The Journal
of the American Dental Association:
“Studies have shown that contaminated toothbrushes not only harbor,
but also transmit both viruses and bacteria that cause systemic,
localized and oral inflammatory diseases.”
(September 2001, Vol. 132, The effects of toothpastes on the
residual microbial contamination of toothbrushes)
The Centers for
Disease Control:
“Even after being rinsed visibly clean, toothbrushes can remain
contaminated with potentially pathogenic organisms.”
(January 2002,
www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/infection_control/fact_sheet/toothbrushes.htm)
USA Today:
“The sharp tips of toothbrush bristles can cause tiny lacerations
in the gums that allow infections to enter the body.”
(27 April 2000, http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:AreMjSo78KgC:
www.usatoday.com/life/health/doctor, Your toothbrush may be
a biohazard)
The Journal of
the Canadian Dental Association:
“We know that toothbrushes can transmit disease.”
(2000; 66:186-7, Accepting the Need for “Overkill” in Infection
Control)
The New Haven
Department of Health:
“Laboratory cultures made from used toothbrushes have shown many
dangerous pathogenic germs.”
(Vol.LII, No. 10, http://info.med.yale.edu/newhavenhealth/documents/
historical/monthly/toothbrush.html, The Toothbrush)
The Academy of
General Dentistry:
“Because most families store toothbrushes in a common storage
space, airborne bacteria can move from toothbrush to toothbrush,
passing opportunistic infections such as periodontal disease and
the common cold from one person to another.”
(http://www.agd.org/consumer/topics/children/toothbrushes/html,
Is Your Family Sharing Too Much? Toothbrushes Harbor Hidden
Germs During Cold and Flu Season)
The Journal of
Dentistry for Children:
“Streptococcus and pathogenic microorganisms can be transferred
readily when a toothbrush is used, increasing the risk of dental
caries and infectious diseases.”
(May-June 1989; 56(3): 201-4, Residual contamination of toothbrushes
by microorganisms)
Professor of Risk
Analysis,
Harvard University School of Public Health:
“It may surprise you—or sicken you—to know that if your toothbrush
is stored near the toilet, the chances are great that it is covered
with E. coli bacteria. Each time you flush the toilet, bacteria
disperse in the air in the form of tiny aerosol particles that
can land on any surfaces within 6 feet.”
(2002, Rodale Inc., p. 270, Thompson, Kimberly M., Overkill:
How our nation’s abuse of antibiotics and other germ killers is
hurting your health and what you can do about it)
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