Top positive review
Great for braces — orthodontist recommended
By Emuh Neelie on Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2025
I purchased these Platypus flossers after my daughter’s orthodontist recommended them. So far, they’re working great! They make flossing around braces much easier and faster, which means she’s actually doing it more often. Definitely a good find if you have a child with braces.
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Not standard/ usable for all braces as advertised
By Sydney C. on Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2021
I recently got braces, third time in my life so not new to me, but I was truly elated that so many years later there is now a "braces friendly' form of this type of floss. I hate regular braces flossing and all the threading and time that takes, so this looked awesome, but despite having some areas with a lot of room between my teeth and the wire and others where wire and teeth are very close, I still find even with the item specifically made for braces, it gets stuck with every use (even with big gap areas). I didn't expect these to be usable for the very tight spaces of course, but given their unique shape and being advertised for braces specifically, they still have a piece (almost like a little stitch) that catches the wire almost no matter what, and i end up having to move just as slowing as I would with traditional threaders if I don't want to break a wire but do want to actually clean my teeth. I was truly so excited to see this development compared to when I was a kid 20 years ago with braces, but am really disappointed that they're generally not too usable even with having a wide range of spaces to test them on. I do have a water flosser too, but thought these would be a perfect, quicker and more mobile option to also have on hand. I think the concept is great, but even with the spatula side, there's a piece that sticks out and catches the wire consistently. Really wished these were more dependable as advertised (the little piece that sticks out is really really hard to see, now looking back at the photo on amazon from when I bought it, and i think that's perhaps the most frustrating part).
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