I Just Want A Toothbrush

  

 

 

Buying a home can be overwhelming.

Buying a car can be confusing.

But buying a new toothbrush should be neither!

 

 

Or so I thought upon facing the toothbrush “aisle.”  (Yeah, when something has its own “aisle,” you know you’re screwed!)

 

I thought it would be a no-brainer, grab & go item.  I had no idea buying a toothbrush would require more choices than Golden Corral!

 

 

There were toothbrushes with different sized heads.  Square heads.  Rectangular heads.  Heads that were tilted for a “greater angle of attack.”  (I know that is good for a putty knife–but this is my toothbrush!)

 

 

 

Many brushes had angled handles to reach back teeth.

Some were shaped like dental instruments.  (I don’t like going to the dentist, so why would I want to be reminded of this every time I brush my teeth?)

 

 

And the bristles of the toothbrush! 

 Hard or soft.  Different textures, lengths, sizes and shapes.  One brand had “bend & flex” bristles—am I brushing my teeth or doing calisthenics?

 

Some were “curved to clean between teeth and along the gum line.”

And a few had “soft gum stimulators” that resembled a French tickler for oral hygiene!

 

 

Further down the aisle, the choices for electric toothbrushes were just as numerous.

“Oscillating”…”Rotating”, these things had more moves than Beyonce!

In fact, the Sonicare Brand electric toothbrush vibrates at 31,000 strokes of brushing power per minute!

Thirty-one thousand!  Am I clearing away plaque…or filing down tooth enamel to the root!

 

 

So many choices, so few brain cells.

Maybe I’ll just stick to the free toothbrush my dentist provides each visit.

Have you faced this dental dilemma?  How did you make your choice?

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And don’t forget to floss.