KIDS QUIP REFILL PRO

Jeremy Krell, DMD, Director of Dental at quip Price

Childhood habits also prepare you to live as a healthy adult.” Baby teeth play many critical roles in development: they help to save space for the adult teeth, support proper craniofacial bone growth, and aid in eating and speech development. Brushing with good technique from an early age is important to help reduce plaque, prevent cavities and maintain healthy gums. “There’s a common misconception that oral health is less important for children because primary teeth eventually fall out. After a few tweaks to help improve grip for smaller hands, and a brush head perfect for smaller teeth, the same simple, signature quip silhouette and sensitive, timed sonic vibrations were the key to inspiring Kids’ positive attitudes and adherence to their oral care routine. The act of brushing went from something kids would avoid at all costs, to a routine they consistently looked forward to, which was a dentist and parents dream. The most impactful finding during research was that Kids would beam with pride when they were given a “grown-up” electric brush, and parents were relieved to see this lasting excitement, rather than the short lived buzz a typical flashy kids brush usually had. The dentists’ most common request was to create a brush that replicated the fundamental habit and attitude changing effect our adult brushes have had: encouraging and guiding an effective two minute, twice daily brushing routine.

We spent a year working with Kids and Pediatric dentists to work out what would make up the ideal kids brush. quip for kids has all of the same guiding features of the original quip (but none of the childish gimmicks of other kids’ brushes), thoughtfully tweaked for smaller mouths and hands, and to help guide healthy habits that last beyond their baby teeth. Kids find pride in using products that look and feel like those the adults in their life use, so quip made a grown-up toothbrush designed for kids, to help them enjoy brushing their teeth, better and more often. Each refill comes with a new AAA battery, so you can replace that, and slide it all back in.© quip A grown-up brush. Quip doesn't say if the battery should expire within the three months, but it's still going strong for me. So, what happens when you get a new brush head from Quip? You bend back the brush head and pull it out, and you pull out the motor and the AAA battery underneath. I've tried to trek my Quip and toothpaste between home and work every day, and found that it creates another chance to make a mistake, leading me to forget it in my bag at night. The Quip website suggests that people brush both between meals and at morning and night. Maybe the big tube is meant to be shared, maybe I wasn't using it enough. Hilburg, though, told me that that size container 'would probably be a good amount for three months.'

Just like with the Quip brush, I didn't feel the need to buy more toothpaste, either, as I hadn't finished their three-month, 4.7-ounce tube of toothpaste. Quip also sells a combined brush head and toothpaste refill package, which ships every three months and costs $10 per refill. However, the packaging on my regular-old Oral-B toothbrush also recommends getting a new toothbrush every three months. I've reached out to Quip to see if they'd consider less frequent brush head subscriptions. Not observing any of these issues in my Quip brush head, I've continued to use it. Hilburg told me that the need for new brushes (or brush heads in this case) won't be the same for all brushes, but depends on how 'the bristles hold up over time.' She elaborated, noting that if 'bristles become crushed, lose their shape or become too floppy they are less effective.'

KIDS QUIP REFILL PRO

The Oral-B Pro 1000 costs the same $45 to start, but it sells you eight replacement heads for $13, which breaks down to $1.63 per head, as opposed to the $5 heads from Quip. Compared with other electric toothbrushes with replaceable heads, though, the Quip is affordable at first, but more expensive down the road.

Kids quip refill