Brush & Rinse magical toothbrush about ready for production
By Paul Miller 
posted March 11th 2009 10:18AM
posted March 11th 2009 10:18AM
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posted March 11th 2009 10:18AM
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wow, its ideas like this that just make me smile.
I definitely didn't for two main reasons:
a) I cup my hand under the tap. I will of just had a shower (to appease all you clean freaks).
b) The back of toothbrushes are for the majority, now covered with tongue scrubbers.
Bit of a gimmick. I shall not be buying.
They get an "A" for effort.
tongue scrubbers are the real gimmicks here. just brush your tongue!
wasting excessive amounts of water makes you smile? don't go to Arrakis.
I need one of these! $1.18 a pop, sign me up. Good bye cone cups!
Just to go back to the fluoride debate, the whole point of using tooth paste ( for a dentist) is to have the topical effect of fluoride. It remineralizes your enamel, making it stronger and more resistant to acid erosion. Im a dentist and the official line we give is to not rinse out after brushing just to spit out what is left of the toothpaste......But the brush it kinda awesome! And those who say it causes cancer, there is no evidence to support that, there are research papers however showing that areas which have fluoride in drinking water have 50% less decay than those areas which don't have fluoride. BAM .....regards, your friendly neighborhood dentist.
There is such a thing as too much flouride.
good idea, but i don't think everyone's faucet has the amount of water pressure required to make your water bounce like that.
@ morgym
wtf are u talking about? fluoride doesn't remineralizes your enamel, making it stronger and more resistant to acid erosion. the fact that ur a dentist is kinda scary if u dont know ur shit. fluorine is the most reactive element, even stronger than chlorine (the shit you use to bleach and disinfect) and kills germs in the mouth
if ur toothpaste says "strengthens enamel" , or "whitens teeth" it's other shits in the toothpaste, not fluorine. so before you pretend to be a dentist, know your shits.
if u really are a dentist, by god, i hope someone comes to arrest you
@kangbp.nyc
wtf are YOU talking about?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoride_therapy
"Fluoride promotes the remineralization of teeth, by enhancing the tooth remineralization process. Fluoride found in saliva will absorb into the surface of a tooth where demineralization has occurred. The presence of this fluoride in turn attracts other minerals (such as calcium), thus resulting in the formation of new tooth mineral"
http://www.colgateprofessional.com/products/Colgate-Phos-Flur-Fluoride-Rinse/details
"Promotes remineralization and strengthens teeth by forming a submicroscopic reservoir of fluoride on the tooth enamel"
The purpose of Fluoride in water is to change the chemical composition of teeth. A tooth is essentially CaO, calcium oxide. The purpose of Fluoride in water/toothpaste/mouthwash is to change your teeth to CaF, a chemical compound that is much more resistant to decay.
Source, college chemistry. My teacher gave us lots of fun facts, lol.
Yeah and there's such thing as too much water. What's your point?
@kangbp.nyc
Fluoride and fluorine are different substances in so many ways. Get it together, dumbass.
garbage
emo girl says it works.
'emo girl says it works.'
it's Hannah fuckin' Beth
who?
@onelove:
Let me google that for you: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=hanna+beth
apparently from those links she appears to be some silly blogger masturbating to herself on the interwebs all day, i dont know, how do people like this get paid, why does she think she is important
Rinsing with water after brushing cancels out any positive effects of fluoride. Which is why dentists tell you not to eat, drink, or rinse 30 minutes after brushing or using a fluoride wash.
You would not believe how long it took me to understand the point of this water-redirecting thing. The video made things a LOT clearer.
You aren't the only one...
As a non native english speaker I didn't quite catch the meaning of rinse the first time. I though the tooth brush was just for playing around with water and it still seemed a great idea :P.
So I don't lean to lean 2 inches forward and use the faucet? Wow, nice inch saver.
not to mention that the slightest deviation in the hand holding the brush could end up spraying the water all over your face
no thanks...this is where it's at:
http://www.tinyliving.com/store/product/737/faucet-fountain/
"Wow, nice inch saver."
That's what she said.
I wouldn't shove my head in a sink in a public bathroom say when I'm traveling.
I wonder if they've ever heard of cupping your hands under the tap?
I use an electric toothbrush. And even if I wanted to give up my $0.008 paper cones, I would not use anything else but a brand name tooth brush such as Oral-B... IF they wanted the gravey train they should sell the patent to a leading brand for $$$.
Now that we have that out of the way lets get back on topic,
... So yea Apple made a baaaad move with the new shuffle. Now that there are no distinct marking on it, Expect to see clones showing up on the market withing a week... Way too easy to copy.
AHAHAHAH!
Toothbrush elitist, no wonder you mention Apple products in an article that has nothing to do with Apple.
The Apple iBrush! Shiny, thin, white, and only $1,750!
And you need an adapter to use it with non-apple tooth paste.
And slowing down the Mars Volta makes me want to buy a toothbrush... why? Much as I love TMV, that song sounds dreadful slowed down like that.
As far as I know that is the original. The version you're thinking of was most likely sped up by a DJ, or some crap.
The song in the video is actually the leaked Cicatriz demo tape from before their first album came out. Really weird for them to use that...
Thats not a Mars Volta song slowed down. Its a demo for the song recorded before the album.
Are you definitely sure you need to rinse after you brushed? Well I don't. I like the taste of fresh toothpaste in the morning...
You know fluoride is poisonous right?
You would need to eat 10 tubes of toothpaste to have fluoride do any serious damage to you. Plus, the minuscule amounts you ingest from brushing will cause no ill effect in the long run either.
Some places, (Toronto, Ont.) pump fluoride into the drinking water.
Yes Agent and many people the world over argue against floride being put in water since it causes cancer, yes even a small amount over time. Tooth paste should always be rinsed out it is bad for you especially since most people brush twice a day, it all adds up.
Yea, well soon it will be proven that reading Engadget posts causes Cancer.
The fluoride in water debate, has had no real evidence brought forth to prove Cancer is caused by the fluoride. It's a theory, but really, at this point in our existence pretty much anything will cause Cancer, in the long run.
I'm with Agent .25i on this one. Pretty much anything supposedly causes cancer in the long run nowadays: cellphones, radios, computer monitors, junk food, HEALTHY foods, nuclear waste, etc......Seriously give up the argument. LONG LIVE TOOTPASTE!!!
Oh, and this toothbrush kicks ass. I'd buy 2.
Dont spread neo-luddite disinformation about fluoride causing any diseases. If anything its saved your mouth from a lot of pain. Also, get your vaccinations and wash your hands. Thanks.
Maybe if they could direct the wasted water to fill the bath this wouldnt be such a bad idea.
Cause you brush your teeth with hot water? Or like to have cold baths? Just take ur brush with you into the bath. Problem solved.
@agent
hahahha touche'
so you dont mix your water with hot and cold? or you have really hot baths? most people wouldnt takes there brush into the bath. Problem NOT solved.
The idea is good.
The flow is weak.
$16USD to ship? No Thanks...
A friend of mine has a fountain in his bathroom he says is designed just for this very purpose. Works great every time I've been over visiting. He says it's made by Beeday, but I can't find the company online anywhere.