It's hard enough to reach your back molars with a set of bristles, let alone catch a glimpse of what's going on back there. The beauty of the Tooth Guardian concept is that it incorporates a CCD video camera in the back of the scrubber's head, allowing you to survey unchartered oral territory.
While you're lathering up your bottom grinders with toothpaste you can take a peek of your top ones through the tiny lens. When the user has the Red Dot winning device switched on, the bathroom mirror features a live look at your pearly whites, lit up by the toothbrush's own LED light.
Designed by Chu-Che Chang, Shang-Hsuan Lu and Yu-Hsin Lin, the Tooth Guardian system comprises a pair of electric toothbrushes, the hi-tech wall-mounted mirror with a hidden screen, a lower ledge and a UV niche for sterilizing your dental utensils while charging with ultraviolet rays.
What's Driving This Trend
- Camera-equipped Toothbrushes
- Toothbrushes with incorporated CCD video cameras provide live feed of the inside of the mouth, leading to potential improvements in dental care and oral hygiene.
- Smart Mirrors
- Smart mirrors with built-in screens that display a live feed of one's mouth while brushing teeth could disrupt the personal care and dental care industries by revolutionizing and personalizing oral hygiene routines.
- UV Sterilization
- UV sterilization could become a disruptive innovation opportunity in the dental care industry by improving the cleanliness of dental tools and reducing the spread of infectious diseases.
Who This Affects Most
- Dental Care
- The Tooth Guardian system could revolutionize the dental care industry by making dental hygiene routines more personal and effective with live video monitoring and UV sterilization.
- Personal Care
- Smart mirrors could disrupt the personal care industry by providing personalized feedback and coaching, leading to better hygiene and more effective routines.
- Consumer Electronics
- Camera-equipped toothbrushes and smart mirrors with built-in screens could create opportunities for innovation in the consumer electronics industry by incorporating more advanced technology in personal care devices.
