I specifically made sure there are cheap alternatives to the original heads before I bought my tooth brush. Many companies didn't enshittify because they were shit from the beginning.
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Ooh, good idea
Many companies didn’t enshittify because they were shit from the beginning.
Clever, I like this.
You know what never has this problem? Good old fashioned tooth brushes that you can get in a 6 pack for like $8.
Electric toothbrushes are genuinely better for toothbrushing, though.
Yeah, one of the few electrified versions of traditional products that genuinely has a good reason to be electrified. There's a lot of evidence showing they're way better at cleaning your teeth than a regular toothbrush.
Anecdotally, after using an electric tooth brush, using a "normal" toothbrush leaves my teeth feeling fuzzy not matter how well I brush.
Also, it used to be that my teeth would feel super clean and smooth after the dentist. I barely notice the difference anymore because my electric toothbrush does such a good job.
I barely notice the difference between my hygienist and my manual toothbrush
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Not really that much difference if you brush correctly
Or have Parkinson's.
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Never ever had a dentist recommend an electric toothbrush to me. Why is that? 🤷♂️
I genuinely don't know, because every dentist I've ever had has recommended electric. There are studies as well. I'm not trying to say your teeth aren't immaculate because I don't know you, but for the average person electric toothbrushes are better, sincerely.
This is def the case for me. I used to bring the old fashioned toothbrushes for camping (well, for any travel). I noticed a HUGE difference when I'd get home again.
Now I just bring the normal toothbrush. The battery lasts long enough for most trips that it's fine.
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I believe you, but I'm also interested in the studies, how much worth it it actually is.
Like, is it worth it because people in general have poor brushing technique and the electric brush "solves" this just by how it works, or is it better even with proper brushing technique with manual brush?
Those are some of the questions I have. 😁
Here's just one of said studies. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3652371/
From that study:
A randomized double-blind clinical trial was conducted
LOL! I do not think that means what they thought it means. Kinda hard to keep the participants from knowing which study group they're in.
Still, interesting setup. 60 dental students makes sure that the control group brushing manually is doing so with proper technique. They were getting the best-case scenario for manual brushing.
Can it not still be double blind if the participants don't know precisely what is being measured or studied? For example, perhaps they know they are involved in a toothbrush study, but not that one group will have different brushes, or precisely what measurements are being taken.
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Because you have a shit dentist. I've had them recommended to me by my dentist for at least 25 years.
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You mean the acoustic ones?
No the analog ones
I really prefer solid state these days
Tube toothbrushes is where it’s at yo
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I bought extra heads when I bought the toothbrush because they always stop making them and forcing me to replace it... Instead the charging dock thing was completely corroded and there's no way to charge the actual toothbrush anymore... I miss the replaceable battery ones at this point
Now I kinda wish I'd done that! I really miss the old electric toothbrush I had back in the mid-2000s. It had a nice little caddy for toothbrush heads between uses. Sadly, that one left the house with my ex, so I had to buy a new one.
And then another new one.
And yet ANOTHER new one.
But I'm not sure if I'm at 3 or 4 cycles since then. I had purchased a Phillips model that crapped out absurdly quickly (but still outside the warranty window, of course).
Guh, toothbrush purchases ought to be something boring, not something you have to carefully research and compare parts list numbers!
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I "solved" this problem by losing my original OralB (non-IO) and being forced to replace it with an OralB IO, then finding my original OralB. I keep one in the upstairs bathroom and one in the downstairs, and now I can use either type, lol!
Oof, that could be a post entirely on its own!
I did this once after getting these toothbrushes for my kids. Of course we didn’t figure it out before opening the package. Thankfully I found someone in the school community who could use them. Sorry it happened to you, too!
Thanks. Hopefully we can pass these on to someone who can actually use them.
This sort of thing winds me right up. I've been burned too many times before on things like it to the point that if something is not absolutely essential to my existence I will not buy your thing if it needs replacement parts eventually.
Congratulations, people who create proprietary parts to ensure brand loyalty, you played yourselves.
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