[ngoilapites]

Really it can get that bad?

[raphman]

Pat Volkerding, Slackware maintainer, suffered from Actinomycosis in 2004 - quite a chilling read [0].

  > To help me avoid more tooth decay my dad bought me one of those fancy
  > rechargable electric toothbrushes that really powers away the plaque. 
  > It also creates a fine aerosol mist of plaque, and I started to wonder
  > if 4 years of using this brush had caused me to breathe in some of this
  > plaque mist and moved an infection into my lungs.

[0] https://web.archive.org/web/20050206180243/http://www.slackw...

[bradknowles]

I quickly learned to keep my mouth closed while brushing my teeth.

[moneywoes]

Wait toothbrushes are a concern?