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What is the Best Dental Irrigator?


Dental Irrigators can be extremely useful in combating harmful dental bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus bacteria.
Using an irrigator along with an anti-microbial agent to kill the harmful bacteria is one of the best things you can do to prevent dental cavities
and gum infections, and is also very useful for people undergoing orthodontic treatments, or anyone else who has problems reaching all over the mouth.
Which is the best Dental Irrigator on the market? Which one is the best value for money and best serves our purpose of providing anti-bacterial rinse into all of the mouth?
Our review looks at the best irrigator for using with some kind of herbal, chemical or natural anti-microbial agent. Using the irrigator for a minute or so with a high speed jet containing the mixture will quickly kill of dental bacteria all over the mouth, including the back of the tongue, gums and other hard to reach areas. We are looking for the best irrigator with the following features:

Large Tank: - it is much easier to fill the water tank, add the anti-bacterial mixture and rinse all your mouth thoroughly without refilling the tank all the time.
Range of Pressure: The water pressure should be easily adjustable to a range of pressures.
Range of Tips: The irrigator should have a range of tips - so that consumers can select their own preferences
Reliable and Quiet: (The dental irrigator should be well made and built to last.
Customer Care and Warranty - Does the manufacture stand by it's products and support them?

ecodent natural toothpasteViaJet Pro

Professional Counter Top Dental Irrigator 8/10

A good overall choice for dental health. If it had a better build quality would be a really great product, but at the price you can't go wrong. It will save a fortune on dental bills.

Water Jet WP-450

WaterPik Handheld

 

Best avoided due to small tank and reliability problems. This product is widely available in the stores and often recommended for consumers. Avoid it though. Poor design and small tank will leave you frustrated.

QuickBreeze - Dental Oral Irrigator

Excellent Great Quality Irrigator

Almost the perfect irrigator. Great quality construction fits on the tap and avoids all the problem will all the electronic units that fail. One problem - you can't use an anti-bacterial agent to kill the bacteria that causes cavities.