Playbrush
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Playbrush is an oral care device for children that is designed to encourage them to brush their teeth regularly and properly via gamification. It is developed by an Austro-British company with the same name. The device controls a variety of different games with the intent to encourage children to spend a full two minutes brushing their teeth.
There are two types of Playbrush devices:
- A dongle that fits onto the end of a manual toothbrush such as the Smart
- Integrated into an electric toothbrush such as the Smart sonic and the Smart One X
History
The technology was developed in 2014 and 2015 by Austrian entrepreneur Paul Varga. Varga observed the behaviour of his three-year-old godson during bedtime rituals while the child was entertained by video clips on their tablet. Together with childhood friend Matthäus Ittner, former fellow student Tolulope Ogunsina, and with help from the University College London, Varga began development of Playbrush in summer 2014. The device launched in November of the same year with mobile apps for Android and iOS in Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom. In 2018 the electric toothbrush Playbrush Smart Sonic was released.[citation needed]