GOOD TOOTHBRUSH HYGIENE   |  September 11, 2005  

By Peter Wolchak

The VIOlight

We all know that regular brushing keeps our teeth clean, but what keeps our toothbrushes clean? usually, nothing.

Enter the VIOlight, which uses a germicidal ultraviolet bulb — the same technology used in hospitals. Tests, apparently, prove it knocks out up to 99.9 per cent of bacteria on toothbrushes. The VIOlight can process four toothbrushes in about 10 minutes, and it sells for US$49.99