People do it all the time. They spend thousands on the latest and greatest home gym equipment and wonder why they’re not losing weight as the equipment sits idle. And just like the treadmill that’s used as a coat rack, dental floss that sits untouched in the medicine cabinet is essentially useless. “It’s all about compliance and consistency,” explained Dr. Andrew Mogelof. “What we need are products that make it easy and effective for patients to thoroughly debride their teeth and gums daily.”
To meet this need, Sunstar offers GUM EasyThread Floss, an innovative system that—from dispensing to cleaning—bolsters compliance by making flossing exceptionally easy and effective, especially for patients with implants, bridges, and orthodontics.
Calling the floss “easy to manipulate,” Dr. Mogelof now uses EasyThread himself and gave samples to his restorative patients, who “prefer this to traditional floss.” Appreciating the unique dispensing system and stiff-ended threader sections, Dr. Mogelof shared, “The dispenser is easy to use, and because of the built-in threaders, no additional manipulation is required. My patients and hygienists found it easy to draw the floss out with no reports of tangles, and they also felt it was the right length.”
Ease of Dispensing
The evaluators received EasyThread Floss in a spool and in convenient take-home sample packs. The double-ended threader makes it easy to access a section of floss, and innovative hygienic packaging reduces tangles and waste.
After experiencing other floss that got tangled and “was hard to fish out just one from the bag,” Dr. Andrew Chen said, “The GUM EasyThread dispenser works great! There are no tangles and it’s very easy to get just one out.” Appreciating “one easy tool to clean under bridges and tight contacts,” Dr. Joel Gentry shared, “Having a dispenser with no searching for an end has made it easy for my patients with fixed prostheses to floss.”
Dr. Frank Siracusa described the dispenser as “a unique delivery system that’s easy to use and keeps the unused portion hygienic,” and Dr. Tony Wu found it “very easy to use the spool dispensing design, pull the floss from the dispenser, and cut at the stiff joints.” Describing the double-ended threader as “very convenient,” Dr. Ellen Lippa said EasyThread was “simple to show patients how to use.” Dr. Thomas Morgan described it as “a very convenient, easy-to-use, and wonderfully packaged product, with the benefits of super floss and a threader packed into one convenient package.”
Flossing Effectiveness
The double-ended threader sections of EasyThread provide ideal stiffness for navigating around bridges, implants, and orthodontic appliances without gum irritation. The floss expands and gets puffy during the cleaning process to enhance plaque removal.
Previously experiencing “waxed floss that does not remove plaque effectively” and “floss threaders that are too hard for patients to use,” Dr. Wu said that the GUM EasyThread Floss solved both issues. The floss design “helps patients clean well under bridges, implant retained prostheses, and brackets,” reported Dr. Lippa. Dr. Morgan said it was “great at plaque removal,” and Dr. Raymond Wozny called it a quality product and noticed gingival improvement over time.
“EasyThread easily and efficiently cleaned interproximal spaces and under fixed bridgework, and the floss design catches and dislodges most debris easily,” reported Dr. Mogelof. He was able to hold the ends tightly with enough dexterity to use the threader segment multiple times with no bending and said, “The floss didn’t shred or break.” When asked about improvements, both Dr. Mogelof and Dr. Morgan suggested making the threader ends slightly more rigid.
Patient Experience/Compliance
For Dr. Wozny, the goal was finding a threader that his patients would actually use, and EasyThread seemed to do the trick. “Patients actually like it. It will be used,” he shared. Dr. Gentry’s older patients with dexterity issues found it “easier to manipulate,” and Dr. Wu said the sample size packets made it easy to recommend the system to his patients. Reporting “great patient reaction to this product,” Dr. Mogelof said his patients with fixed bridges “found it very effective and easy to use, with the floss removing more debris than standard floss.”
Overall Satisfaction
Extraordinary ease of use and efficacy made GUM EasyThread Floss a winner for the evaluators, their patients, and their staff members. “It is a wonderful product! My hygienists all loved it!” Dr. Morgan concluded.
