Thread: Old School Toothbrushes

OK, I am pretty picky when it comes to my toothbrush. And when Oral-B stopped selling their old standard extra soft toothbrushes, I went on a toothbrush rampage. EVERYONE is selling weird shaped rubber tipped CRAP.
I even tried the old style "natural" bristle brushes. I could not stop the gag reflex every time I tasted the boar hair in my mouth. Yuck. (The do look cool along side my shaving stuff.)

Anyways, I walked into a local apothecary and found this brand
OralHealthProducts.com (POH)

I can report that I have a new ol' favorite toothbrush. Along side of some Marvis, I enjoy brushing almost as much as shaving.

Buy Marvis Toothpaste, Classic Strong Mint Online at Beauty.com

An old fashioned toothbrush may seem nostalgic however the fact is the newer electric sonic brushes do a far superior job of cleaning.

Just the opposite of shaving eh?

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

An old fashioned toothbrush may seem nostalgic however the fact is the newer electric sonic brushes do a far superior job of cleaning.

Just the opposite of shaving eh?

Actually that is not entirely true. They do a great job. And actually as good. What they do better is encourage the user to brush for a whole 2 minutes using timers and such. (At least some)
"The best toothbrush is the one you use."

If you put a good old standard soft bristle in the right hands, watch out.

It's funny you brought this up- I'm the complete opposite. I was looking at my gear today thinking "I love all my classic stuff, but I couldn't live without this crazy brush". The one I use has a gum massager and cleaner because I hate brushing my gums, plus a tongue cleaner since I gag if I brush my tongue.

That toothpaste looks awesome though. I might have to give that whirl.

You'll come around. Rubber tips reminds me of multiple blades. ;-)

I tend to buy my toothbrushs at the dollar store, 6 for a buck. The're nothing fancy and they do as good a job as any manual brush. I just can't bring myself to drop five bucks on a tooth brush.

Originally Posted by Wildtim

I tend to buy my toothbrushs at the dollar store, 6 for a buck. The're nothing fancy and they do as good a job as any manual brush. I just can't bring myself to drop five bucks on a tooth brush.

Agreed. I get these for 50 cents a pop. The issue I had with the dollar store variety tends to be it's hard to find them in extra soft. They are usually hard. At least around here.

It takes some getting used to as it is bigger, but that means that I cover more area in the 2mins I brush. It is also really easy to hold and lasts a good bit longer than the average brush as it has more bristles.




Decidedly not old school, but very soft bristles and very effective.

-Rob

Very interesting. I am 100% positive that's the brush we will use in the year 2100 AD.

Originally Posted by sicboater

It takes some getting used to as it is bigger, but that means that I cover more area in the 2mins I brush. It is also really easy to hold and lasts a good bit longer than the average brush as it has more bristles.




Decidedly not old school, but very soft bristles and very effective.

-Rob

I usually use cheap brushes, out of a 4 pack. Colgate or oral B, medium hard.
I tried using electric brushes, but I didn't like it.

I also admit not brushing for 2 minutes. I doubt if I get to 30 seconds on average.
The Gods have blessed me by giving me very strong teeth. My yearly visit to the dentist is usually nothing more than removing a bit of plaque (manually of course) and occasionally I have a tiny cavity.

My wife otoh brushes with an electric, the full 2 minutes, 2 times per day. And her teeth are really battle worn. Several root canal treatments, multiple fillings in most teeth, the occasional broken tooth... She really does her best to care for her teeth, but to no avail.

So while I acknowledge the benefit of brushing twice per day, you either have good teeth or you haven't and no amount of brushing is going to change that.

I did spend a lot of time finding the good toothpaste though.
I have very sensitive teeth, cold things like ice cream or even drawing freezing air deep in my mouth can hurt in the place where my molars touch the gums. In the end, I found that colgate time control was the only toothpaste that was good enough to get (mostly) rid of this problem for me. It is supposed to be very good for the gums (my teeth can take care of themselves).

At a certain moment I couldn't find it anymore, and I tried something else that didn't work quite as good, with subtle-but-always-there toothache as the result.

I thought they had discontinued it, and I found a store where they still had them...
I cleaned them out. Hilarity ensued...
Sometime later I discovered that after the inital marketing push of colgate, only a couple of stores carry it regularly, but colgate still makes it. Nevermind. Even if they stop now, I have about 10 years worth of toothpaste left. That reminds me... have to buy some more soon before I start hitting those reserves...