Get an Electric Toothbrush.

post by Cervera · 2023-01-05T21:08:21.726Z · LW · GW · 4 comments

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  GET AN ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH!! 
    Stuff that's good to know. 
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Okay so, with the inspirations of the concise posts about lifestyle that user @jefftk does, I want to share one of my most recent discoveries with LW, one that with little economical input can offer you a better quality of life. 

GET AN ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH!! 

Really! A 20 bucks Oral-B department store is fine! 

Do you remember the nice feeling when you go to your dentist for a cleanup and you leave with that smooth, polished feeling on your teeth that sometimes last you days? I do remember it, I got the exact same feeling from my first brush with an Electric toothbrush. 

I got a Basic Oral-B Vitality[1] from my grocery store a week ago as a suggestion from my girlfriend, and is the best palpable investment of the year for me. 

You don't need anything fancy. It doesn't have to be a big investment like the 100$ plus ones with pressure sensors, a basic, 2 minute timer electric toothbrush will get you 90% of the way there, a YouTube video tutorial about how to use them effectively, another 5% 

 

Stuff that's good to know. 

After a week of use, I feel confident enough to share the news. it's the superior way of cleaning your teeth, although I miss the caveman feeling of nuking my teeth with a hard brush from time to time. 

 

 

 

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    This is European branding, I'm almost certain you can find the same product in the US or other markets from Oral-B with different names, a quick search gives me This stuff but I'm sure you can find something similar on your local Walmart

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comment by Brendan Long (korin43) · 2023-02-11T22:56:10.422Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

You might also like water flossers. Using one made my gums much healthier. I realized after using one for a while that previously my gums were basically always mildly irritated (and would sometimes get more irritated and puff up).

comment by jaspax · 2023-01-06T11:15:45.525Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Do you remember the nice feeling when you go to your dentist for a cleanup and you leave with that smooth, polished feeling on your teeth that sometimes last you days

Um, my problem is that I loathe this feeling, and pretty much every other tactile sensation associated with teeth cleaning, so this is something of an anti-recommendation.

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comment by Brendan Long (korin43) · 2023-02-11T22:53:41.038Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

You get used to it after a while and it feels normal. It only feels weird when "completely clean" isn't the default.

comment by npostavs · 2023-01-06T15:05:07.483Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Huh. I literally have no idea what feeling this is referring to.