reach toward the back of my mouth with my hands while keeping floss around my fingers, so a tool seemed like the perfect solution. Anyway, of the three types of floss holders that I tried, this one and one other are similar in that they both feature a round dial where you wrap the floss around, bring it across the tips, and then wrap around the dial again on the way back. While being simple to load, the design concept sadly just does not work. The floss comes loose every time when you start tugging or pushing to get through your teeth. There is a third type that I tried (not sure if I am allowed to name it here but I left a review for it) which is PLAINLY superior to this one. The other one that I highly recommend uses a different design, where you instead wrap the floss directly at one of the tips, feed it through a small groove, and repeat on the other side. The combination of wrapping and the small grooves keeps the floss taught every time. Go get the other one that I left a review for, it works perfectly.