Refillable Clean Dental Flosser Handle - Stainless Steel Reusable Dental Floss Pick, 1 Foot (Pack of 1)

Not for beginners, but I love it nonetheless! I have been a reusable flosser user for a few years now, but I had a plastic V-shaped flosser (they're great, too!). Plastic ones are fine, but the dental floss will eventually saw through the plastic posts so I wanted something more permanent. This one is a nice size and I actually really like the handle vs my plastic one! The metal is very smooth so no sharp edges at all from what I experienced. My advice would be to sit down and take your time flossing because you are dealing with a metal thing in your mouth and that could definitely lead to some potential accidents if you're not careful even though the edges are smooth. 10/10 overall, no complaints over mounting the floss, it grips it really well and I don't find that I lose tension while flossing which means the metal knob does hold the floss in place really well!

In the pics this looks like a metal version of the Flossaid floss holders I've been using for years. Since I broke my last Flossaid I figured I'd give this a try since it is made from stainless steel. It is not nearly as good as Flossaid. Not even close. For starters, the area where you string the floss across is about half as big as Flossaid's is. This gives you almost no length of floss with which to scrape back and forth between your teeth. The handle is also a lot shorter which makes it much harder to hold onto and control. Finally, the metal is heavy and thick enough that if you slip with it (which is easy to do because of its miniscule proportions) you will absolutely damage ypur teeth. So what seemed like a great design idea at first (metal) is actually a very bad idea. The tool will never break, but your teeth definitely will.

This is a great idea for flossing. It helps reach the back teeth a lot more easily. There is a complication in the tool, is that the sharp edges on teeth cut the floss almost instantly. The problem arises because you cannot feel where the floss is being placed, like with your fingers, and the floss gets cut numerous times. If you want to keep rethreading floss onto the tool, it is a great tool to use. The threaded knurl post is intended to be tightened down so it doesn't slip, prior to wrapping floss around it. After being threaded into the jaws, the final wraps secure all the floss in place. It works rather well, unfortunately, sharp teeth edges break the floss more often than I care to keep threading floss back onto the tool after being broken.

The handle works well, just as I optimistically expected. It's easy to put floss on it and to use it to floss teeth. The handle is comfortable in the hand at all angles, it's not sharp or uncomfortable in the mouth, the floss stays on the handle. There are plenty of bad reviews that I can see now are operator error. First, the floss must be good quality, not the low quality stuff that comes with the handle. Good floss stretches a little, so the length tied to the handle has some slack allowing it to curve around the tooth for flossing it, then the one next to it, before moving on. The little rounded prongs at the tips keep the floss on well. But all that requires a little skill, keeping the floss tensioned by pushing the handle forward while working the floss between and then against the teeth. Closely spaced teeth require some working side to side along the floss to get in there at first, then flossing, then side to side again back out. That can wear the floss faster, so replacing it once or more during the operation is good practice. Which also gives fresh floss for the next teeth. So put double the length of floss needed to load it and screw it down, then unscrew/advance/rescrew the screw clamp as teeth are done and the floss wears. Any flossing requires a little skill, and this handle's skills are a little different, but only a little. Once up to skill it's much easier with the handle than barehanded. I'd give the handle 5 instead of 4 stars, but it could be improved. The screw clamp could have a flange on the back side of the handle so it can't screw all the way out and drop off. Instructions could be included for people who can't figure out the slightly different skills. The included floss is garbage, including its plastic bag, which is just a waste. But otherwise the handle works very well, is cheap and durable. At about 25% higher price than a pack of flimsy plastic versions that will break / wear out within months, this handle will last for years, and is well worth it.

I bought this heavy duty, unbreakable metal one when I thought a plastic one I had must have been broken since the floss wouldn’t stay in place when flossing between tight tooth gaps. Alas, the same problem exists with this one. The floss comes loose especially when pulling back up from between teeth. It does appear indestructible, though the metal is unpleasant when it bumps the teeth. There needs to be a better design for these flossers to hold the floss firm in all directions, and the metal could use a little silicone coating to soften and add grip. Back to wrapping floss around fingers…

This floss wand takes a bit of getting used to, definitely not for beginners. Recommend using with plastic floss unfortunately as bamboo floss will break. Take time and care when using as it is metal in your mouth.

This stainless steel flosser, on the right, is roughly a copy of the flosser type I have been using for years, pictured on left, with two differences; it is a tad smaller which is not a big deal, and it is unbreakable, which IS a big deal. The plastic one, brand name Flossaid, is an excellent tool and is the only reason I floss daily, because I refuse to put my several fingers in my mouth to floss, daily, using the floss and fingers method. Way too unhygenic. And the little plastic disposable ones are too small, I still need to put fingers in mouth to reach back teeth, too flimsy, and too wasteful. Disposable means wasteful. The big drawback to the Flossaid and similar products is they always break after a few months of use. One tine always breaks off near the handle. So they need to be replaced frequently. This cost adds up $$$. I just did a first use of the metal one and it feels like using the plastic Flossaid, just a tad smaller and heavier. The major point here, to me, is that the steel one will never break! I am very happy to have found this product. Tip: Wrap 10 or 20 yards of floss tightly around the handle. When you need to reload the fork to floss again just unwrap a few inches and put it across the tines. Each reload will be much faster than and less fumbling than reaching for the floss box. Waxed floss stays in place on the handle much better than unwaxed floss. Dentist joke: "Only floss the ones you want to keep!"

I want to first make it clear that I understand the concept of these floss holders. I'm used to using a plastic version of these, so I know how to wind a long piece of floss around the spindle, run it through the prongs, then wind it round the spindle again. Theoretically, this should allow you to use it for a flossing, then move the whole piece of floss "over" an inch or two to allow you to floss again using the same piece, but focusing on a "clean" area. At least that's how it works with the plastic version. Unfortunately, these metal ones (which I bought in the hopes that they wouldn't break like the plastic ones eventually do) have two MAJOR defects: (1) The little notches that are supposed to hold the floss in place across the prongs have sharp corners. So after flossing a couple teeth, the floss literally gets cut on the edges, forcing you to either replace the whole string of floss, or move it over by several inches so you can re-wind the whole contraption again. (Only to have it inevitably get cut again.) (2) The prongs on this metal design are WAY too close together. This makes it virtually impossible to floss the back teeth, without smashing the metal prongs constantly into the teeth and gums. The idea of a metal, long-lasting version of the plastic flossers was a no-brainer. It's too bad it was ruined by poor manufacturing and inexplicably design choices.

Excellent A little bit awkward at first but perseverance and time has helped - I would buy again (but I don’t expect I will need too) Much more environmentally friendly than most toothpicks

This would be a good product if there was a way to thread the floss through the top of the pick’s arms instead of just an open sided holder for it. When I pull the floss out from between my teeth it comes out of the holder and needs to be rethreaded, which is tedious for every tooth.