I'm having a hard time finding a soft bristle toothbrush. The ones that I
find in the store are all labeled "soft" or "medium" but when I get them
home I find that they are all relatively stiff. In my time I've encountered
a smattering of truly soft bristle brushes, Gum brand mostly, but they
aren't universally stocked and even brushes within the Gum line aren't
consistently softer.

Is there a recommended brand or model toothbrush that is soft, as
advertised, not soft relative to a Brillo pad?

Have you tried Butler or Sensodyne?

Steve

> Is there a recommended brand or model toothbrush that is soft, as
> advertised, not soft relative to a Brillo pad?

"Steven Fawks" <> wrote in message
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> Have you tried Butler or Sensodyne?
>
> Steve
>

No, it's limited to what you see in a grocery store or drug store - which is
typically Gum, Colgate, Oral-b, and one other. Not saying I won't try it,
but just that I haven't run across them.

On Feb 9, 8:47 pm, "Eigenvector" <m44_mas...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm having a hard time finding a soft bristle toothbrush. The ones that I
> find in the store are all labeled "soft" or "medium" but when I get them
> home I find that they are all relatively stiff. In my time I've encountered
> a smattering of truly soft bristle brushes, Gum brand mostly, but they
> aren't universally stocked and even brushes within the Gum line aren't
> consistently softer.
>
> Is there a recommended brand or model toothbrush that is soft, as
> advertised, not soft relative to a Brillo pad?

My Endodontist gave me a Lactona toothbrush that feels much softer
than the "soft" ones I've been able to buy at stores. It's "model
M38, extra soft, 4 row, nylon filament, multi-tufted, end-rounded and
polished". The closest I could find on line is this 3 row version:

http://www.americarx.com/index.asp?P...D&ProdID=13659

It says it's "extra soft", but I can't find an extra soft 3 row nylon
at http://www.lactona.nl, so it may only be "soft". They also have
"natural" bristles, which I presume are horsehair, or something.
Never tried them.



John.

As a side to this question - is there a reason why they still sell medium
and hard bristle brushes?

"Eigenvector" <> wrote in message
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> I'm having a hard time finding a soft bristle toothbrush. The ones that I
> find in the store are all labeled "soft" or "medium" but when I get them
> home I find that they are all relatively stiff. In my time I've
> encountered a smattering of truly soft bristle brushes, Gum brand mostly,
> but they aren't universally stocked and even brushes within the Gum line
> aren't consistently softer.
>
> Is there a recommended brand or model toothbrush that is soft, as
> advertised, not soft relative to a Brillo pad?

"> As a side to this question - is there a reason why they still sell medium

> and hard bristle brushes?
>

Very simply put....its because people will buy them. Dentists universally
will not recommend them (or at least, they shouldn't) but there is a market
for them. This is no different from buy a Coke at the store. Nutritionally
speaking, it does nothing for you. All that sugar and caffeine is only bad
for you. But, you can still buy it and will always be able to.

J Suljak DDS

Profit.

On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:03:18 -0800, "Eigenvector" <> wrote:

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>As a side to this question - is there a reason why they still sell medium
>and hard bristle brushes?
>
>"Eigenvector" <> wrote in message
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"Newbie" <> wrote in message
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> Profit.
>
> On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:03:18 -0800, "Eigenvector" <>
> wrote:
>

>

On a good note, I did find a nice soft toothbrush in the store yesterday,
Crest sells a toothbrush they label "extra soft" and it is nice and soft.
So the next time I run across it in the store I'll buy a ton of them.

"Eigenvector" <> wrote:

>Crest sells a toothbrush they label "extra soft" and it is nice and soft.
>So the next time I run across it in the store I'll buy a ton of them.

That's what I use..... Crest number 9

Extra soft and compact head

But they are HARD to find.... you are right!!

On Feb 10, 9:03 am, "Eigenvector" <m44_mas...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> As a side to this question - is there a reason why they still sell medium
> and hard bristle brushes?

Perhaps for the exceedingly rare person who has perfect brushing
technique? If so, they are selling way to many to warrant that
explanation.