V-White LED Handsfree Adult Toothbrush


V-White LED Handsfree Adult Toothbrush

“1. Installing the machines. Make the body part and the brush to be fixed.”
Sounds like another GREAT QUALITY product from ‘away’!

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Does the girl whose hands have been emancipated come with it?

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I’m relived this isn’t made “Here.” Honestly, who needs this? Is this really better? I consider it more ocean filler.

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This is a hard pass. Engrish instructions on something that’s going in my mouth? No thank you.

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A solution looking for a problem.

(the view from someone with two dental surgeons in his family)

Aside from all of the above, this is a horrible idea. Why? Because brushing is as much about massaging the gums, and getting underneath them (really flossing is more for that, but still…), as it is wiping away surface bacteria.

Weak, bacteria-ridden gums bleed. Bleeding gums become gingivitic. Gingivitis becomes periodontal disease. By then, kiss your gums goodbye.

No gums = no teeth…no matter how clean they are.

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But I can emancipate my hands! How they have LONGED for freedom!

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My 3 year old has a toothbrush almost exactly like this, but the main body has a piggy face and it runs for a preset length of time to train kids how long they should be brushing their teeth. When I saw this a few minutes ago I showed it to my wife and said “I noticed your toothbrush is looking pretty worn out, so I bought you this.” The look on her face was priceless :laughing: Well worth the silent treatment I will endure for the rest of the day.

*In all fairness my wife has impeccable oral hygiene and brushes more often than anyone else on the planet. But she keeps buying toothbrush family packs with soft bristles and her brushes always wind up looking like the end of an old whisk broom within a week or two…

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8 of the most recent 10 reviews are 1-star. Hmmmmm. :thinking:

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As someone with early onset severe osteoarthritis, caused by a genetic connective tissue disease called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, I would love to have something like this toothbrush! My type of EDS (there are currently 13 known types) caused me to be born with very little cartilage in my joints plus my body can’t repair damaged cartilage, which means once I injure a joint that’s it, it’s injured for life.

I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 33 due to EDS being rare & the fact that I am adopted. I am now 45 with no cartilage left in my knuckles plus bone spurs caused by the constant bone on bone contact. It constantly feels like someone is trying to “debone” my fingers & thumbs. Closest I can come to describing it is imagine when you break apart a chicken wing apart. Yea. That.

I would love to have something like this since I’ve lost roughly 90% of the strength in my left hand & 75-80% of the strength in my right hand. I currently use a vibrating toothbrush but can only use it once a day as the vibration causes immense pain in my hand.

This item would be great for the disabled community. I can barely get my kids (23, 21, 19) to help me around the house. Husbeast will occasionally help me in the shower (he has RA & MS). They all remember just a decade ago when I could do this stuff. Mom always took care of everyone else.

My hand specialist put it this way “osteoarthritis is a wear-&-tear disease. The more you use your hands the faster you will lose your hands.” I’ve given up all hobbies except sewing face masks. Mainly due to me being the only one who knows how to sew & all 3 kids have no interest & they all work, one has 2 jobs. I wanted to ensure my kids were protected as our 19yo was diagnosed with EDS at age 10. Just 2yrs after I was diagnosed. EDS makes us 75% more likely to develop blood clots, strokes, aneurysms, & embolisms than the “ normal ” population due to week veins & arteries. One way Covid19 kills is with blood clots. We also have issues with low blood pressure, & constantly dislocating joints since cartilage helps keep your joints in place. And the very disease that causes our pain makes us resistant to anesthetics & pain meds so being on a ventilator would be pure hell.

I also play/stream video games relying heavily on friends. I need the social interaction of streaming because as Husbeast puts it I am an “extroverted extrovert”. I became suicidal after I had to stop working then had to give up my last bit of independence & social interaction outside the house in 2017 when I had to stop driving because of the pain it caused my hands & belly dancing which I needed to be able to drive to performances (our dance troupe is through our towns recreation department & we mostly danced in local parades & at nursing homes).

Tl;dr - Before you make fun of something think of other communities, such as the disabled, who might benefit from it.

/end rant

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ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!!! :grimacing:

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Aww…
I was hoping this was a woot after dark product…

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Release the guilt-o-saurus!

No one is making fun of you or your disability. And if this was advertised as being for people with disabilities they wouldn’t be making fun of it either. But it’s not. (Don’t think it’s even mentioned as a possible use, actually.) So they’re joking about normally-abled people who get or would want this (and the awful translation), as it is marketed. Call off the dogs. Regardless of what you see in the media these days, people shouldn’t have to feel guilty because they have a little fun without first considering every possible effect on every subset of individuals who might ever see it.

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I remember seeing an article about how almost all infomercial-sold products are obviously being sold to help with specific special needs, but aren’t advertised as such because if you need it already, you don’t need them to tell you, but the commercial could sell it to others as well.

Maybe it was this article - first one I found when searching - As-Seen-On-TV Products Aren’t For “Lazy People” — They Make Disabled People’s Lives Easier (bustle.com)

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That might be true, but when they make people that seem to be perfectly capable to be incompetent boobs, it’s hard to think about people with unique needs.

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The U-shaped automatic electric toothbrush (UAET) that was tested in this study proved to be not effective in removing dental plaque. In particular, the UAET was not significantly different from no brushing, while plaque removal with the UAET was significantly lower than with a powered toothbrush and a habitual toothbrushing procedure. Therefore, its use cannot be recommended for regular oral hygiene at home.
Efficacy of a U-Shaped Automatic Electric Toothbrush in Dental Plaque Removal: A Cross-Over Randomized Controlled Trial - PMC

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Does the ADA have its stamp of approval on this? I’m a little fray fray!:flushed:

NO, you, OUT! Back on your Shelf! NOT seeing this, not to EVER think “why is my toothbrush wet?” ever again!!

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Well, elf poop is minty fresh, soooo…

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