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A toothbrush that can clean teeth in just six seconds has been developed using a 3D printer. The brush, which looks like a gum shield covered in bristles, is customised to fit an individual’s mouth using scans of their mouth. By clamping the brush in their mouth and grinding their teeth, it can clean the whole mouth at once and even includes a tongue cleaner.
The technology has been developed by Blizzident, who claim it can clean teeth in just six seconds – a task that takes more than three minutes with traditional brushes. The dense clusters of bristles in the brush are angled to align along a person’s gum line and touch the surface of each tooth at a 45 degree angle. Blizzident, a group of dentists and engineers who are based in Spain, claim their new design could be ideal for those who feel traditional tooth brushes are eating into their day.
They say using their 3D printed brush could save up to 50 hours per year. However, just one of the brushes costs £250 – although they do say they can last up to a year. A traditional manual toothbrush costs around £1.50 by comparison, although some high end electric toothbrushes can cost more than £100.
Describing how the brush works, Blizzident said: “You simply bite and release quickly 10 to 15 times.
“This creates little vibrating, jiggling and slightly circling movements. Grinding left-right and backward-forwards, while your teeth are closed… additionally cleans the top surfaces of your molars.
“Opening your mouth causes the gum line-bristles to additionally wipe dirt out. Read more at Telegraph
