If you want to disrupt at-home dentistry, solve flossing instead. That one's still a pain in the ass that comes back to bite (heh) a huge amount of people down their roads.
They seem like a waste (mine are recyclable) but I found for myself and kids they are 100 times easier than traditional floss.
/I do not own stock or a website selling floss picks
Most nights are like "But I don't wanna floss, enh, it's like a couple seconds, whatever."
Using the same small piece of floss for all your teeth actually spreads bacteria, etc. throughout your mouth, causing all the things you're trying to avoid by flossing in the first place.
Dentists & hygienists never floss two sets of teeth with the same piece of floss. (And yes, they go through a crap-ton of floss.)
Citation needed; I've heard this one before, and I just don't buy it. I've always believed (perhaps wrongly) that flossing was meant to remove food debris the bacteria lives off of that a toothbrush can't get to.
Dentists & hygienists never floss two sets of teeth with the same piece of floss. (And yes, they go through a crap-ton of floss.)
Maybe my hygienist is doing it wrong, but she uses very little floss and uses the same piece for multiple tooth gaps.
The purpose of flossing is to dislodge food particles and plaque buildup in difficult to reach places. These are the energy sources for plaque/cavity causing bacteria. No energy source = no bad bacteria = no problem.
My sister is a hygienist, and she told me that's her experience with patients as well, and that you need clean floss to avoid spreading bacteria into the places you're trying to clean.
Optimal form may also be hard to achieve with floss picks - you want to form a 'c' shape with the floss partially wrapping around your tooth. That's impossible to do with a short, taught piece of floss.
Edit: thank you google! http://www.flosscard.com/order-retail-10-packs/
I'd love to hear that story.
(I'm taking the word "literally" ... um ... literally here)
:-D
Thank you! I needed a good laugh (and I will be increasing the view count on that video!).
Sure, if you don't mind spending several minutes doing it. I, for one, would love a toothbrush that got it all done in six seconds.
solve flossing instead
According to the article, this "toothbrush" also substitutes for flossing, since it can put bristles between the teeth.
If you want to disrupt the beverage industry, try adding new flavors instead.
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The phrase "Solved problem" is one of the most frustrating things I hear engineers mutter.
Yeah, some times an extraordinary invention just changes the scope of the problem, or solves it so much better that "good enough" stops being enough. But if you have one of those solutions, you probably know it, and should also know that the problem is solved - how can you revolutionize a mature market without knowing it's mature? (That'll probably be the case here if that brush really works.)
(http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/dentalhealth/Pages/Teethcleaningg...)
> When should I brush my teeth?
> Brush your teeth for at least two minutes in the morning before breakfast and last thing at night before you go to bed.
> Never brush your teeth straight after a meal as it can damage your teeth, especially if you've had fruit, fizzy drinks, wine or any other food that contains acid.
> This is because tooth enamel is softened by the acid and can be worn away by brushing. Instead, wait an hour after a meal before brushing your teeth to give your saliva chance to neutralise the acid.
Obviously, I'm not a dentist and nothing I say is meant to replace anything an actual dentist tells you.
>According to the company, By simply biting and grinding, Blizzident automatically cleans all teeth perfectly within six seconds, and you can even floss and clean your tongue at the same time.
If I could legitmately get that down to say, ~30 seconds.. I might save 4.5 minutes x 365 days = ~27 hours a year. If I make $10/hr and have plenty of time; this doesn't make sense. If I make $100/hr and am limited on time; this is potentially pretty sweet, especially if I am able to get a better cleaning.
http://www.oralb.com/topics/proper-flossing.aspx
> Contour floss around the side of the tooth.
Clean teeth is the problem (or cleaning teeth or not clean teeth or !clean_teeth). Toothbrush is a solution to the problem, this is another solution.
Just like you say 'solve flossing instead'. Flossing is not a problem, stuff stuck between your teeth causing decay is the problem.
This potentially saves you a couple of minutes per day. Maybe significant from a proportional perspective, but not in an absolute sense.
There are different kinds of oils you can use for different benefits, though overall you just need the suction and vacuum that the oil allows for (with the density of the oil). It's great for your gums and teeth overall - and has other benefits relating to tongue health, tasting of food, etc..
It only seems to be a remedy for specific situations.
You need to rinse after with a roughly half-water, half-hydrogen peroxide mix - after spitting the oil into your toilet (into sink could cause clogging issues) - and swish it around in your mouth for 10-15 seconds, through your teeth, etc.. This will help whiten your teeth too - most toothpaste companies add a bit of hydrogen peroxide to the toothpaste for this effect.
Spit isn't as dense as oil, and so it won't create as much pressure when being squeezed through your gums - which will loosen out anything stuck in your gums, that floss could otherwise get, and instead of floss jamming in say a piece of meat in further, the swishing and suction that occurs from a 'tight' vacuum in your mouth helps pull the stuck material away.
You don't have to swish for 15-20 minutes either, even a few minutes will do similar - though 15-20 minutes has added benefits, mainly related to the blood flow with your tongue, and the muscles in your mouth / throat, etc.. More so if you use sunflower oil because sunflowers absorb radiation (another thing you'll probably want to look up because you'll say "BULLSHIT!" -- Wikipedia doesn't have anything on it, though a search on Google brings up various results). P.S. If you oil pull with sunflower oil (can't remember if you want refined or unrefined) then after ~3 days you'll start to get a brown spot at the back middle of your tongue - you can gently scrap that off with a spoon. After a week or so that'll likely stop showing.
Anyway, try it yourself - is all I can really suggest..
But seriously. This is not real.
Oil pulling works and remineralizes tooth enamel. I do it occasionally. However, using a toothbrush to remove most food particles beforehand saves a lot of time. Do both. Then cleanse with a quick water rinse after. There are some biodegradable and recyclable toothbrushes on the market.
Hmm...
Upon further consideration, in defense of downvoters, the person's claim was pretty extreme to reject the benefits of brushing. That makes it a disservice to his/her other point. Ah well. Most people haven't tried oil to remineralize. Most people won't. I'm in the minority of those who have, with empirical benefit.