# Toothbrush ads often say that their product will massage gums **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 20, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothbrush-ads-often-say-that-their-product-will-massage-gums/638366 "2012-10-20T22:20:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothbrush-ads-often-say-that-their-product-will-massage-gums/638366/1 "2012-10-20T22:20:00Z")
Is massaging of gums beneficial or is this just another marketing pitch? ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothbrush-ads-often-say-that-their-product-will-massage-gums/638366/2 "2012-10-21T00:08:02Z")
cleaning them is, massaging not so much. I don’t play a dentist on TV but I am one in real life. ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothbrush-ads-often-say-that-their-product-will-massage-gums/638366/3 "2012-10-21T00:09:34Z")
Also those huge lines of toothpaste on the toothbrush, way mor than you need, pea sized dab is pleanty ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothbrush-ads-often-say-that-their-product-will-massage-gums/638366/4 "2012-10-21T00:15:35Z")
Possibly massage more than [the gums](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=668925&highlight=celery) (NSFW). ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothbrush-ads-often-say-that-their-product-will-massage-gums/638366/5 "2012-10-21T00:37:18Z")
> [@janeslogin](#): > > Tooth ads often say that their product will massage gums Who’s selling teeth these days? ---
**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothbrush-ads-often-say-that-their-product-will-massage-gums/638366/6 "2012-10-21T23:05:47Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > Who’s selling teeth these days? Title line should have read " Tooth **brush** ads often say that their product will massage gums " ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothbrush-ads-often-say-that-their-product-will-massage-gums/638366/7 "2012-10-22T17:19:22Z")
Fixed. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothbrush-ads-often-say-that-their-product-will-massage-gums/638366/8 "2012-10-22T21:33:43Z")
> [@rsat3acr](#): > > cleaning them is, massaging not so much. I don’t play a dentist on TV but I am one in real life. Years ago my dentist recommended massaging my gums with one of those pointy-rubber-nubs-on-a-stick to reduce inflammation. Was he just in the pocket of Big Nub Stick? ---
**Author:** ![ethelbert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothbrush-ads-often-say-that-their-product-will-massage-gums/638366/9 "2012-10-23T16:35:45Z")
> [@typoink](#): > > Years ago my dentist recommended massaging my gums with one of those pointy-rubber-nubs-on-a-stick to reduce inflammation. Was he just in the pocket of Big Nub Stick? My favorite post of the week. I will henceforth be scouring the news for evidence of nefarious plots by Big Nub Stick. Does Obamacare cover those things? If not, why not?