Clinical Research

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser Significantly Alters the Subgingival Microbiome Composition Towards a Periodontally Healthy Community Better than String Floss

Ge, Y, Bamashmous S, Lyle, DM, Zadeh M, Mohamadzadeh M, Kotsakis GA, J Clin Periodontol, 2023

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser with Precision Tip Statistically Significantly More Effective at Improving Oral Health than the Phillips Sonicare Power Flosser with Quad Tip At Four Weeks

Lyle, DM, Qaqish JH, Goyal, CR, Schuller R, Jahn, CA. *Data on file, 2023

Waterpik^™ Sensonic^™ Complete Care is up to 3x as Effective as Brushing Alone for Improving Gingival Health and up to 5X as Effective for Removing Plaque in Hard-to-Reach Areas

Lyle, MD, Qaqish JG, Goyal, CR, Schuller R. *Data on file, 2023

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser Up to 2X as Effective as Traditional Brushing & Flossing for Removing Plaque & Reducing Bleeding

Lyle, DM, Qaqish JH, Goyal CR, Schuller R. Int J Dent Hyg, 2023;21:659-668.

Waterpik^™ Sensonic^™ Electric Toothbrush: Up to 4x as Effective as Manual Toothbrushing at Reducing Plaque in Hard-to-Reach Areas

Lyle, DM, Qaqish JH, Goyal CR, Schuller R. 2023; *Data on file.

Waterpik^™ Sonic-Fusion^™: Up to 2X as Effective as Regular Brushing & Flossing for Improving Gingival Health

Lyle DM, Qaqish JG, Goyal CR, Schuller R. IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition. Presented at IADR Virtual Oral Session, July 24, 2021. Submitted for publication.

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: Using the Water Flosser to Deliver a Dilute of CHX Improves Periodontal Pocket Depth and Clinical Attachment Levels better than rinsing with CHX

Jain R, Chaturvedi R, Pandit N, Grover V, Lyle DM, Jain A. J Indian Soc Periodontol 2020; 24(4):348-353. Study conducted at Institute of Dental Services, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: Significantly More Effective at Reducing the Severity of Mucositis

Bunk D, Eisenburger M, Hackl S, Eberhard J, Stiesch M, Grischke J. Clin Oral Implant Res 2020; 00:1-13. doi:10.1111/clr.13638. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/clr.13638?af=R. Study conducted at the Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: Removes > 90% Of Biofilm On Titanium Implant Surface Disc; Better Than CHX, Titanium Brushes And Nylon Brushes

Kotsakis G, Black R, Kum J et al. J Periodotol 2020; 1-12. DOI: 10.1002/JPER.20-0186. https://doi.org/10.1002/JPER.20-0186. Conducted at University of Washington, Seattle, USA.

The Waterpik^™ Water Flosser Significantly Improves Oral Health Benefits Over a High-End Oscillating Electric Toothbrush

Lyle, DM, Goyal CR, Qaqish JG, Schuller R. Compend Contin Ed Dent 2020; 41(3):170-177. Epub Jan 1, 2020

The Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: Significantly More Effective than Interdental Brush for Improving Gingival Health

Slot DE, Lyle DM, Van der Sluijs E, Hennequin-Hoenderdos N, Van der Weijden F. J Dent Res 2018; 97(Special Iss. B): Abstract #0622 (www.iadr.org). Conducted at Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Netherlands.

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: Safe and Effective up to 100 psi

Goyal CR, Lyle DM, Qaqish JG, Schuller R. Evaluation of the safety of a water flosser on gingival and epithelial tissue at different pressure settings. Compend Contin Ed Dent 2018; 39(Suppl. 2):8-13.

The Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: Adding a Waterpik^™ Water Flosser to a Manual Toothbrush is up to 3.1 Times as Effective as Brushing Alone

Goyal, CR, Lyle DM, Qaqish JG, Schuller R. Evaluation of the Addition of a Water Flosser to Manual Brushing on Gingival Health. J Clin Dent 2018; 29(4):81-86. Study conducted at All Sum Research Center LTD, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Waterpik^™ Sonic-Fusion^™: Significantly More Effective than Sonicare^® DiamondClean for Removing Plaque and Improving Gingival Health

Goyal CR, Qaqish, JG, Schuller R, Lyle D. Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2018;39(suppl 2):14-22.

Waterpik^™ Sonic-Fusion^™: Twice as Effective as Regular Brushing & Flossing for Removing Plaque and Improving Gingival Health

Qaqish JG, Goyal CR, Schuller R, Lyle DM. Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2018;39(suppl 2):14-22.

Waterpik^™ Complete Care Triple Sonic Toothbrush: 9 Times As Much Stain Removal As A Regular Toothbrush

Milleman JL, Milleman KR, Battershell K, Schuller R, Lyle DM. Study conducted at Salus Research, Fort Wayne, IN. 2016.

The Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: Significantly More Effective than Interdental Brushes for Improving Gingival Health

Goyal CR, Lyle DM, Qaqish JG, Schuller R. J Clin Dent 2016; 27: 61-65.

The Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: Significantly More Effective than Interdental Brushes for Removing Plaque

Lyle DM, Goyal CR, Qaqish JG, Schuller R. J Clin Dent 2016; 27(1): 23-26.

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: Unequivocally Proven Safe in Clinical Studies Over 5 Decades

Jolkovsky DL et al. Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry 2015; 36(2):2-5.

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: An Effective Alternative to Subgingival Antibiotic Treatment for Periodontal Maintenance Patients

Genovesi AM, Lorenzi C, Lyle DM et al. Minerva Stomatol 2013; 62(Suppl. 1 to NO. 12):1-9. Study conducted at the Tuscan Stomatologic Institute, Department of Dentistry, Versilia General Hospital, Lido di Camaiore (LU), Italy

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: More Than 2 Times as Effective as String Floss for Implant Patients

Magnuson B, Harsono M, Stark PC, et al. Compend of Contin Ed in Dent 2013; 34(Special Issue 8):2-7. Study conducted at Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.

Waterpik^™ Whitening Water Flosser: Improved Stain Removal Over Tooth Brushing Alone

Milliman JL, Milleman KR, Battershell K, Lyle DM. Study conducted at Salus Research, Fort Wayne, IN. 2014

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: Significantly More Effective than String Floss for Removing Plaque

Goyal CR, Lyle DM, Qaqish JG, Schuller R. J Clin Dent 2013;24(2):37-42. Study conducted at BioSci Research Canada, Ltd., 3

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: Twice as Effective as String Floss for Reducing Gingival Bleeding

Rosema NAM et al. The effect of different interdental cleaning devices on gingival bleeding. J Int Acad Periodontol 2011; 13(1):2-10.

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser Removes 99.9% of Plaque Biofilm After 3-Second Treatment

Gorur A, Lyle DM, Schaudinn C, Costerton JW. Compend Contin Ed Dent 2009; 30 (Suppl 1):1 - 6.

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: 3 Times as Effective as String Floss for Orthodontic Patients

Sharma NC, Lyle DM, Qaqish JG, et al. Am J Ortho Dentofacial Orthop 2008; 133(4):565-571. Study conducted at BioSci Research Canada, Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: Over 50% More Effective than String Floss for Reducing Gingivitis

Barnes CM, et al. J Clin Dent, 2005; 16(3): 71-77. Study conducted at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Dentistry, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Waterpik^™ Water Flosser: Significant Reduction in Plaque Biofilm, Gingivitis, and Bleeding for Patients with Diabetes

Al-Mubarak S, Ciancio S, Aljada A, et al. J Clin Periodontol 2002; 29:295-300. Study conducted at the University of Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine.

Delivering CHX with the Waterpik^™ Pik Pocket^™ Tip is More Effective than Rinsing with CHX for Implant Maintenance

Felo A, Shibly O, Ciancio S, Lauciello F, Ho A. Am J Dent 1997; 10:107-110