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Gadgets, oral hygiene, science, teeth, tooth brushing, toothbrush, webcam

Oral Hygiene Game Maps Mouth, Makes Kids Brush Better

As a guy with pretty horrible teeth, I can only wish that this computerized toothbrush was invented decades ago when I was a kid. When children brush using the system, the toothbrush's LEDs get mapped via webcam onto a representation of a mouth, which then shows kids which teeth have already been brushed and which teeth need more cleaning. The kids using the system were "twice as effective at cleaning their teeth following the trial." If only they could turn flossing into a game as well, I wouldn't have to go get a root canal in about a month. [New Scientist]

6:30 PM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Jason Chen
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12 comments

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aviros at 07:37 PM on 04/04/08
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or kids could just go buy a ToothTunes and brush to the music
Bokusatsu_Tenshi at 08:10 PM on 04/04/08
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Great! I have the same wish as Chen, because while I was a kid, I had to go to the dentist several times with like 10+ cavities every damn time.

My teeth are kinda weak, and I didn't brush my teeth correctly...

Anyways, very nice!
chiablo at 09:40 PM on 04/04/08
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Hah, he hath a lithp.

"Many children don't have the betht technique..."
Lorne at 10:01 PM on 04/04/08
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It's like Guitar Hero for teeth.
Gary_7vn at 10:36 PM on 04/04/08
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What the world really really needs is tooth cleaning robot! Someone call Sony!
adkitchen at 11:41 PM on 04/04/08
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I heard you can destroy plaque by ELECTROCUTION! Death by dental gameboy.
ittekimasu at 01:40 AM on 04/05/08
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I like how they mentioned that the camera was hidden, in the obvious friggen flower which hanged from the mirror with a huge cord connecting back to the computer.
Bodypainter at 03:08 AM on 04/05/08
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ah, what is this computer? a flat round imac for kids??? note the silver apple logo in the middle... ALARMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
bbfreak at 10:03 AM on 04/05/08
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Heh, pretty neat.
SerleDogg at 12:05 PM on 04/05/08
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Comment on Oral Hygiene Game Maps Mouth, Makes Kids Brush Better Chen use Waterpik Ultra (a Dental WaterJet) if u hate flossing like me. My dentist recommended it.
longshot at 12:38 AM on 04/06/08
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Beat your kids. It works wonders.
GOKOR at 01:13 PM on 04/06/08
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@longshot: Millions of good parents would agree, but fear if they follow suit, they will get arrested for actually raising their kids to act right.

Or were you talking about beating them in the game?