Disconnect electric toothbrush

[Nonny]

See if the toothbrush can be opened to get to the battery. If you can, a replacement from Batteries Plus will essentially revive all.

[Michael Dobony]

can you pull it apart? My electric razor used nicad AA cells. I bought 2 higher capacity batteries and it now lasts almost twice the time between charges. It cost less than $10 for the upgrade.

[trader4]

But that's a red herring, because what we're talking about is a mere $100 for an ultrasonic toothbrush. Have you ever used a Phillips Sonicare and compared it to a $3 electric brush? Gotten any opinions from dentists or other dental professionals? Do you think there is no difference between say a Craftsman wrench that costs $10 and a cheap Chinese wrench that costs $1? Compared to all the other healthcare costs, this one is miniscule and the more we learn, the more critical good cleaning is.

[Peter]

My $17 Oral-B "Vitality" rechargable toothbrush uses the same heads as my wife's $70+ Oral-B model. She swears that her toothbrush has much more "power" (I think she is describing torque) than mine. They sound about the same when they are running so I suspect there is minimal if any difference in speed.

My every 6 mo. dental exams are excellent, with less than normal plaque build-up. She uses the same dentist and dental hygienist, and her checkups show more than normal plaque build-up.

I think that your (a)diet, (b)genetic control of mouth enzyme composition and quantity, and (c) care and frequency of flossing and brushing will affect your oral hygiene far more than the price of your toothbrush.

[trader4]

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Then get rid of that $17 toothbrush and use the $3 one.

[Stepfann King]

The OP should have left the toothbrush running 24/7 in his mouth.

[Peter]

Fair enough. I should have mentioned that our dentist strongly recommends using an electric toothbrush because he says it provides as much effectiveness in 2 minutes as proper use of a manual toothbrush provides in about 10 minutes (and very few people have the discipline to spend 10 minutes 2-3x/day brushing their teeth).

[Stormin Moron]

No he dont. He just owes you a little lovemaking. Tell him he must give you an hour's worth of kissing and other lovemaking and you'll be satisfied.

Why the hell does anyone need an electric toothbrush anyhow? How f__king lazy can a person be? No wonder we have a shortage of energy. You were born with a thing called an arm, and that should have enough strength to operate a toothbrush. If not you need to see a doctor, and get off your junk food diet.

[mm]

Some people have electric teeth.

How

[mm]

He is trying to be nice to you. Leave him alone.

YOu have a considerate roommate who could be a lifetime friend. You have a choice of being a nice guy yourself, like he was trying to be,

Or showing what migbht be the real you, and you'll never be more than roommates if you do.