using a child sized toothbrush

[TinySmiley]

i have started using a child toothbrush to brush my teeth and braces. I find the smaller head makes it easier to brush in hard to reach places and the bristles are very soft. Does anyone else use a child size toothbrush too?

[poppy123]

Me, I do! I bought is to take out with me in my bag etc but now I've bought anothe one to use at home too

[ashesgap]

I love those little kid brushes. I use my elecric Oral-b...then use the childrens brush to clean the top and bottom of the brackets really well.

[Julia221]

I do too! I didn't want to say so because I thought it might seem silly, but I love it! My 4-year-old had some extra ones (she's good at talking the dentist into giving her more than one at each visit) so she let me have a pink one. The handle is shaped like a penguin with a little suction cup on the bottom to help him stand upright. So in addition to making brushing easier in small spaces, he also makes me smile!

[Chicagogal]

absolutely! You're ahead of the game Tiny. I wasn't getting "in there" even with my regular sonicare brush so my dentist recommended additionally using the kids brush for the nooks and crannies (though I hope my teeth don't look like an english muffin)

[Rach44]

I use a child sized toothbrush when I'm not using my Oral-B electric brush. I love it because it gives me a valid excuse to have The Little Mermaid on my toothbrush.

[catgyrl]

I'm so glad to hear that others use these, too! I was hunting high and low for just a simple, soft child's toothbrush (you know, the kind we used to get from the dentist when we were kids), but all I can find is stuff with cartoons, lights and buzzers on them. I did come across a simple pack of 2 child's toothbrushes for about $3.00. Oh... And they light up for one minute when you press a button, so kids (and I) know when to switch!

[peacefrog]

I use a child's size toothbrush for the nooks and crannies. They are especially helpful around hooks. I had a hard time finding a normal child's toothbrush at the store, so I just ask my dentist for one at each cleaning.

[TinySmiley]

haha it's great to know I'm not alone

[Foxsong]

I've been using a child-sized toothbrush for years, way before I had braces, because my mouth has been so crowded with all these humongous teeth that it was the only thing I could really fit in there and actually get my teeth clean. Adult-sized toothbrushes would actually bruise me because it was so hard to jam them in by my back molars.