Braun Oral-B Hummingbird

I cant tell you how many times I have been to the dentist, to have him ask me if I am flossing my teeth daily. I would look at him and nod to say that of course I am flossing. He would just smile back as if somehow knowing that I was lying through my almost white but completely un-flossed teeth! This isn't to say I never tried, it just always seemed I could never master the art. I could manage in between my two front teeth but that was about my limit before I would throw away the string and give it up as a bad job. I know the importance of flossing between you teeth as part of your oral care routine but could just never manage it, and if I am really honest ...  Read the complete review

My sad pathetic flossing history ************************** I have teeth that are exceptionally close together - you could say that my dainty little mouth just isn't big enough for all the teeth inside. For years dentists nagged me to floss but, being young and foolish I swore blind I would, bought another load of floss and then within a week went back to my slovenly ways. I had tried all sorts of things - regular floss, waxed floss, tape, expanding tape (don't ask but it doesn't work), little flossy things on sticks that keep your fingers out of the business end. If there was a product for flossing, I'd tried it. And I hated them all. However, I'm ...  Read the complete review

The Oral-B "Hummingbird" is the latest in a long line of gadgets designed to help us improve our oral hygiene. The dental market has almost become flooded over the past few years, with additions such as a whole range of electric toothbrushes, mouthwashes, tongue scrapers, tooth-stain erasers, scale removers, flosses, tapes and many more items. The Hummingbird is a battery operated device, about the size of a thumb (about 4" high), designed to clean in between teeth. This is acheived using two standard methods - floss and dental sticks. As you use the device, it vibrates to enhance the cleaning process, whilst emitting a fairly high-pitched ...  Read the complete review

What on earth is this?..................My exact words when my daughter in law gave me the packet containing the BRAUN ORAL B HUMMINGBIRD. Definitions of the word Oral are:- Adj: using speech rather than writing Noun: an examination conducted by word of mouth Adj: of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth Definition of the word Hummingbird is:- Noun: tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills. Very little help there!! Closer inspection of the packet informed me that this was in fact a vibrating flosser/dental pick….hmm. I should ...  Read the complete review

Let me tell you about a revolution in the world of flossing (is there a world of flossing? Well if there is there has been a revolution in it!) Now, I've known for years that I'm supposed to floss. Lots of people (none more so than my own mum!) tell me that if I dont floss regularly then I run the risk of suffering tooth decay or gum disease or even mouth cancer or heart disease! So you would think that with such warning in mind, I would be persuaded to floss the recommended amount (daily, I think). But no. I wasn't persuaded. You see, the idea of me squeezing flossing into my already packed 'get out of the house before the idiots get onto the ...  Read the complete review