[blparent] Tooth Brushing and To Allison

[Jennifer Bose]

That seems like a great idea what's your favorite brand of sonic toothbrush

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> On Mar 23, 2016, at 5:56 PM, Kane Brolin via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> This comes from the perspective of myself as a blind parent--but also
> as a toally blind former child: I never really got the feel for the
> round-and-round motion you're supposed to do when brushing teeth.
> Maybe I should have controlled my toothbrush by placing my hand
> farther in and guiding from the back of the brush; but even still,
> when using a simple toothbrush, I find myself doing more
> back-and-forth and not the recommended circular motion.  When I was in
> my early thirties, a very blunt but concerned dentist told me that
> whatever I was doing--even though I brushed at least twice daily most
> of the time--clearly wasn't working, and that my teeth one day would
> be in jeopardy.  Since then I have used a sonic toothbrush,
> recommended for many adults regardless of eyesight issues, and have
> had consistently excellent dental checkups since then, since it is
> responsible for most of the motion.
> 
> -Kane
> 
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