{"id":1426,"date":"2013-10-03T15:57:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T15:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikemalonedds.com\/blog1\/?p=1426"},"modified":"2021-12-21T12:16:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T18:16:17","slug":"blizzident-it-brushes-teeth-in-seconds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/blizzident-it-brushes-teeth-in-seconds\/","title":{"rendered":"Blizzident: It Brushes Teeth In Seconds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can do away with your electric toothbrushes, floss, and maybe even mouthwash.\u00a0 There\u2019s a new product on the market called \u2018Blizzident\u2019 &#8212; a\u00a0 3D printed toothbrush that is tailored to your teeth and mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, we\u2019ll admit, the Blizzident looks a bit overwhelming upon first glance.\u00a0 It\u2019s admittedly much larger than the toothbrush in your medicine cabinet, and looks like a hairy set of dentures.\u00a0 Yet the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blizzident.com\/about-the-3d-toothbrush.html\">company website<\/a> claims that the product can clean <i>and<\/i> floss your teeth in just 6 seconds, compared to 3 minutes using a manual toothbrush.\u00a0 No trials have been conducted to prove this, however.<\/p>\n<p>So how does the Blizzident work so effortlessly?\u00a0 The amazing toothbrush is \u2018printed\u2019 using an impression or dental scan of your mouth.\u00a0 According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/39976-3d-printed-toothbrush-tailored-to-your-mouth.html\">LiveScience:<\/a> \u201cThey use the dental scan to create a computer aided design (CAD) model of the brush, which is converted into a 3D object using stereolithography, a method in which liquid plastic is cured into a shape with an ultraviolet laser.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Using this 3D printing technology, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blizzident.com\/about-the-3d-toothbrush.html\">Blizzident<\/a> bristles are tailored to your specific teeth. \u201cThey are placed on the surface of your teeth in a 45 degree angle. They are also aligned exactly along your gumline in a 45 degree angle.\u00a0Additionally there are interdental bristles between all your teeth.\u00a0\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Supposely, this level of accuracy eliminates any user errors that manual and electric toothbrushes incur due to geometry.\u00a0 In brushing by hand, sometimes we brush with too much pressure which damages teeth and gums, or not enough pressure which reduces the effect of cleanliness.\u00a0 By simply biting down a few times on the Blizzident, you clean every crevice of your teeth and gums effectively. Here\u2019s a video of Blizzident in action:<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ukdV3aQc8jY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just in case you haven\u2019t gotten excited enough about the Blizzident, the dental product also offers holes to insert dental floss.\u00a0 The floss can be weaved through these grooves \u201cand it is perfectly positioned in your interdental regions: when you bite and grind, you are flossing at the same time.\u201d\u00a0 So not only are you brushing in 6 seconds &#8212; you\u2019re flossing at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>But theres\u2019 more!\u00a0 If you like, a tongue scrubber can be attached to the Blizzident to eliminate any possibility of bad breath-inflicting bacteria.<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s the downside?\u00a0 Well, your first Blizzident would cost a hefty sum of $299.\u00a0 The company defends the price in stating that Blizzident contains 400 bristles, \u201c10 times more than an ordinary toothbrush.\u201d\u00a0 Because of this, one 3D printed toothbrush should last you a year.\u00a0 At this time,<a href=\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/news\/blizzident-an-all-mouth-toothbrush-that-looks-like-a-muppet-17161\/\"> a replacement would cost you $159<\/a> every subsequent year.<\/p>\n<p>Is it worth it?\u00a0 Would you purchase Blizzident?\u00a0 Personally I believe studies need to be conducted before people can see the value.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/about_doc1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/about_doc1.jpg\" alt=\"about_doc\" width=\"146\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Dr. Mike Malone\u00a0and his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/about_us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">team<\/a>\u00a0practice expert cosmetic dentistry in Lafayette, LA. Dr. Malone is the former president and current accredited member of the<a href=\"https:\/\/aacd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry<\/a>. He\u00a0is also the official Cosmetic Dentist of the Miss Louisiana USA and Miss Louisiana Teen USA pageants. Check out his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can do away with your electric toothbrushes, floss, and maybe even mouthwash.\u00a0 There\u2019s a new product on the market called \u2018Blizzident\u2019 &#8212; a\u00a0 3D printed toothbrush that is tailored&nbsp; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog1\/blizzident-it-brushes-teeth-in-seconds\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","twitterCardType":"","cardImageID":0,"cardImage":"","cardTitle":"","cardDesc":"","cardImageAlt":"","cardPlayer":"","cardPlayerWidth":0,"cardPlayerHeight":0,"cardPlayerStream":"","cardPlayerCodec":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[327],"tags":[475,476,191,477,485,480,462,23,481,478,479,26,482,293,119,329,483,484],"class_list":{"0":"post-1426","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-dentistry","7":"tag-3-d-printing-2","8":"tag-3d-printed-toothbrush","9":"tag-3d-printing","10":"tag-blizzident","11":"tag-brush-teeth","12":"tag-clean-teeth","13":"tag-dental-caries","14":"tag-dental-health","15":"tag-dental-hygiene","16":"tag-dental-news","17":"tag-dental-technology","18":"tag-dr-mike-malone","19":"tag-flossing","20":"tag-malone-dental","21":"tag-technology","22":"tag-teeth","23":"tag-tongue-scraper","24":"tag-toothbrush","25":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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