Finals are coming up, let me tell you about my toothbrush

I've been meaning to blog about this for some time, but it's kept slipping my mind. I wanted to let you all know that I'm a professional toothbrusher now (as opposed to my former amateur status). My parents usually give me money for Christmas, and this year was no exception. Now that I'm all grown-up, I decided that I'd put some of that money to good use on the most ridiculous electric toothbrush I could find. After a great deal of research and reading what other toothbrushers thought of various products, I settled on the Oral B Triumph with SmartGuide. (picture courtesy of OralB website)

I ordered my professional toothbrush, and anxiously awaited its arrival. After several more days of just average toothbrushing, my professional brush arrived. It took me about fifteen minutes to assemble everything and read the instructions. As I was going through the instructions, I was pleased to find that my toothbrush came with four different modes: Normal, Sensitive, Massage, and Polish. Of course after reading these modes, I became extremely excited to try my new toothbrush so that I could find out what this Polish mode of brushing teeth was. I think it was only after I excitedly told Joe that my fancy new electric, computerized toothbrush had a European setting on it that I realized it was actually a "polish" mode, and not "Polish." Oops.

Anyway, I'm fairly pleased with my professional toothbrush, and it does give my teeth that nice, after-the-dentist feel. Given that I immediately sprang for the professional model rather than a cheaper electric toothbrush, I couldn't really tell you the difference, or if it's really worth it. It seems to hold a charge for a long time, and the "computer" component of it is pretty fun. By "computer", OralB really means "timer", in that after you've been brushing your teeth for the recommended minimum 2 minutes, a smiley face appears on the screen to indicate that your teeth are now happy. The computer also flashes an angry red toothbrush at you if you're brushing your teeth too hard. I was most interested in this feature when I ordered it, but it turns out that you have to be pushing really hard to be brushing too hard. This means that if you only have a mild curiosity whether you're brushing your teeth too hard, likely you're doing just fine. Granted, I'm a lawyer (pending admission ceremony to the bar, of course. None of this constitutes legal advice as to which toothbrush you should choose!), not a dentist, though, so take my recommendation with a grain of salt. The computer will also tell you when it's time to replace the brush portion of the toothbrush.

I think this was one of my best uses of Christmas money to date, because I probably wouldn't have spent that much of my own money on a toothbrush (although I'd like to note that I got it for an excellent discount price, but still much more than the typical $3 I'd pay for a manual toothbrush), and I like being able to say that I'm a professional toothbrusher.