I have been wanting to get a water pick for a few years now. The big problem I had was getting the big unit and putting it on my bathroom counter. The other concern I had was how well one of these works.

I was sold on the idea of this one because of how compact it is. Installation is very easy, and I am not mechanically inclined. I use this every day and put it away, every day. If I didn't tell you I had a water pick, you wouldn't know.

It also does a fantastic job of cleaning out your teeth. I was curious if it would do as good of a job as regular floss. This is much easier to use than floss, no waste, and I think it does a better job. When I look in the mirror after I use it, I can see the little gaps between my teeth. What is so nice, is that with this, the more pressure you give from your faucet, the more power you get in your mouth. I really like to turn it up and feel it doing it's job. Warning, when you turn it up a lot, you will almost feel like you are drowning when you are using it on your back teeth. You also have to come up with a technique for using it when turning it up so high. I leave a lot of water in my mouth and let is slowly come out. That way it doesn't make such an impact on the inside of my mouth.

All in all, this is a fantastic product. I would recommend it to anyone, basically. I would avoid recommending it to the very old and very young, for fear of drowning.

First, 5 Stars for shipping. Oral Breeze shipped the same day I ordered. I ordered on Friday. It arrived US Mail on Monday. You can't do better than that! It was the latest and greatest version, as advertised on the Manufacturer's site. (2 tips, 24 inch tube.) Fantastic.

I've been using the QuickBreeze for a week and a half now. Already I can feel my gums improving (tingling). I give it 4 Stars simply because I can think of a few enhancements that would make it "perfect."

As background, I'm in my mid 50's, and after the eyes (presbyopia) the teeth go next. At my last checkup, my dentist saw the beginning of gingivitis and recommended a Waterpik Ultra Dental Water Jet. I was about to buy one locally and then thought "Amazon!" Good thing I did. Not only was the price lower on Amazon (with free shipping) but I saw a lot of 1 star reviews too. Fortunately, as with Macy's in the movie "Miracle on 34th Street," Amazon isn't afraid to recommend other products to customers. I found the QuickBreeze in the "also viewed" and "also bought" section of the Waterpik page. Never would have known about the QuickBreeze otherwise. Glad I found it.

I probably should send these ideas privately to Mr. Spaulding, but I put them in the public domain so he can use them if he wants without legal hassles of royalties for ideas. (I'm guessing he's thought about them already.)

First, a really small nit... I wish the hose was straight, as shown in the their photo. Mine is coiled, perhaps because it was wrapped for shipping in a small box. Maybe it's a "Mr. Monk" thing (the obsessive detective on TV), but I'm always kinking the coil during use and trying to unwind it - in use, spraying water around the sink. Maybe it will straighten out with time or with heat? A hose without memory would be nice, so that it can be rolled up for stowage / travel but straighten out for use.

Second and more important, I think the unit should "regulate" itself somewhat so that you can't over-pressure it. The instructions warn about using too much water pressure, but also comment that everyone's house water pressure is different. My dentist gave me instructions for the Waterpik which said never to go past the 2nd lowest pressure setting. So apparently too much water pressure is a bad thing. But how much pressure is too much? I dunno.

But I know it's too easy to overpressure with the QuickBreeze. It doesn't take more than a few degrees of rotation of my faucet to get a strong jet. (No one else in the house, so I don't know what happens if someone suddenly turns off a shower while you're irrigating. Does the pressure shoot up?)

I'm not a Fluid Engineer, but they made me take Fluid Dynamics in college. I wonder if there's an easy way to set "choke flow" so that one cannot get too much pressure from the tap to the tip? If nothing else, it seems the I.D. of the inlet in the QB adapter is a lot bigger than it has to be. A smaller hole would act as a restrictor of sorts to keep the pressure from getting crazy high, as is done with low flow shower heads. (I might make my own insert to try this myself.) Or maybe a turbulator to increase fluid drag if the pressure is too high?

If OralBreeze wanted to make a Deluxe version, maybe a cute clear flow meter at the hose adapter, where a colored ball or disk, whistle-like, rotates / spins to give an indication of pressure / flow? Or a spring loaded ball for a true pressure indicator?

I saw one user request pulsed flow. I don't know enough about dentistry to know if there's any benefit to pulsed flow. I wonder if pulsing flow was simply a manifestation of the original Waterpik mechanics, where Marketing turned piston pulses into a "feature?" Maybe it just feels "cool." But if there is some benefit, again a whistle-like device with a rotating ball blocking / unblocking an orifice would give a pulsing effect if it's really necessary.

Having said all this, the QuickBreeze is a good product. It's cheaper than a Waterpik and less trouble. Nothing to leak and no reservoir to fuss with, grow bacteria in. When Oral Breeze comes up with a rubber based "Ty-wrap" temporary travel adapter that easily straps and unstraps around a hotel faucet aerator, it will be a lot easier to travel with than a Waterpik too.

When my dentist said I should be using an oral irrigator because of my aversion to flossing, I bought and tried a cordless similar product. It was bigger than I expected it to be and hard to handle because I have small hands and arthritis. Then I bought this little gem. WOW! There's no tank to refill (I had to refill the 7-oz waterpik tank 7 times for one cleaning), no batteries to wear out (rechargeable or otherwise) and it takes up very little space. You can adjust the pressure to whatever you like (not just "high" or "low") I just run the water until it's the right temp, turn it off and attach the 'Breeze, and away I go! Got to remember to put the tip in your mouth before turning the water back on :-) I highly recommend this for anyone who hates flossing and isn't really fond of other oral irrigators. It takes about 2 seconds to attach and detach on the faucet. So happy I found this!!

This item is AWESOME!!!!!! There should be more products like this. Simple, easy to use, does the job of squirting water around your mouth and teeth. No motors, no electricity, simmmmmple. I wish I'd found this sooner.

I was having quite a bit of pink-in-the-sink and the dentist suggested that in addition to professional care I should use an oral irrigator, (he said "water-pik type device") at home. I have a small apartment, and don't have much space for another device of any type, so when I saw the Oral-Breeze I was interested. Based on user reviews I decided to give it a try and am very pleased with the results.
1. It really does take only about 10 minutes to get up and running, even for someone with as little mechanical aptitude as I
2. It takes up no room, and there is nothing to plug in
3. It does a great job. After about 2 weeks of use, my dentist complimented my dental hygiene efforts. My gum health has improved already, apparently, and the Oral-Breeze is the single biggest change in my routine that I've made.
4. I will confess that it took about three sessions to get the hang of using the right water pressure from the tap, but I figured it out, and now it is not a problem.