Baby Banana Brush ($10)
Village Maternity, villagematernity.com
The bendable toothbrush has soft silicone bristles for sensitive baby mouths and banana peel handles for easy gripping.

Oral-B ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 5000 Rechargeable Toothbrush ($160)
Target, target.com
For toothbrush techies, this Cadillac of electric brushes features pressure sensors and a wireless monitor to help improve brushing habits.

Umbra Grassy Organizer ($9)
The Container Store, containerstore.com 
Bringing nature into the bathroom, the rubber organizer from Umbra is a whimsical way to store your brushes and toothpastes.

Breakfast Floss ($6)
Archie McPhee, mcphee.com/shop 
For all those times you forget to eat breakfast, Archie McPhee has you covered with a three-pack of coffee, waffle, and bacon-flavored dental floss. Yum.

Famous Toothache 

Literature

“My curse upon your venom’d stang,
That shoots my tortur’d gums alang,
An’ thro’ my lug gies mony a twang, Wi’ gnawing vengeance,

Tearing my nerves wi’ bitter pang, Like racking engines!”

—1786: Robert Burns’s Address to the Toothache

Topland Etiquette Breath Checker ($60)
AC Gears, acgears.com
How bad is your breath, really? This pocket-sized breath analyzer takes a whiff and rates your breath on a scale from irresistible to rotting animal.

Source Recycled Toothbrush by Radius ($7) 
Whole Foods, wholefoodsmarket.com/whole-foods-market
The sleek handles are made from 97 percent recycled currency, flax, and wood, and feature replaceable brush heads that help reduce waste.

Philips Sonicare Airfloss ($90) 
Amazon.com
The rechargeable Airfloss blasts microdroplets of water and air between teeth to remove plaque and speed up flossing.

Published: January 2013