Johnson & Johnson Wild Flossers Review

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Buggheart
Detroit Rock City, MI

Can't fit em in my big mouth.

an adult who loves Flintstones chewables, concerned about oral hygiene., terrified about losing my teeth, proud of my beautiful smile

Pros

cute characters, may encourage kids to floss, good strong floss, no pointy ends, Made in the USA

Cons

too big to fit in my adult mouth, $3 for 20 flossers

JUN

2009

Johnson & Johnson Wild Flossers —

Two weeks ago I went for my twice yearly dental cleaning, or rather it should be called my twice yearly lecture about not flossing. I know I'm supposed to do it but I just don't think about it until I get the lecture.

So on my way out of the exam room I noticed that there was a box of individually wrapped flossers called Johnson & Johnson Wild Flossers. Me being an overgrown kid who still loves little toys and trinkets asked if I could have a few to which my hygienist replied "you can take the whole damn box if you'll actually use them". So I grabbed a handful of the colorful plastic dinosaur floss picks and brought them home.

Wild Flossers are really cute. They're basically the same as the pointy-ended floss picks for adults only they're flat dinosaur shaped tools without pointy ends or sharp edges. The idea is that the colorful characters entice little kids to want to floss their teeth.

Well the idea worked on me and I couldn't resist them. I literally could not wait to try these cute little dinosaurs so I took one out and actually flossed in the parking lot of my dentist's office.

The floss is strong and resists shredding and it never broke free from the dinosaur which is a good thing. The problem I have which makes me rate this product as only average is that they are way too big to fit in my mouth. I've got a pretty big, adult mouth but could not get the flossers back far enough to floss my molars without pinching my lips with the plastic.

Now I'm not a mom so I don't know anything about kids' teeth. Do they not have as many teeth? Do they not go back as far as adult teeth so my molar issue wouldn't be an issue on childrens' mouths? I have no idea. I just know that they worked great on my front teeth and on the first few molars but I could not get to the back molars at all which is why I rated them average.

Johnson & Johnson Wild Flossers is not recommended by Buggheart

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Comments about Buggheart’s Review

In response to Flossaholic's comment from Oct 16, 2009 at 1:22AM:

You should write a review of them!

I became addicted to the Johnson & Johnson Wild Flossers when I found them. Because of the wide handle they can be manipulated this way and that, unlike the thousands of other 'adult' flossers that gouge my fingers. I have large teeth set very tightly together & need that Glide type floss. I cut my fingers using the string but these allow me to saw the floss between my teeth. The competition is too small for me. Besides, the dinosaurs make me smile. (I also like the zip lock convenience of the bag. I now floss all the time (even when I'm driving, but don't tell!) Thank you J&J!!

In response to lilsquibb's comment from Jun 12, 2009 at 9:54PM:

Thanks for the info. I'm not a mom so I have no idea about stuff like that :)

Depends on how old they are as to how many teeth... my 3.5 yr old has 20 so far. No real molars yet. We got a bunch of these from the dentist on his last trip and I'm not sure he's used them. I have and thought they were just OK as well. Before I was done it wasn't even effective any more.