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Behold — the $400 toothbrush

When it comes to the basics of toothbrushing, once you have brush with a decent head its all down to your scrubbing technique. So it is with total skepticism that I write about Philips’ DiamondClean Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush, a toothbrush which will cost you £250, or $413.

I’m an obsessive teeth-cleaner, brushing at least three or four times a day. In fact, I’m so adept at manual scrubbing that I have made it to almost 40 years old without a filling, and despite being English, I have a set of gnashers so good that even U.S citizens compliment me on them. But even I would balk at dropping almost the price of a tablet computer on this Philips brush.

What do you get for all that scratch? Not much more than any other electric brush it would seem, other than style. It vibrates really fast, and has an interval timer so you clean each part of your mouth evenly, and that’s about it. The coolest part seems to be its charger, a proper glass glass into which you toss the brush, whereupon it is juiced by induction. You can even use it as a drinking glass for that pre-sleep scotch, although you might want to unplug it first. The brush also ships with a USB-powered travel case.

And that’s about it. It certainly is a stylish-looking toothbrush, but is it really worth $400? I guess it’s still cheaper than a trip to the dentist.

DiamondClean Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush [Philips via Red Ferret]

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