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    Pedro Arvy
    BPL Member

    @pedroarvy

    Locale: Melbourne

    I am looking for a finger tooth brush, the ones that are handed out in jail apparently. They weigh only 2 grams. Does anyone know where I can get one?

    #2085342
    Michael Gunderloy
    BPL Member

    @ffmike

    You'll find a variety of infant and toddler toothbrushes on Amazon, which are pretty much (maybe exactly?) the same thing. I recently purchased http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009NKL4JE/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 which works fine. Warning though, it comes in at a whopping 4 grams on my scale.

    #2085344
    Pipsissewa Online
    BPL Member

    @pipsissewa

    Go to your local pet supply store and get a finger toothbrush for dogs like these:

    finger toothbrushes

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    Mark Ries
    Spectator

    @mtmnmark

    Locale: IOWAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

    They also sell finger toothbrushes in pet stores but I'm not sure of the weight or if they are exactly the same. Edit slow on the draw

    #2085352
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Now you just have to make sure you hands are nice and clean before sticking fingers in your mouth. I'll stick with a real toothbrush.

    #2085367
    Diane Pinkers
    BPL Member

    @dipink

    Locale: Western Washington

    I grabbed one of these off my shelf to use in the woods. I found the bristles really stiff and uncomfortable, so don't be too enthusiastic with your brushing at first or you may gouge your gums. Now I don't recommend them for my patients, especially not for cats or tiny dogs.

    #2085390
    michael levi
    Member

    @m-l

    Locale: W-Never Eat Soggy (W)affles

    Zpacks has a good one, nice and short. A full tube of travel tooth paste and the brush come in at .7oz.

    Could I go lighter? Yes I could use the paste that comes in the Zpacks kit, but it's only good for two or three nights and I would have the hassle of refilling it often etc. Some people dehydrate it! Clean teeth are important to me, and me sticking my hands deep in my mouth just to save 1 gram does not appeal to me.

    #2085394
    Dale Wambaugh
    BPL Member

    @dwambaugh

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    "Now I don't recommend them for my patients, especially not for cats or tiny dogs."

    I've never had a good experience trying to put a finger in a cat's mouth :) Like jamming your hand into a box of fish hooks with your eyes closed!

    I just use a travel toothbrush and a little squeeze vial of get toothpaste and live with the enormous weight and bulk.

    #2085431
    kristen buckland
    Spectator

    @buckie06

    Locale: Colorado

    Oral B Brushes, does anyone remember theses? I wonder if they still make them:

    YouTube video

    #2085462
    Andy F
    Spectator

    @andyf

    Locale: Midwest/Midatlantic
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