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Good question, especially at a time when dozens of new toothbrushes promising brushing in just a few seconds are entering a market that relies heavily on customer trust.
During the 4 years of Y-Brush's development, we tested many different techniques for brushing your teeth. The goal was to find the most effective and fastest possible method.
How can you make sense of all these new offers? Some take a scientific approach, while others simply rely on promises that clearly will not be kept.
HAS ANYONE TRIED TO COMPARE THE TWO?
On our side, we conducted numerous in vitro and in vivo efficacy tests.
We show you a test with our 2016 prototype designed with silicone bristles, as well as one with the current, final version of Y-Brush.
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We used the following protocol:
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Rinse your mouth with water
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Take GUM Red Cote (a colored solution applied to the teeth to reveal plaque) and chew for 30 seconds
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Spit out the residue and rinse your mouth with water
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Plaque is visible on the teeth (in red)
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Brush your teeth with the old Y-Brush prototype (we did not use dental floss)
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Spit, then rinse your mouth
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Show you the results
And here's what it looks like:
Before brushing with the 2016 model designed with silicone bristles
After brushing with silicone
As you can see, the silicone bristles did remove some of the plaque, but they also left a lot behind. Look at what happens after 3 days of brushing morning and evening with a silicone model.
This result was far from acceptable to us. We had to return to our research and find out how to make Y-Brush the best mass-market toothbrush.
Let's see what's happening at Y-Brush:
Before brushing your teeth for 10 seconds with Y-Brush
After 10 seconds of brushing with the Y-Brush toothbrush
Much better, isn’t it?
To be completely honest, we’re quite proud of the results achieved with Y-Brush. But then why is there such a significant difference in effectiveness between these two technologies?
A MATTER OF SIZE
The significant differences observed between nylon and silicone stem from a tangible reality.
Have you ever seen a fox try to enter a rabbit’s burrow? You may remember the cartoon in which Tom the cat eternally tries to get into the house of Jerry the mouse?
We know how it goes: they struggle and only get their heads in.
Here, it’s more or less the same principle:
Y-Brush uses nylon bristles less than 0.1 millimeters wide. These can reach deep into the most difficult-to-access areas, such as the gaps between the premolars, for example.
The vast majority of its competitors, on the other hand, use silicone bristles wider than 1.5 millimeters. Without a doubt, we can make the following statement: these bristles cannot remove dental plaque deep down.
Here’s a diagram to show you:
MATERIALS WITH VERY DIFFERENT PROPERTIES
It is no coincidence that nylon bristles have always been recommended for removing dental plaque.
Silicone bristles do, of course, also have some significant advantages: they are inexpensive and very easy to manufacture (a mold with holes: no technical production challenges).
However, although some distributors have tried to establish its credibility, no scientific article has ever been able to prove silicone’s effectiveness.
Physically speaking, it’s very simple: nylon has an abrasive effect, whereas silicone can only massage the teeth. That’s why, in addition to being unable to reach certain areas that need cleaning, silicone is ineffective even on those that are easy to access.
INEFFECTIVENESS YOU CAN FEEL
The first people to receive the Amabrush product (a toothbrush designed with silicone bristles, supposedly capable of brushing teeth in 10 seconds) organized themselves to share their experiences with this toothbrush. To do so, one of their customers created an online document and shared it with everyone who had purchased this toothbrush through a Facebook group. Their dissatisfaction is quite clear: the ratings given to the model in question are all between 1 and 2 out of 10, the initial reviews and tests do not recommend Amabrush, explain that this toothbrush does not clean the teeth, and express the wish to be refunded.
One of their Austrian customers conducted a test similar to the one we carried out to demonstrate the ineffectiveness of Amabrush and silicone:
Translation
(this may help)
Before staining = Before using the disclosing agent (a solution similar to the GUM Red we used)
Stained = After using the colored solution that reveals dental plaque
Brushing with Amabrush = Using Amabrush
After 10 sec. = After 10 seconds (of "brushing")
After another 10 sec. = After an additional 10 seconds (therefore 20 seconds of brushing)
After 1 minute with Oral B = After 1 minute with a – conventional Oral B toothbrush –
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Unfortunately, we expect an avalanche of disappointment concerning the two products from the V-White brand, X-Toothbrush and Hi Toothbrush, as well as the uFunbrush children's toothbrush.
WHAT IF WE TALKED ABOUT SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE POSITIVE AND REASSURING
Fortunately, we use nylon, and more than 3,000 of you have already ordered Y-Brush! To celebrate, we're offering you €10 off your next order with the code DEJA3000.
And don't forget …
Nylon is the only material that truly takes care of your teeth!
