$7.17

• Slides under archwire; no floss threader required
• Built-in interdental pick; cleans around brackets
• Patented flat profile; uses tooth anatomy for guidance
• Increases compliance up to 80%; full mouth in 2 minutes
• Single-use disposable; for fixed orthodontic appliances
• Quantity: 30 per Pack

Platypus Orthodontic Flossers, No Threader Required, with Interdental Pick is used for daily interproximal flossing in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances including traditional metal and ceramic brackets and archwires where conventional floss threading is so time-consuming and technically demanding that most orthodontic patients abandon daily flossing entirely, allowing plaque accumulation at bracket margins, interproximal contacts, and the gingival embrasure throughout active treatment. Designed around a patented flat profile structure that slides directly under the orthodontic archwire without threading, positioning the floss segment between teeth at the contact point in a single motion without the coordination required by floss threaders or superfloss, Platypus Orthodontic Flossers reduce the time to floss the full dentition to under 2 minutes and increase patient flossing compliance by up to 80% compared to conventional floss alternatives for orthodontic patients.

Orthodontists, general practitioners, and dental hygienists who distribute home care products at orthodontic bonding, adjustment, and maintenance appointments find Platypus the patient-recommended, dentist-endorsed flosser that addresses the compliance gap that makes interproximal flossing during active orthodontic treatment so clinically challenging to achieve consistently across the patient population. ? Each pack contains 30 individual single-use Platypus Orthodontic Flossers, sized for per-patient distribution at chairside during orthodontic appointments or inclusion in patient home care bags at bonding and adjustment visits. Single-use format ensures a fresh, hygienic flosser for each use session without the management and rinsing required for multi-use flossing tools, supporting consistent daily flossing compliance when the patient replaces each used flosser from the pack without needing to maintain or clean the instrument between uses. The 30-count pack provides a practical per-patient home care supply for active orthodontic patients across a standard appointment interval. ? Platypus Orthodontic Flossers work through their patented flat profile design, where the flosser body is dimensioned to fit between the bracket and the archwire in the limited vertical clearance that fixed orthodontic appliances create between the wire and the gingival embrasure.

Once the flat profile slides under the wire, the floss segment positioned across the leading edge of the flosser reaches the interproximal contact between adjacent teeth and can be moved in the standard in-and-out flossing motion against the proximal surfaces of both adjacent teeth without the wire interfering with the flossing stroke. Patented structure uses the natural anatomy of the tooth and the existing position of the archwire as guides that position the floss correctly against the proximal surface without requiring the patient to judge the correct angle, depth, or contact engagement that makes conventional orthodontic flossing technically demanding for patients without clinical training. Built-in interdental pick at the opposite end of the flosser handle provides a secondary cleaning tool for debris removal around bracket bases, between brackets and adjacent gingival tissue, and at the gingival margins where food and plaque accumulate during orthodontic treatment. ? Orthodontists distributing home care supplies at bonding appointments and adjustment visits find Platypus Orthodontic Flossers the single most impactful home care product for improving interproximal hygiene compliance in their patient population, supported by buyer reviews from dentists confirming compliance improvement especially in younger patients and patients with limited manual dexterity.

Dental hygienists performing prophylaxis at orthodontic maintenance appointments find the flosser's ease of use the key compliance driver compared to superfloss and floss threaders that most patients abandon within the first week of active treatment. ? Platypus Orthodontic Flossers give dental and orthodontic practices a patented, compliance-improving interproximal flossing solution for fixed appliance patients that eliminates the threader step, reduces full-mouth flossing time to under 2 minutes, and adds a built-in interdental pick for bracket cleaning, packaged in a 30-count single-use format suited for patient home care distribution at bonding, adjustment, and maintenance appointments. For dental offices ordering orthodontic home care products for active bracket patient distribution, Platypus Orthodontic Flossers deliver the compliance performance and clinical credibility that effective orthodontic home care programs require.