Comment on Why do dentists have such a bad reputation compared to other kinds of doctors?
pqdinfo@lemmy.world 10 months agoThis is compounded by the fact that people don’t take care of their teeth so feedback from dentists is almost always poor
I love the way this conversation is usually “What type of toothbrush are you using again?” “Uh, the spinny one you get from the supermarket, it’s disposable so I have to buy one every month, but it seems OK”, “Ah no, what you need is the $250 Philips SuperScrubacare Plus, which has bristles on the end of the bristles, and on the end of those bristles are more bristles, and on the ends of those are little robots with tiny vacuum cleaners and flame throwers. Those really kill plaque. Also stop eating so much sugar.” “Ummm OK” “Anyway, we’re done. Here’s a cheap ass regular unpowered toothbrush. And a starlight mint.”
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
disposable electric toothbrushes???
pqdinfo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah, most supermarkets have them where they have regular toothbrushes. Usually aimed at kids. At least in the US:
Some examples:
www.amazon.com/…/B003CP12QG/ www.amazon.com/…/B07J9W7TP7 www.amazon.com/…/B001J4ID5K
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Wow, why though? Why not just let the user change the batteries or charge them like normal electric toothbrushes?
And why would you buy these instead of a normal re-usable one?
neumast@lemmy.world 10 months ago
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Zippy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I find the disposable ones are overall cheaper and the batteries last about as long as the brushes. Unless you are inclined to replace your head often as such people may be than they might be a better option.
They are more like vibrating brushes and reality is quite simple in design. Less complex then the replaceable heads that have moving parts and seals etc. After using both, I find that work just as good and both are noticeably better than non electric brushes.