- This is Amabrush,
a new type of dental healthcare appliance
designed to be an alternative
to your regular manual or electric toothbrush
and capable of brushing your teeth in just 10 seconds.
It came to market as a result of
a successful crowd funding campaign
that launched in 2017 on Kickstarter.
We now have it.
We've been testing it for a few weeks,
and we're here to give you our opinions on it.
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So to the big question then,
does it clean the teeth and how well does it do it?
The short and simple answer is,
it doesn't clean the teeth very well at all
at this particular time and I certainly cannot recommend
that you go out and buy this
and begin brushing your teeth with it.
There's a lot of things to like about Amabrush
and it certainly sets the foundation
and paves the way for an interesting future
when it comes to appliances for brushing our teeth.
But unfortunately, the configuration of the mouthpiece,
the power, simple does not deliver a clean
that is anywhere as good as a manual or electric toothbrush.
I'll include some shots on screen now
of some before and after shots
using a plaque disclosing tablet,
and whilst there is some improvement
from after use of Amabrush, sadly it's far short
of any other comparable product on the market today.
Being a new type of toothbrush,
which we're calling a mouthpiece toothbrush,
there's a lot of information to cover.
And in this video review,
I'm going to cover the main things that you need to know.
But if you want all of the nitty gritty detail,
be sure to click the link in the description below
where we'll take you through all of the information
you could possibly want to know
about this mouthpiece toothbrush.
So let's start, it's a mouthpiece toothbrush
and it's made up of three key parts.
You've got this, the mouthpiece.
Now this is detachable on Amabrush,
it uses magnets to attach to this, the handpiece.
And you'll see on the back here,
we have a removal module.
This is the toothpaste pod or capsule.
So it's three key parts.
You've got the handpiece that has the battery
and the motor in it,
you've got the toothpaste capsule,
and you've go the mouthpiece here.
How it works is basically rather than a conventional
manual or electric toothbrush that passes over each tooth
as you move the brush across the tooth surface,
this mouthpiece is designed to cover each tooth surface
in your mouth at the exact same time.
But because it's brushing all the surfaces
at the same time for 10 seconds,
you're actually getting 10 seconds of brushing
on each tooth surface, where with conventional brushing
it averages out at 1.25 seconds per tooth surface.
So in theory, you're getting more brushing time
per tooth surface for a brush that actually spends
less time brushing your teeth in total.
By pressing the power button on the hand piece,
that turns on the motor and sends the vibrations
through to the silicone bristles here
that we have on the mouthpiece
and performs the cleaning action
that a regular toothbrush or
electric toothbrush bristles would.
So t's brushing them all at the same time,
and unlike a regular toothbrush where
you apply toothpaste to the bristles,
this has the capsule kind of built in here.
It has a little pump action where it feeds the toothpaste
through microchannels that come into the mouthpiece here
and feed onto the teeth.
Sadly, the pumping action on here is pretty poor.
It does travel through, but you don't get the sensation
that the paste is covering your teeth at all,
and then when you're actually brushing,
there's a very strong movement from the hand piece,
you can feel the motor working and the vibrations,
and you can even see and feel it in the bristles,
but sadly that just doesn't actually translate
to a good clean of the teeth, unfortunately.
You can feel it working a bit in terms of vibration,
but you can't really feel the bristles moving.
And whilst it's not all about the movement of the bristles,
you've ultimately got to be able to clean away
the plaque and debris that you have on your teeth
and on your gums.
And this just at the moment does not do it.
There are three cleaning modes kind of built into this.
But through the Bluetooth connectivity that this offers,
you can actually create your own
custom cleaning modes, as well.
So you've kind of got an everyday cleaning mode,
a power mode, and a sort of sensitive massage mode.
And then you've got the option to customize,
like I say, through the app.
So the shortest cleaning mode is 10 seconds,
and that's the one that was heavily promoted
during the Kickstarter campaign.
You also have a 20 second mode
for the sensitive and power mode.
And through the app, you can customize the cleaning mode
from the amount of time,
anything from 10 to 60 seconds,
and you can change the power from 30 to 100%.
Now I tried all different combinations
to try and get a better clean,
and unfortunately I wasn't able
to achieve a better standard.
This actual mouthpiece is made of silicone.
I think there may be some plastic construction inside
to give it strength and rigidity.
For me, I think I have a fairly average sized mouth,
but this mouthpiece is just very difficult
to actually get in the mouth.
You're supposed to bite around it.
It's a very tight fit.
With a little bit of practice,
you can sort of get more used to it.
But it feels very uncomfortable.
It's similar to wearing like a mouthguard
that you may wear for sports,
but it's a little bit more bulky.
Now I haven't got an issue with that at all
if it's going to clean the teeth to a good standard.
But unfortunately, I think because it's
a one-size-fits-all mouthpiece,
it just doesn't work.
Now Amabrush suggests that their studies revealed
that there was little difference between
most people's mouth sizes,
so there wasn't a need for multiple mouthpieces.
