Before the accident that caused the paralysis in my left arm, I was always someone who enjoyed multi-tasking — especially while brushing my teeth. But after the accident, that previously mindless habit became an all-consuming task, from the moment I needed to open the toothpaste to the actual act of brushing.
I looked for the right electric brush in the hopes that it would be more time-efficient (every minute counts for me!). Since I rely on my right hand for everything, I found the vibrations from most of the brushes I encountered very uncomfortable on my (often fatigued) functional hand. It was also quite tricky to find one that would remain stable on a countertop while dispensing toothpaste onto it.
It quickly became apparent that I needed something different from your run-of-the-mill electric toothbrush. Luckily, I found exactly what I needed in Vibrush — an automatic toothbrush designed with accessibility in mind.
The Vibrush - brush can easily be mistaken for one of those fancy-looking home teeth-whitening devices we've seen pop up across the web recently. Still, it's not (or not entirely). It's a geometric-shaped brush with a brush head that reaches all of your teeth simultaneously. You insert the entire brush into your mouth, and all you have to do is move it side-to-side. The dual-sided brush head simultaneously cleans your top and bottom rows of teeth in just 30 seconds, while the single-sided brush cleans all of your teeth in just one minute (30 seconds for the top and 30 for the bottom).
Vibrush - brush was designed with disabilities in mind. It was created to help users with mobility issues find independence when it comes to brushing their teeth. The 360-degree brush head means you don’t need to move it around nearly as much as you would a standard brush. Instead, all you have to do is gently move it from side to side, and you barely need to grip the brush to make that happen since you’ll be holding it in place by gently biting down on the brush head.
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