Dentek silky floss picks
Silky floss picks are disposable holders with a strand of floss, and they can clean between teeth when guided gently along each tooth surface.
The short answer
The product name refers to a floss pick rather than a different type of dental treatment. Its strand passes through the contact between teeth, while the handle helps reach the back of the mouth.
How should you use a floss pick without injury?
Use a fresh pick, slide the floss through the contact without snapping it, curve it around one tooth, and move it up and down below the gum edge. Repeat against the neighboring tooth and use a new pick when the strand is frayed or contaminated.
When should a dentist or hygienist review your technique?
Ask a dentist or hygienist for technique coaching if the floss shreds, cannot pass through a contact, or repeatedly causes bleeding. Persistent bleeding, gum recession, pain, or loose teeth needs an examination.
Which interdental cleaner suits your dental work?
Ask whether a pick, string floss, interdental brush, or water flosser fits your spaces, bridges, braces, implants, or dexterity, and how to clean around any dental work.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most useful first step?
Ask a dentist or hygienist for technique coaching if the floss shreds, cannot pass through a contact, or repeatedly causes bleeding. Persistent bleeding, gum recession, pain, or loose teeth needs an examination.
When should this be checked?
Ask whether a pick, string floss, interdental brush, or water flosser fits your spaces, bridges, braces, implants, or dexterity, and how to clean around any dental work.
Who wrote this page
This library is published by Dental Nation, a licensed dental group practising in the United Arab Emirates. Pages are written and overseen by the same clinical team that treats patients in our clinics, and are held to a fixed editorial standard for safety and accuracy.
This page is patient education, not medical advice, and cannot replace an examination. Anything urgent — facial swelling, trauma, uncontrolled bleeding or severe pain — needs a dentist or emergency care now.