Talk:Electric toothbrush

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Dubious alternative uses

i'm relatively new to wikipedia, but i'm SURE that part about children using toothbrushes for masturbation is completely unnecessary. if someone else can confirm this and remove it i'd be grateful. --203.218.104.217 (talk) 13:22, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's gone now. Hey? TIMMY ERE? I wanted to add that some electric toothbrushes in addition to the timer function also use smiley faces and stuff like that to encourage the person to brush thoroughly. 68.51.41.46 (talk) 18:24, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Removed edit

I removed "There is little evidence to suggest such features have any value, though other than as advertising gimmicks" by user 24.210.211.132. This was found under "Visual Stimuli" The reason for removal was because it wasn't balanced in my view. I added the statement back, though edited to make it more neutral. I welcome user 24.210.211.132 to comment on my edit, since 24.210.211.132 has added a lot of knowledge to this page. 68.51.41.46 (talk) 00:40, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

History section cleanup

I tagged the history section of this article for cleanup because it seems to focus too much on the history of a particular product (Broxodent) and doesn't go into much detail about other more recent developments, such as the Sonicare-type toothbrushes. Much of the Broxodent-specific history probably should be moved into its own article. -- Hawaiian717 (talk) 18:13, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Broxodent bias?

This article seems way too heavy on the Broxodent history and seems to be some kind of endorsement/advertisement. For example: "But this [Broxodent] innovative product started a trend and enjoyed 30+ years of product leadership."

The edits about Broxodent are made by user "liwoog". Woog is also the last name of the person who invented it. I'm thinking someone is trying to promote a family member's legacy or something. 16 April 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.249.244.63 (talk) 05:16, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree the history is a little biased. I've used electric toothbrushes every day since the 1970s and never heard of Broxodent or GE toothbrushes. Back in the 70's we had Ronson and later Braun. Does anyone know the history of these? Andy 82.152.115.137 (talk) 16:43, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]