A dentist in your suitcase?

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As longtime fans of the Water Pik, we have welcomed the reassurance that the jets have blasted out the food embedded between our teeth after a meal. The one regret has always been that the device is too large to carry with us on business trips, vacations, or any other occasion that requires us to be away from home for any length of time.

For those occasions, a solution is now at hand, thanks to a rival company, the Conair Corporation, East Windsor, N.J. Its Interplak Dental Water Jet ($19.99) utilizes the same basic technology to flush away food particles and right plaque buildup. The prime difference is that it does this with an instrument that is less than four inches wide and deep, and barely five inches high. Thus, it can be tucked into a piece of luggage, backpack, toiletry kit, or briefcase effortlessly and without taking up much room at all.

Moreover, the economies of scale do net come about...