Talk:Oral irrigator

Proposal to Change the title from Oral Irrigator to Water Flosser
Water Flosser appears to be the more commonly used term as opposed to Oral Irrigator, which appears to have steadily fallen out of favor. See Google Trends to see the difference in popularity of the terms: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=oral%20irrigator,water%20flosser WindowstheOS (talk) 15:50, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Claim of harm from irrigator
According to brief internet research, there is a debate about whether the water pick is effective in removing plaque from teeth. Some sites claim that it is actually dangerous because it forces bacteria into systemic circulation, or even damages gums. It would be interesting to have some comment on this here. --68.161.77.219 01:01, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I removed the following piece of text as it not only lacks verification but is flagrant advertising of a product:

"Some oral irrigators (such as HydroFloss and Oxycare 3000) ionize the water, claiming better cleaning; they are also called "hydromagnetic"."
 * --79.66.170.149 23:52, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

I think that the concerns about damage to gums need to be mentioned in the article in some way. It seems incredibly one-sided right now. -Theanphibian (talk • contribs) 03:36, 14 November 2011 (UTC)