But I'm going to beg to differ.
I don't have any data to back that up,
but perhaps if there was some more flex in this,
then maybe it would be a bit more convenient
and enjoyable to actually use.
But it's a little bit awkward
and I guess the best thing I can really liken it to
is if you've ever been to the dentist
and you've had molds taken of your teeth.
It really forces your mouth and cheeks
to sort of spread open, to reach in
and actually perform the cleaning.
So built-in is a rechargeable battery.
It's a 116 milliamp power capacity,
and it's supposed to give you around about a month's usage
from this based on two cleans a day.
Now I have to say Amabrush far exceeded our expectations
in terms of the battery life.
We actually got 150 days use out of this,
which is incredible.
Now I have to say, we didn't use it solid for 150 days
because after a few days of trying this,
it was clear it wasn't cleaning our teeth,
and we can't take that risk with our oral health.
So we had to simulate the battery life
by turning it on and running it on a model.
But it far outweighed our expectations
in terms of battery life.
Now when the battery does need charging,
it comes supplied with a charging stand
that you simple sit it is.
It charges wirelessly via Qi charging.
That charging stand connects to main's power supply.
Now with the kit that we had,
it came supplied with a two pin European main
adapter and 100 to 240 volts,
and that has a micro USB connection on it,
and that fits into the charging stand.
You can use other microUSB power adapters
with that charging stand.
It takes about two hours to charge,
but probably you're like myself,
you leave it on charge overnight.
Now with that battery life,
that's pretty impressive.
It does feed back that battery life into the app.
There's very few electric toothbrushes do that,
so you can get a precise percentage.
Because actually on the brush handle
or the hand piece here,
it doesn't give you any information
on the remaining battery life.
Not even the LEDs down there
on the front of the brush handle.
Now those LEDs can be customized via the app,
but the color of the LED reflects
the cleaning mode you selected
or whether you're pairing it with Bluetooth
or something like that.
So I may mention that at the time of recording,
the only place that you can actually buy Amabrush from
is direct from Amabrush themselves at Amabrush.com.
There are many products out there on the market
that look similar to Amabrush.
There are companies out there riding on
the wave of success that Amabrush had on Kickstarter
and producing copies, counterfeit, or fakes.
But there are also companies out there
that are genuinely producing their own product.
So just be aware, if you're after the Amabrush product,
then you can only get that from Amabrush.com.
There are similar products from other companies,
but there are also quite a few companies
that are creating essentially counterfeits
and misleading you.
So just be aware of that.
Now there are a few different options available
at different price points.
The kit that we've tested is the starter kit,
which comes in around about 135 pounds, about 150 Euros.
When you actually price the cost of owning this
over a three year period,
as is a typical pricing scenario
we use here at Electric Teeth,
it'll cost you around about 30 pence per day
when you include the cost of the hand piece
and the mouthpiece to start with,
the replacement mouthpiece that you need to replace
every three months on average,
and the cost of the toothpaste capsules,
which are supposed to last about a month.
That's at the higher end of the price
for an electric toothbrush,
but then this is bringing a lot of innovation in it.
But this time, as I say, I wouldn't recommend
you spend your hard-earned money on this.
But actually, for that price, if it worked,
this would be a really good buy
because Amabrush could certainly charge
more of a premium, in my opinion,
for what they're actually offering here
and the convenience that you get
from something like this.
So Amabrush had a lot of hype.
You know launching on Kickstarter in 2017,
it raised a staggering 3.1 million Euros.
It's took over 14 months to deliver it,
and I understand for something innovative,
it can take time to produce something.
Unfortunately, the result here has not been as I expected.
I did buy this, paid it with my own money.
So this is not a sample or a sponsored video
in any way, shape, or form.
I really like what's on offer here.
It's hard to convey,
because I test so many electric toothbrushes,
this is really fresh, innovative,
and it's nice to see something different.
And too many people don't brush their teeth,
or they don't brush for long enough
or with the right technique.
And this is all geared to getting people
to brush more frequently and with the right technique.
All the bristles are angled at the right direction
and everything for your gums and your teeth
to get a good, standard clean.
Just unfortunately this doesn't quite deliver.
Now in terms of alternative options,
there are some other products that are coming to market
with a similar type of design.
But at the time of recording,
they're not physically available yet to compare
and really make comparison to see whether
Amabrush is better or worse,
or whether some of those other options
are a better choice for yourself.
At the moment we have to suggest
stick with your regular manual or electric toothbrush.
But it's really good to see innovation paving the way
for something new.
And the whole concept here to help promote people
to brush better and for the right amount of time
also to get your teeth nice and clean is really good.
And I have to give Amabrush credit,
all things considered, albeit at the moment
I simply can't recommend that you buy this.
So hopefully this video's given you a quick overview
of what Amabrush is as a mouthpiece toothbrush
and the pros and cons of it.
If you want more information,
please do click the link in the description below.
There's a full written review that goes
into a lot of detail about this mouthpiece toothbrush.
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