“Has anyone ever tried one of these? Lighter/smaller than a full toothbrush…”

I bought that finger brush back when GG used to sell them.
They are too soft to my liking. I can’t get the plaque off. I can get my teeth more clean using an Oral B Brushups (Walgreens took over the brand).

For longer hikes, and all my life, I use the hardest bristled brush I can find. This really gets the plaque off. I use it gently on the gums, and that really strengthens the gums. Dentists always say “use a soft toothbrush”. But I can’t get my teeth clean that way. My current dentist says “whatever you’re doing, keep it up!”. Well, I:

1. Use super hard bristled toothbrush with Listerine toothpaste. (use Brushups on 1 or 2 nighters) every night.
2. chew sugarless gum once/day.
3. don’t floss (Yea, I’ve never flossed all my life)
4. visit dentist for cleaning every 6 months (critical step).
5. Be raised on fluoridated water.
6. Don’t do anything to remove the enamel off your teeth; i.e., don’t use whitener.
7. And I will use a plastic toothpick every now and then to yank out that beef jerky <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

My result is I have never had a cavity and I don’t know what it feels like, and I’m a grandpa! Another thing that helped in my youth is I had about 8 permanent teeth pulled to avoid crowding in my small mouth. Then I had braces. So now my teeth have normal spacing. I can thank my parents for starting me off right.


-Barry