How the Hydro-Floss Works!

We have all heard how important it is to remove plaque and food debris from our teeth and gums. In addition to brushing and flossing, many patients will benefit  from using an oral irrigator.  The concept of oral irrigation is to shoot a stream  of pulsating water out of a nozzle or tip toward the teeth and the gumline. This is effective in removing food debris, germs and bacteria  which remain in areas that  cannot be properly cleaned by brushing and flossing alone.

How the Hydro Floss Works:

The Hydro  Floss is very similar  in function to other irrigators on the market, but  very unique in patient response due to the patented scientific technology at work in the  Hydro  Floss; the science of  Hydro-Magnetics.

The   primary   cause   of   problems   in  our   mouths   is  an  over   abundance  of bacteria.   Bacteria adhere to  the  surfaces in our  mouths  using a  magnetic bond.   You see, the  surfaces in our  mouths  are made  up of  materials that carry a  natural  positive   (+) charge,  bacteria  have  a  natural negative (-) charge. Passing common tap  water  (and it must be tap or  mineral water, pure water is non-polar)  through a very  specific type  of  magnetic  field  reverses the   polarity   of   the minerals  and  ions  conta i ned  in  the  water.   Then   by bombarding   the  inside   of   the   mouth   around   the  teeth  and   gums,  the negatively  charged water reverses the  polarity  of  the materials to which the bacteria adhere.   When  this   reversal  in polarity  occurs, the bacteria are forced to  separate from   the   tooth's surface and  are swept out  with  the other debris from  under  the gums and between the teeth.

By pointing the jet  tip at the  top surface of  the gum at a 90  degree angle to the  tooth's surface and  working your  way around  the margin  of  each  tooth, you allow each  pulse of  the jet  stream to  cause  a compression of  the gum. When   the  gum  rebounds  from   each   compression,  it   creates  a   vacuum (Venturi   effect) that sucks  the  negatively  charged water down  under  the gum into the sulcus.   The negatively  charged water then  causes a reversal  of polarity  in the materials that the  bacteria cling to,  forcing the bacteria to be  repelled   from   the tooth's surface allowing the next   pulse  of  water  to blast  the loosened  bacteria and  other debris out  from   under  the gum and into the  sink.  This irrigation will not remove all bacteria, but  what  it does  do is  keep  bacteria from   reaching   critical  mass  where   they   cause   the  most harm.   Additionally,  this  process creates rifts or  tears in the bio-film  that protects bacterial colonies.   Opening up this  bio-film  will allow medicaments like chlorhex idine  or  other  anti-microbial solutions to  do  a  better job  of eradicating bacteria.

The Hydro Floss is available for purchase in the Cardinale Dentistry office.  Our hygienists can make recommendations on the use of the Hydro Floss and answer any questions you may have!