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> Are you the kind of person who is so worn down by the numbing drudgery of late capitalism that you can’t summon the energy to drag a 2 ounce toothbrush across
by ashark 10y ago
> Are you the kind of person who is so worn down by the numbing drudgery of late capitalism that you can’t summon the energy to drag a 2 ounce toothbrush across your gums for 90 seconds a day? Well, the electric toothbrush has been a thing for a long time.
OK. OK. Not defending other practices in the article, but as someone who long thought electric toothbrushes were a silly gimmick but finally got (a fairly cheap) one a couple months back: they are. not. a. gimmick. Oh man. Life changing. First time I used it it felt like I'd had a professional cleaning. No amount of brushing with an ordinary one had ever done that. I could never go back. Even when I'm lazy and only do half the cycle it gets my teeth much cleaner than a manual brush could. The difference is dramatic and they're not really that expensive as long as you don't go for a bunch of stupid features.
- _Adam 10y agoWhich model did you get?
- Domenic_S 10y agoSonicare is the canonical choice!
- ashark 10y agoSome oral b Braun. One without the Bluetooth connectivity(!!!) that even mid-range models seem to have now. I think it's just whatever sweethome recommended at the time. Might just be the 1000. Only feature it has is that it vibrates when you should switch quarters and vibrates differently when you should stop, in case you can't count. [edit] yeah, confirmed, it's the "pro 1000"
- drvdevd 10y agoYeah brushing form is important, and for some like myself, difficult to get right consistently. I really need an electric toothbrush.