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Double-Sided Oral Irrigator
So you don't spray the gunk back into your mouth.
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I recently started using an oral irrigator (a device that sprays water at high pressure between the teeth) to combat gum swelling. The problem is, the water just fills up your mouth. The Double-Sided Oral Irrigator (DSOI for the purposes of this posting) would have the usual spray nozzle, as well as another attached tube that goes behind the teeth with a second pump attached. The second pump would suck the dirty water out and put it a tank to be emptied when the user is done.

This idea is a bit unclear, so see the image I have linked to.
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Illustration http://img129.exs.c...3/irrigator19lc.jpg
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       I'm thinking I would gag with all that stuff jammed into my mouth. can't you just hang your head over the sink?   

       and oh grow up [Consul] :P
dentworth, Mar 21 2005
   

       I'm sure there must be an environmentally friendly volatile fluid (probably one of the new refrigerants) which will boil away at mouth- temperature. This would have the added benefit of bubble-cleaning your teeth and giving you that 'fresh, arctic sensation' at the same time.
Basepair, Mar 21 2005
   

       Alternatively you snake the irrigator through your nose so it shot your gums from the back side. The water would continue on to exit your mouth.
bungston, Mar 21 2005
   

       [dentworth] Obviously, the picture is larger-than-life.
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       I would think that having all that pressurized water in your mouth would be necessary, to compress the gums back down to size.
bungston, Mar 21 2005
   

       Is it common for water to shoot straight through the teeth like this? Is it actually more of a cavity issue?
Basepair, Mar 21 2005
   

       A coaxial implementation might be easier to use. But, either way, I'd rather not deal with that second tank. [dentworth]'s suggestion works fine.
half, Mar 21 2005
   

       If you wait a while, you'll be able to pop 'em out and use a regular pressure washer.
Basepair, Mar 21 2005
   

       I suggest you drain into the sink instead of a tank. This would greatly reduce germs. If someone wants a tank then they can use a cup.
fogfreak, Mar 21 2005
   

       Yes, I was considering [fogfreak]'s alternative.
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