Braun Toothbrushes

[Max Demian]

I used to go to a dentist where you paid £25 for the hygienist [1] to "scale and polish" before going onto the (NHS) dentist for a check-up. Rip-off as normally the dentist would do the same job while checking your teeth for cavities. In fact, I would have thought the dentist would be more likely to notice problems while scaling rather than just looking.

(This was in the late 80s when they "drilled and filled" anything brown on your teeth. And insisted on a local anaesthetic injection that was more painful than the drilling.)

[1] Should be classed with the telephone sanitisers.

[newshound]

Don't think that is true. In our (private) practice the Hygenist is

*very* thorough and they have just increased the appointment time. Dentist doesn't do any sort of cleaning. Usually the hygenist first, but not always.

I think I have had one new cavity since moving to this practice 35 years ago (plus a couple under existing fillings). The drill comes out every couple of years for broken fillings.

[whisky-dave]

Me too, I wonder if which have done a report on them.

Yes that works for me too, same as getting extra excercise, if teh lift in on the ground floor then I use it, if not I walk up 2 floors. My current one has a little red light my previous one didn't. My dentist did say I can tell you're using a powered brush but you're pressing too hard I can see the lines left by the brushing action. (she said something other than lines, some dental term).

So know I try to brush more lightly so the light doesn't come on, so maybe that gimick will help. The other gimmick I like is the timer function.

[whisky-dave]

That's when I bought my very first one, there ws a clock module included and as you brushed the emtion thing on it gradually changed to a smile, I guess it was aimed at kids, but it also served as a clock which I'd never had in a bathroom before.

[alan_m]

It didn't need to be brown in the 60 and 70s when NHS dentists were paid per filling irrespective of being required or not.

It depends on who is using the needle. I've had a dentist who insi sted in sticking the needle in quite a way and it was painful. Ive had a dentists who barely scratched the surface of the gum - painless and just as effective.

+1

[DerbyBorn]

If you press too hard then the bristles no longer scrub - they merely flex and remain stationary at the tooth end. Personally I don't think the angle of oscillation is enough.

[Scott]

I wanted the three phase model but apparently this is still under development :-)