May 31, 2007
The Pleasure of Supra-gingival Irrigation
Given my recent tooth trouble and the excellent comments to this post, I decided to get a toothbrush/waterpik combo. The only one available locally was the “Oral-B Oxyjet Center,” which I bought for around RMB1500 (US$195). Seems expensive until you realize that it’s less than half of one payment my dentist makes monthly on his Mercedes. (Typically you’ll pay a 50-150% premium over US retail for certain things in China — in this case I paid about a 70% premium.)
Anyway, I always considered myself a good flosser and brusher, I always thought I was doing a pretty thorough job cleaning out the old mouth. But you’d be amazed at how much stuff comes out of the nooks and crannies when using the waterpik. It’s like a cascade of tiny bits and pieces falling into the sink. I call to my wife while pointing into the sink: honey, come quick and look at this! I’m not saying this to be gross; it’s my way of persuading you to get a waterpik.
May 31st, 2007 at 8:53 pm
“Honey - come look at this!!!”
Sounds like you have the makings of the script for a great TV commercial.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:47 pm
You might be interested in this blog post about foreign teeth in China.
June 1st, 2007 at 11:06 pm
That’s so George Carlin.
June 2nd, 2007 at 7:25 pm
Andrew: Thanks, it sounds like that guy found a dentist who is seriously behind with her Mercedes payments.