I cannot stand when I get something stuck between my teeth after eating. I always have to have something like this on hand for this reason. I don't like wooden toothpicks because they tend to break or splinter when I try and use them and I have gotten a piece stuck before. For this reason, I really like this type of product to use. No worries about splinters in my mouth! They are working really well for me and I have no complaints about them.