5 Flossing Alternatives <br />for People Who Hate to Floss.<br />Oral Irrigators.<br />A study of these devices <br />found they can reduce <br />short term symptoms of <br />the gum disease gingivitis.<br />Toothpicks.<br />Wooden "cleaning sticks" are <br />said to prevent gingivitis, while <br />synthetic ones help remove plaque.<br />Interdental brushes.<br />These little brushes can be <br />easier to manipulate than floss.<br />Tape floss.<br />While still technically flossing, <br />tape floss can cause less discomfort <br />than regular fiber-woven floss.<br />Floss picks.<br />A study from 2007 <br />found that these little <br />tools can be “at least as good <br />as” using regular dental floss
