Interesting, but I'm leery of it. I've always seen some advances in technology more as "aids to laziness", allowing people to get away with doing less work. Not a good thing, IMO.
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This means that users would > need to have their mouth fairly close to a light source, such as a bathroom > mirror light, when brushing their back teeth. > > So, does it work? Japanese studies going back to 1986 that seem to indicate > that it does, and a 1992 Canadian study actually determined that it removed > plaque *better*than a regular brush. It has also, apparently, been shown > to control plaque-producing bacteria in the mouth. A quick Googling doesn’t > reveal much in the way of nay-sayers, but there’s little doubt that there > are plenty of people out there who would refute such findings. > > The Soladey <http://www.soladey.com/> is available through various > distributors listed on the company website. The approximate price of a > complete brush is £14.95 in the UK, €19.95 in EU countries, and $29.95 in > the US and Canada. Replacement heads are also available. > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
