How could something as simple as a plastic handle with nylon bristles become so complicated? Manual or electric? Compact, full or oval head? Throwaway or rechargeable? Sensitive, soft or medium? Sonic, oscillating or pulsating?
With choices now stretching the length of some drug store aisles, descriptions that make your head spin, prices that climb into the hundreds, and annual sales in the millions, isn’t it time for a toothbrush reality check?
"The toothbrush has been around for 5,000 years,” says Dr. Uche Odiatu, of Toronto’s Bayview Village Dental Associates. “The whole idea is meant to clean away food debris and plaque from your teeth. Prevention in dentistry is more cost effective than fixing things, and tooth brushing is a big part of that prevention.”
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