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I discovered the "Tromatz" bioelectric wave toothbrush, and it sounds too good to be true, which usually means... it is. However, they do link to some journal articles, so it seems it's somewhat based on fact. There's very, very little else out there aside from their own website that I can find. Thoughts from anyone familiar with the field? Is this the next evolution of oral care?

More at their website.

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[โ€“] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Using bioelectric microcurrent waves to disturb the biological metabolic reaction and structure of bacteria that forms an impenetrable biofilm

Well, it certainly sounds like jargon designed to obfuscate the actual process. At a minimum they're relying on scientific opacity to render a buyer "convinced because it sounds smart".

I'm always skeptical of these things. Anything that can truly destroy the biological elements that make up plaque bacteria will also likely destroy the cells in your gums. So you're left with either a very mild human-cells safe process that is so mild that it also does little to nothing to the other things, or you actually have a dangerous process that is also dangerous to your human cells. Like drinking bleach to cure COVID... I'd rather that, if they are doing anything at all here, it's entirely placebo (beyond the usual brushing effects).

[โ€“] darrencope@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

This is an excellent point. Thank you. Seems safe to call this one snake oil for sure!