Sonic toothbrush
12 Jan 2010 2 Comments
in Material Tags: Arm & Hammer, Christmas, Crest, dental hygiene, Dr. Who, sonic, Spinbrush, toothbrush
I’m a big fan of the battery-operated toothbrush. I think that it does a much better job of cleaning my teeth than a manual, non-battery-operated toothbrush.
Every year for Christmas Santa leaves in my stocking a new toothbrush, toothpaste and (usually) some Crest White Strips. Santa is big on dental hygiene in my house. For the past few years he has left a Crest Spinbrush, a nifty little item that, at around $7, is right in my price range for above average tooth care.
As you may know, the Crest Spinbrush is no more. As of sometime last year it was purchased by Arm & Hammer. So, now it is the Arm & Hammer Spinbrush. As an informed consumer I can say with some certainty that besides the logo atop the packaging, I notice very little difference between the old and the new. Kudos to Arm & Hammer.
For whatever reason, I didn’t open my new toothbrush until today, almost a full month after Christmas. After ripping open the ultra-thick, somewhat dangerous plastic packaging I noticed that my new toothbrush looked a little different. Why? Because, gentle readers, my new toothbrush isn’t just any ordinary battery-operated toothbrush. It is a sonic toothbrush.
I had to laugh. The first thing I thought of was Dr. Who’s sonic screwdriver, and the argument that the Doctor got into with a guy about it: “Of all the things that you can make sonic, why a screwdriver?” Hilarious. But you probably had to be there.
What makes a toothbrush sonic? I’m honestly not sure. But I can tell you one thing: this new toothbrush buzzed so hard in my mouth that I’m still seeing double. It vibrated at a speed unattained by my previous toothbrushes. I have no idea if it’s because of the recent Arm & Hammer acquisition or because of the sonic qualities of this apparently super toothbrush. All I know is that my teeth feel dentist clean.
So, gentle readers, spill: what kind of toothbrush do you use, and does it live up to your standards of proper dental hygiene?
Jan 13, 2010 @ 12:23:31
I have a soniCare. It’s made by Phillips and I just love it. It was very expensive but so were my new teeth! So I want to take good care of them. I’ve had it for 3 years and just replace the brush part every three months. I don’t think I could ever go back to a regular toothbrush. It just wouldn’t feel the same.
Feb 04, 2010 @ 05:15:02
Well I use a NORMAL toothbrush , the manual one . Goodness I can never think of using the battery one ! Can I ask you why at all did you decided to use battery toothbrush ? Is it out of laziness or anything else ?
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