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GoldLyrics.com - Waterpik Ultra Cordless Dental Water Jet
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List Price: $49.99
Our Price: $49.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Waterpik
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Waterpik
EAN: 0073950293204
Feature: Dental water jet is clinically proven to be up to 93-percent more effective than flossing for improved gum health
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Label: Waterpik
Manufacturer: Waterpik
Model: WP 450 / 20009320
Publisher: Waterpik
Release Date: 2007-10-01
Studio: Waterpik
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Features
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Dental water jet is clinically proven to be up to 93-percent more effective than flossing for improved gum health
Orthodontic tip is three times as effective as floss for plaque removal
Advanced ergonomic design with non-slip grip and easy-fill reservoir
Dual pressure control system for gentle-to-deep cleaning
Rechargeable device requires no batteries
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Editorial Reviews:
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INDICATIONS: The Waterpik Dental Water Jet is an easy and effective tool for superior clinical results. The Ultra Cordless offers premium Waterpik quality in a compact and ergonomic new cordless design. Waterpik Ultra Cordless Includes: 1 Orthodontic Tip: cleans hard-to-reach areas around braces and other dental work. 1 Standard Jet Tip: cleans deep between teeth and below the gumline. 1 Pik Pocket Tip: extra-gentle, deep cleaning below the gumling. 1 Tongue Cleaner: removes bacteria that causes bad breath. Waterpik Ultra Cordless Dental Water Jet. Cordless and rechargeable, no batteries required. Advanced ergonomic design with non-slip grip. Dual pressure control system: Low for sensitive gums; High for deep cleaning. Reservoir can be filled without removal. Easy-to-fill reservoir is dishwasher-safe.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great overall, few flaws
Comment: I was always sceptic about the waterpick versus flossing. But this product does work the same and maybe even better. It does get the teeth very clean, in every little pocket. I have braces and it works great around them with the standard tip. No more touching the gross floss :))
Pros: Gets the teeth sparkling clean. Period.
Cons: The tip DOES rotate easily, like other reviewers mentioned. Not sure if it's a safety issue, but it is rotating way too easy. Workaround - I just hold it by the tip instead of the body and regulate it.
The tank does empty very fast, but the workaround - just keep the faucet running and from time to time just fill in the water without stopping, just bend low :) It works fine and saves time.
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Summary: This device is a joke...and you're the punchline
Comment: $52 at the local Walgreen's. I took it back the very next day. Plenty of other posts detail the device's shortcomings. The engineering was abysmal and WaterPik evidently decided it was better to try and unload it in the marketplace and embarrass itself, than to suck it up, work out the bugs, and roll out an adequate model. I first used WaterPik as a teenager when I had braces. But there is a vastly superior system that was designed by a French dentist, Dr. Woog. Don't laugh. It has 5 jet streams instead of WaterPik's 1. It's what WaterPik would evolve into if they really cared about quality. The 'Woog Periosystem' went out of business 20(?) years ago but somebody purchased the patent and still makes them. On to the internet search engine.
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Summary: Almost perfect
Comment: The jet is powerful enough to clean between teeth and massage the gums. I noticed an improvement with my teeth and gums within one week. The only drawback I found is that the setting of the pick turns too easily and away from the direction one intends. If that gets fixed then it's five stars.
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Summary: Love this portable Waterpik
Comment: When I first took this cordless Waterpik out of the box, I thought, "What good can this do?" Then I tried it and I love it! It travels easily, holds a charge for up to a week, and is a pretty powerful little tool. I wear braces, so this has really been a life-saver for me. I keep it at work and use it daily after lunch.
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Summary: A Solution to the "battery" problem.
Comment: I have had two rechargable Waterpiks. Both had the same problem. After about 5 or 10 months the unit gradually loses the ability to charge up. Most users assume that the battery became defective.
I really need this thing so I decided to look into it and found that the battery in each case was fine. What happens is that the connector on the charging cable gradually deteriorates. This might be due to getting wet repeatedly combined with corrosion and deposits. The inside of the female part of the connector gets get eaten away and actually gets larger in diameter. The electrical connection deteriorates and finally becomes unusable. As a result the battery no longer gets recharged.
I found that the "AdaptaPlug" connector system available at Radio Shack has the same pin diameter and pin spacing. By whittling some plastic away I made a better connector from the Radio Shack parts and now the Waterpiks work like new.
The part numbers of the Radio Shack connectors needed are:
Male: 273-1742
Female: 273-1743
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