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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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 Posted - 01/16/2005 : 11:43:35
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Hold the sexual jokes, please. I am serious.
At my dentist's behest, I bought an electric toothbrush. I just used it for the first time and I feel quite intimidated. For starters, the toothplace flew off when I turned on the brush.
Anybody use one of these suckers? Are they supposed to vibrate like pneumatic drills? Do you, really, merely hold it over your teeth? What about on top of your teeth?
The instruction booklet only gives so much info and didn't warn that the noise would be so loud and the toothbrush would move like a dental instrument. Frankly, I'm scared. Any advice?
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 11:51:39
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Definitely don't apply pressure with them. Just make sure the bristles are in contact with your teeth and that's enough. I'd advise not turning it on 'till it's in your mouth, but some people like cleaning lots, so your call.
This is all from someone who is not a dentist and has never tried an electric toothbrush, so quite useless, but there you have it. :)
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 12:51:44
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Dean! I was literally taking notes and then I get to your
last sentence and discover that you have never used one!
Actually, that's pretty impressive that you can give
plausible-sounding advice and sound so knowledgeable.
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 12:54:58
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I can't help you too my dear, I'm old fashioned, I use my hand!
Purify the colors, purify my mind,
and spread the ashes of the colors
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 13:08:35
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Well, my dentist was telling me about a patitent that stripped off their enamel using one of those and how most people don't know not to apply pressure with them, so there's a little factualness to it I guess...
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 13:28:56
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I use an Oral B Braun electric toothbrush, and within the past two years, have noticed a significant improvement in the cleanliness of my teeth. I agree with Dean, on the advice of not turning the toothbrush on until after it has entered your mouth, and not applying an exorbitant amount of pressure. I find the whole tooth-brushing experience a whole lot easier (not to say that it was tough before the electric toothbrush) now that I use my Oral B. I can actually manage to read and brush at the same time, which I wasn't able to do before (gum-related injuries). I doubt that it would present a problem for you Kathryn, but I remember when I used to wear braces, the bristles from the electric toothbrush got caught in the brackets and were torn free of the instrument head. Since the removal of those braces, I've had no complaints at all. I do sometimes find it hard though to adhere to the three minute timer that comes standard on my brush, and I find myself turning it off a minute and a half through.
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toeknee
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 13:33:18
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Originally posted by rita
I can't help you too my dear, I'm old fashioned, I use my hand!
Purify the colors, purify my mind,
and spread the ashes of the colors
over this heart of mine!
Given what this topic is about, that is the funniest double entendre ive read in a while. |
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 13:42:10
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Why did your dentist recommend an electronic toothbrush? (Did S/he give you a coupon?)
Are there any real benefits over a normal bristle brush?
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 13:42:32
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my ex-girlfriend was a dental assistant for a while. she got me one of those. they're supposed to be great for your teeth and gums.
after she broke my heart i gravitated back to the traditional brush.
actually, i gravitated back even before the break up. it was hard to get used to.
anyone want to buy it?
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 13:42:38
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Toeknee, only you got it!
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/17/2005 : 08:29:16
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Originally posted by ObfuscateByWill
Why did your dentist recommend an electronic toothbrush? (Did S/he give you a coupon?)
Are there any real benefits over a normal bristle brush?
Take a bite of the chocolate coffin.
Dentists claim they are proven to be better at cleaning your teeth. I used to use one, but it stopped working so I went back to a normal brush. I haven't really noticed much difference, but then it is hard to really. They feel clean after brushing with both.
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
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Posted - 01/17/2005 : 08:53:54
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I wait to turn mine on until it is in my mouth.
God, that sounds dirty somehow.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 01/17/2005 : 12:06:47
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quote:
Originally posted by floop
my ex-girlfriend was a dental assistant for a while. she got me one of those. ...
after she broke my heart i gravitated back to the traditional brush.
actually, i gravitated back even before the break up.
Perhaps she broke up with you because you ditched
the electric toothbrush she got you? Thought of that?
Seriously, thanks for all the advice, guys. I actual had a
phone consultation this morning with my hygienist on
proper electric-toothbrush use techniques. Meanwhile,
throngs are dying and I'm saying, "Well, the toothpaste
is just flying off the thing" and she's (duh!) "Make sure it's
in your mouth before you start."
Sir Rock, mine has a 2-minute timer, which seemed like
an eternity until I learned of your 3-minute one!
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 01/17/2005 : 12:16:47
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Three minutes is nothing. When I got mine, my dentist told me that I should cycle it twice, using it in total for six minutes. Normally, I'd have just ignored him, but my mother was in the office with me at the time, and felt it was necessary to enforce this. She would literally stand outside of the bathroom door to make sure I used it for six minutes. Luckily she got bored of this in a few weeks, and I was back to my thirty second brushing.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2005 : 12:25:14
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I believe that the six-minute toothbrushing has been internationally
recognized as a form of torture and has been banned by most
nations, except the US, where the Bush administration deems
it an acceptable interrogation technique for people held captive without
due process.
Sir Rock, I just remembered it's MLK day, no wonder you're posting
in the middle of the day. What's the Sir doing with his bad self on this
three-day weekend?
Me, lots of shoveling. And hockey. Always with the hockey.
