How to Use a Waterpik

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm doctor Mike Glasmeier from First Impressions Family Dentistry in Nashville, Tennessee and today we''ll be talking about how to use a Waterpik. The materials needed for this exercise will be a Waterpik and a power source and water. A Waterpik is an excellent addition to oral hygiene in terms of keeping the teeth clean and the gums healthy. When know the normal brushing and flossing can help reduce the amounts of plague and the build up on the teeth but the Waterpik can help that in addition by using pressurized water, food and debris such as plague can be removed very easily by using the pressurized water. Step one is once the Waterpik has been plugged in, you need to make sure you fill your little reservoir full of water. Once that's been filled, you can go ahead and turn the unit on. Once it has been activated by keeping the button down, you'll be forcefully shooting out jets of water and what you can do is take that tip slightly around the tooth and gum junction and by doing that in circular motion you remove any sort of residual plague debris that accumulates around the tooth. Most Waterpiks come once with some sort of adjustment dial that will allow you to control the amount of water pressure that comes out of the Waterpik depending on the area that you're trying to target and how much pressure you need, you can set the dial to control the pressure. In conclusion, a Waterpik is a great source of oral hygiene in addition to brushing and flossing."