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The Complete Guide to Oral Care for Sensitive Teeth and Sensitive Gums

The Complete Guide to Oral Care for Sensitive Teeth and Sensitive Gums

Hate drinking cold drinks because it causes your teeth to hurt? Or maybe you never floss because each time you do, you end up looking like a vampire who’s just...

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March Update: Three Week COVID Delay

In the time since our last update, we’ve continued to make steady progress and conclude our QC checks on the individual components from our molds. However there is a very...

February Manufacturing Update: Individual Component Testing

February Manufacturing Update: Individual Component Testing

As mentioned in January’s update, we began receiving molded parts for testing and quality control. More parts have come in and will continue to come in as we move into...

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January Manufacturing Update: Molded Parts Looking Good!

When another calendar year rolls around, it’s common to look at it with hope. “This year’s going to be better than the last”, everyone seems to say to themselves. In...

December Update: Happy Holidays and Some Light Reading

December Update: Happy Holidays and Some Light Reading

As of now we’re still waiting for our manufacturing window in Q1, with no major news that affects our previously given timeline. We’re excited to be able to start sharing...

Water Flossing vs String Flossing: What Does the Science Say?

Water Flossing vs String Flossing: What Does the Science Say?

Note: This article has been updated as of December 13 2022 to include changes made by the Mayo Clinic in their article regarding string flossing vs water flossing.  Flossing may be...

November Update: An In Depth Look at Durability Testing

We’re making the most of our time while  we await our upcoming manufacturing window by doing extended durability  testing. Here’s a look at just a couple of the more interesting...

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October Update: Chips Have Finally Come In!

The chips we’ve been struggling so much to get in hand are finally in. As we previously mentioned (multiple times), we’ve had an outstanding order for thousands of chips that...

September Manufacturing Update

You know that component we’ve been waiting for? We still haven’t received it… And it’s going to set manufacturing back to the end of Q1 2022 at this point. 😩...

String Floss Can Be Used for More than Dental Care!

String Floss: Did You Know It Could Be Used in These 9 Ways?

Dental floss, also commonly known as string floss, is quickly being replaced by alternative methods when it comes to cleaning the spaces between your teeth and around the gum line....

The Complete History of Oral Irrigation (Water Flossing)

The Complete History of Oral Irrigation (Water Flossing)

Updated on 5/13/2022 to fix some incorrect information pertaining to the inventors of water flossing. Oral Irrigators have been around for 60+ years now, but what did the first water...

July Manufacturing Update: Fit and Finish Refinement with a new Pre-Production Sample

July Manufacturing Update: Fit and Finish Refinement with a new Pre-Production Sample

While we’re still waiting on our full order of components to begin mass manufacturing of Instafloss, a small number of the components we’ve been waiting for have arrived. This enabled...

Will Flossing Ever Stop Hurting?

Will Flossing Ever Stop Hurting?

It’s no secret that flossing is good for your teeth and gums, but we’d be ignoring a huge swath of people’s experiences who’ve tried flossing only to be met with...

June Mfg. Update: Ensuring Supply Shock Resistant Manufacturing

June Mfg. Update: Ensuring Supply Shock Resistant Manufacturing

The supply chain shortages that manufacturers are facing right now have been compared to the Great Toilet Paper scare of 2020 but on an “epic” scale. Individual components are out...

Have Braces? Flossing can be a challenge, but these tips will help you.

The 4 Best Ways to Floss With Braces (Updated 2021)

If you or someone you know has braces, taking care of those pearly whites can be tricky. That being said, just because it’s a nuisance doesn’t mean you can skip...

May Manufacturing Update: Electronics Production Continues While Components Shortages Still Loom

May Manufacturing Update: Electronics Production Continues While Components Shortages Still Loom

The main focus of the last update was our new housing and handle design as well as the ability to produce full color housings and handles instead of just silicone...