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Posted - 01/17/2005 : 12:41:39
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Sorry to get out of topic Kathryn, but what's MLK day? I'm an ignorant...
Purify the colors, purify my mind,
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 01/17/2005 : 13:01:07
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Rita, it is Martin Luther King day.
Kathryn the only advice I can, and feel I should offer is that I have found it's best to brush your teeth with an electric toothbrush naked. This may just be me - but I appear to be incapable of brushing with one without dribbling uncontrollably onto my chest - not a good look. I've arrived at work too often with curious white splatters on my top.
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Posted - 01/17/2005 : 13:02:35
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Thank you surfer...how can I be like that?
Purify the colors, purify my mind,
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 01/17/2005 : 13:12:20
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| Easy enough - you're in a totally different country - the only reason I know is that I'm still pretending to be in America. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 01/17/2005 : 15:59:25
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Rita, find "Hotter than July" and play it loud today
in honor of the King. It's what I did. Or maybe it's too
late, it's tomorrow in Portugal.
Nic, when can we expect the thread about your trip?
How soon is now?
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 05:44:22
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| Isn't it conceited to start a thread devoted to my trip? I've kind of turned the speeding fines one into one as it is. |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 10:15:51
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I love my electric toothbrush! LOVE IT!
1) you don't have to be *too* dainty with it, but don't grind it into your teeth
2) definately don't turn it on till it's in your mouth or toothpaste will fly
When my mother carried me in her tummy there was a miscalculation with the amount of flouride added to the drinking water. Because of this all (for some reason) girls from Birmingham of my age have strange tooth phenomenon, in that there are patches of whitest white, and almost see through in other parts. Hard to explain, sounds worse than it actually is. Add this to the facts I smoke, drink black coffee and red wine and we're talking world of troubles. I have very healthy teeth, never had a cap, crown a filling. Never had them scraped or polished or any of that other odd stuff but I have to be very carefull that they don't start to look strange(r) because of the lack of colour (two lines of clear on my two front teeth) and the electric toothbrush has been a bloody marvel for that!
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 10:39:08
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Ours is forgotten in a drawer. I keep meaning to use it again, but then again I keep meaning to go to the dentist again too. Hopefully I still don't have any cavities.
Ours is a Sonicare, and I just couldn't get used to it, I used it for a few months but found it odd somehow. I loved the sound though, nice harmonics going through my teeth and jaws.
Ours had a 2-minute timer. Something about a timer that makes me impatient. You do have to make sure not to apply too much pressure. Supposedly the pressure can do a lot of harm to your teeth and gums -just massage gently and thoroughly. There used to be a commercial about it that showed a woman holding it up against a very ripe tomato...
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2005 : 12:18:47
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Thanks, you guys! This has been helpful. Especially Surfer Rosa's tip about the excess drool. I had that problem, too. Problem now solved. Thank you, fb.net!
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 12:36:45
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 12:40:12
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It's gross, though, isn't it.
But, yeah, you should do a travelog of your adventure. I wanna know about
every filthy interstate bathroom stop, every cross-cultural adventure, every
hungover sunrise, every thang!
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 12:46:13
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| I will get round to it - just not sure where to start. At the moment my brain is still trying to comprehend everything plus I've got to wait till mid Feb for my pics. |
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Superabounder
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 17:27:53
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| My ex wife had a sonicare, and I tried it and it vibrated so much that it drove me crazy. Now for some people that might work out just fine, but for me I felt like I had been driving over a dirt road for two hours or something. Oprah really raved about the sonicare. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 17:44:43
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Originally posted by Superabounder
My ex wife had a sonicare, and I tried it and it vibrated so much that it drove me crazy. Now for some people that might work out just fine, but for me I felt like I had been driving over a dirt road for two hours or something. Oprah really raved about the sonicare.
That's how I feel. I'm trying to get used to it. I'm all about
good dental hygiene.
Oprah, huh? I wonder what she'd say about my Braun.
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dayanara
* Dog in the Sand *
Australia
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 17:52:54
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I worked part-time as a bra fitter when I was in college and people were always coming in asking for the "Oprah bra." Apparently she mentioned a particular brand once and for years and years after people were looking for it because Oprah told them to. That woman holds the world in her hand.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2005 : 17:54:17
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Now, D, now, start a thread about My Life As A Bra Fitter.
The forum demands it, nay deserves it.
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Superabounder
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 17:54:51
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| well, if the Braun doesn't work I'm sure you can find a used sonicare on e bay...... |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 17:56:31
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I am grossed out by and not going for the idea of switching heads
on this thing so every member of the family can use it. Yuck.
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dayanara
* Dog in the Sand *
Australia
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 17:58:45
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It was actually a pretty gross job, and I don't want to relive the naked old ladies with implants and skin conditions.
Back to toothbrushes!
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Superabounder
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 18:03:20
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| wait wait wait...can't you at least make up a few bra-fitting stories to fuel the male-member's imaginations?? Vibrating tooth-brushes and bra-fitting is enough to make us worthless for at least a little while. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 01/18/2005 : 19:23:09
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Old ladies have implants?
Every bra fitting I've had done involved me being fully dressed,
thank you. Did you make your customers take off their tops?
What gives?
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Electric toothbrush advice!
