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| Crest Glide Original Glide Tape, 27.3Yd. | 
 enlarge | Brand: Glide
Discount Category: Health And Beauty
Buy New: $4.15
Customer Ratings:  11 comments
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (pounds): 1
Dimensions (inch): 4.6 x 3.1 x 0.6
MPN: 248-2941
Model: 248-2941
UPC: 037000469698
EAN: 0037000469698
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A Dentist Reviews This Product August 18, 2005
4 out of 4 found this comment useful.
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 effective and does pass though the teeth contacts easier than regular floss.
Jim "Konedog" Koenig, DDS
 Not the best dental tape December 14, 2003
2 out of 2 found this comment useful.
This is not the best dental tape and, for the money, not that much better than regular floss, in my experience. The best dental tape I've tried is Jason Tea Tree Oil dental tape, which is available in health food stores but can be hard to find.If you do decide to buy any of the dental tapes offered on Amazon, you might do better to order them directly from drugstore.com, where (at this writing) they cost less.
This was very much like all the other ... March 23, 2000
2 out of 2 found this comment useful.
This was very much like all the other dental tapes I've tried. It was also more expensive. Unless this was on sale, I wouldn't purchase it, because I didn't feel a difference between this brand and the cheapest brands.
Glide Dental Tape provided a large surface area ... March 13, 2000
1 out of 1 found this comment useful.
Glide Dental Tape provided a large surface area that allows the user to clean more effectively in-between teeth and gums. The width of the tape was the biggest advantage over regular dental floss. The elasticity of the tape made it easy to maneuver through teeth and it didn't shred like some other dental floss does. There was no waxy build up from the tape, and the dispenser was easy to use. I'd definitely recommend this to friends and family.
I had a dental appointment the same week ... March 12, 2000
1 out of 1 found this comment useful.
I had a dental appointment the same week I received this product for Test Driving, so I took it along to show my hygienist and unfortunately was advised not to use it due to my teeth spacing which is too tight for the Glide Dental tape to access. However, I used the regular Glide Dental Floss with great success and no problems. I'd recommend it to people who have a wider gap between their teeth though, as it seems to get more of the plaque out.
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