Toothbrushes

[Monika]

Why are toothbrushes so expensive in recent years?

I bought a new one last week and it cost just under £3. It has no special features - just a basic manual toothbrush with extra soft bristles and entirely made from plastic.

Three month's ago, I paid nearly £4 for something which changed colour when it's wearing out and, again, nothing special.

And - why do they make the handles so round and fat these days, so much so that you have to go out and buy a new toothbrush holder with larger holes? Gggrrrrr!

[mo]

Monika. We have the elecrtric toothbrushes. Fine but I still prefer the manual ones and only use the electric one about twice a week.
I was fed up with trying to place my brushes in too small holes so bought a toothbrush tumbler.

[vannin]

Monika, I also wonder why the toothbrushes called 'medium' seem to be getting gradually softer! My teeth used to feel cleaned after brushing with a'medium' Now they sometimes feel still slightly coated. I always thought brushes called 'hard' would be too much and hurt my gums which already react sensitively. But maybe 'hard' is the new 'medium' and 'medium' is the new 'soft'. Like they say the eighties are the new sixties...........well, no! not any similarity at all really.

Viv

[Rowan]

I hate it when they change things - usually for the worse. The little local chemist sells toothbrushes for £1.50 each and they are just as good as the more expensive ones.

[dejavou]

They are probably dear because there are less people going to the dentist and maybe brushing more often

[Rowan]

That would be because nobody can afford a private dentist and no NHS dentist is taking new patients!!

[vannin]

Toothbrush price?

This morning on the market I bought Colgate toothbrushes..........three for £1!

Viv

[caroljoyce]

That would be because nobody can afford a private dentist and no NHS dentist is taking new patients!!

They are where we live. Hubby changed his NHS dentist this morning.... no problem!

[dejavou]

Now there's a use for the free bus pass .... all off to the dentist in Derbyshire, come on everybody, RACE YOU

[caroljoyce]

Now there's a use for the free bus pass .... all off to the dentist in Derbyshire, come on everybody, RACE YOU

I'll tell them to get ready for a stampede?

[jollyjack]

Dentists on the NHS are very much available nowadays because their private patients are no longer able to pay due to the credit crunch, at least the NHS still pay for their services. Several practices around here have large signs outside offering registrations to NHS patients. BTW can't remember whether it was Asda or Tesco who were recently selling 6 toothbrushes for £1

[Vince]

Now if they were selling six teeth for a £1 I would be interested.

[Victors Mate]

Now if they were selling six teeth for a £1 I would be interested.

Fangs for that Vince

[Anya]

Did you see the bit on the news about growing new teeth? I remember thinking years ago that many creatures grow teeth all the time as they need them, like sharks. Or have teeth that are 'open' and just need filing down, like rodents. Seems silly that humans have only two sets of teeth, plus a few so called 'wisdom' (ha-ha) gnashers that go wrong for a past time.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3679313.stm

[dita]

Vince