Team of Dentists Create "The Six-Second Toothbrush" 98
dryriver writes "A team of dentists has created a toothbrush they say can clean teeth thoroughly in less than six seconds. Manufacturer Blizzident uses the same scans dentists use to fit braces and an extremely precise 3D printer to create a brush for each individual customer. Each brush contains about 400 soft bristles and requires the wearer to grind their teeth in order to clean. Its makers say it eliminates brushing errors that people typically make, but experts say more research is needed. The technology comes at a price — a customer's first brush, which will last for a year, costs 299 euros ($405; £250). Subsequent brushes are cheaper, and old ones can be reconditioned for less than 100 euros, the company says. 'Because you are brushing all your teeth at the same time, you are brushing extremely quickly,' the company says. 'You brush all the difficult-to-reach and interdental regions without even having to think about it.'"
Re:SkyMall (Score:4, Funny)
after a year, you can flip your old brushes on craigslist...
Prior Art (Score:2, Funny)
Just chew on this for six seconds...
http://img1.etsystatic.com/005/0/6262900/il_fullxfull.399675811_ozpd.jpg?ref=l2
Yeah.... riiiight... (Score:0, Funny)
An EU company says you only need to brush for six seconds....
Weird old tip (Score:0, Funny)
Hygienists hate them!
A toothbrush from Blizz(IDENT)? WoW! (Score:5, Funny)
Does this mean trolls teeth get cleaner due to surface areas being easier to access? Should I roll a troll for better hygiene?
If we do heroic brushing runs will we get epic gum lines?
Will it be a bad thing if a good tooth drops?
Can I rez a molar to avoid an extraction?
Will we be able to eat on Tuesdays, or will nutrition be down due to maintenance?
Should I just go ahead and plan to make my wisdom teeth shamans, priests and mages or are there options?
Subscription based MMORPG's (Molar-based Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) are obviously the wave of the future. I can see Blizz changing the Headless Horseman to the Tooth Fairy this year.
Re:Yeah.... riiiight... (Score:5, Funny)
An EU company says you only need to brush for six seconds....
Yeah, but those are metric seconds instead of US imperial seconds...
Re:I would have added more features (Score:5, Funny)
Next up is the 1000 blade shaver, perfectly moulded to your face. One quick stroke and your whole face is clean shaven.
Either that or you are bleeding to death.