3D printed toothbrush-sponge cleans entire mouth in 10 seconds

https://www.designboom.com/design/3d-printed-blizzbrush-5-0-toothbrush-sponge-chris-martin-07-20-2022/

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Pakdef• 4 years ago

dentists don't like this type of innovation...

I am getting a 'too good to be true' buzz in my head as I read and watch that. It was interrupted briefly by the terrifying 3D render of a smiling 'user'. https://i.imgur.com/OjTHHdM.png

I'm wondering if there's some reason sponges like this aren't more popular... is it to do with the brushing motion which is meant to dislodge more food, and reach hard to reach places?

leobg• 4 years ago

I’d imagine that thing to be an external breeding ground for bacteria once it’s taken out of the mouth. A toothbrush has a much better chance of drying in between uses.

h2odragon• 4 years ago

No handle? Might as well chew on a steel scrubbie.

Look at a toilet brush. Bristles all around, nice big handle...

eurasiantiger• 4 years ago

Most toilet bowls do not have teeth.

JoeAltmaier• 4 years ago

Isn't flossing more important? That's where stuff gets stuck and acid breaches enamel - between the teeth. Does this sponge clean there?

xhkkffbf• 4 years ago

I find water jets or oral irrigators to be even better. They get along the gum line while floss only gets between the teeth.

ETH_start• 4 years ago

A tooth brush can also get the gum line.

powersnail• 4 years ago

My concern would be the lack of control. With a thin brush, you can usually tell where you have cleaned (if you pay attention), and not miss a spot.

Chewing this big sponge, I will not be confident that I have reached everywhere. There could be a systematic error (say a slight, unusual curve on one tooth) that leaves a spot chronically unclean without me realizing it.

Koshkin• 4 years ago

There is also a whole-mouth U-shaped “autobrush” which seems to be doing a decent job.

MrYellowP• 4 years ago

I don't see how this won't push a lot of plaque into the gums overlapping the teeth.

3D printed toothbrush-sponge cleans entire mouth in 10 seconds

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