Your State has conducted many previous consumer protection lawsuits that do not have the potential to affect as many adults or children as this issue, and after all the information and evidence I have made available to these officials, including information proving their jurisdiction extends to these certain products, they still will not take action until they receive enough official complaints from their own citizens, and for this reason I am contacting every person who may care about children. Any person can file a complaint over coming to the understanding of a potential safety issue, and there is no requirement that you to have ever used these certain type products or have been injured personally by them. For persons who have used these certain products, only a few more questions need to be answered. Facts and numbers to support what may be the potential for permanent injury of damage to gum tissue, resulting in one of the most intense forms of pain people are forced to endure of exposed nerves in teeth. The companys who distribute these products have included pressure sensors to other similar power toothbrushes to protect this soft tissue. This safety issue becomes clear after understanding the median speed (7,600 motions per minute) and operating action (spinning-rotating) of these certain types of power toothbrushes without pressure sensors. When used on the top teeth of this operating action will be spinning/pushing back and away where the soft gum tissue tapers down to a very thin layer to meet the teeth, with of these motions spinning/pushing back and away at the thin layer of gum tissue on the bottom set of teeth If these spinning-rotating toothbrushes are used 2 times daily for a total of 4 minutes it will be the equivalent of using your hand and arm, with a manual toothbrush, a total of 30,400 motions per day. 4 (minutes) x 7,600 (motions per minute) = 30,400 30 (days use) x 30,400 (motions per day) = 912,000 Over 6 months (180 days use) x 30,400 (motions per day) = FIVE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO THOUSAND motions spinning/pushing back and away where the soft gun tissue tapers down to a very thin layer to meet the teeth. Dental professionals have verified that it only takes a small amount of this thin soft layer of gum tissue to be spun/pushed back to expose nerves, and once this damage is done it is permanent with no feasible way to correct or reverse it. I do not know how many motions per minute the average child is capable of using a non motorized toothbrush in 4 minutes usage per day, but I do not ever recall being taught to brush my teeth in an upward motion on the top set or a downward motion on the bottom set of teeth either by my parents or in school, and this is what is happening when you have no control over this certain type of spinning/rotating operating action. Other types of power toothbrushes operate in vibrating/pulsating motions that would not spin/push back this thin layer of gum tissue. Examples of power toothbrushes used mostly by adults and teenagers - Oral-B Professional Care 1000 Oscillating-Rotating Technology Built-In Pressure Sensor 8,800 Oscillations per Minute. Examples of power toothbrushes mostly used by children - Crest Kids SpinBrush - Product Details: Power Toothbrush Uses Spinning head, multi-level bristles. All SpinBrush for Kid brushes come with smaller brush heads for smaller mouths. Each unique design combines stationary bristles with high-speed oscillating bristles Research shows that children tend to brush longer by 38.3%, when using the SpinBrush relative to manual toothbrushes and they come in fun shapes for kids, like Disney Princess and Spider-Man to name a few. (No pressure sensor) The Federal departments of the USCPSC, FDA and FTC have been given information and evidence without taking any action. These issues can be resolved by a jury of citizens from your State who will be able to determine the deceptive business practices of these businesses of concealing they realize this damage may happen to the soft gum tissue by having designed pressure sensors in other similar types of power toothbrushes to protect the soft gum tissue.
I have included all the information needed, that you may use to fill out and file this complaint below. You can copy and paste this in the Comment or Question message space, or use your own or comments This online complaint can be found at http://ag.ca. Gov / click on PROTECTING CONSUMERS link click Consumer info/Complaints to the COMPLAINT FORM page then click Consumer Complaint Against Business/Company for online form. Comment / Complaint Form Consumer Complaint Against a Business / Company Business information (Complaint Against): Company name: Walt Disney Company Address: 500 S. Buena Vista Street Company City: Burbank Company State: CA Company Zip Code 91521-6719 Company Phone Number N/A Comment or Question Message: (You may copy and paste this in the space below, and add any additional comments) After becoming aware of the high speed and certain operating action of spinning/rotating types of power toothbrushes I understand the potential, with extended use, of how these spinning/rotating nylon bristles may spin/push back and away where the soft gun tissue tapers down to a very thin layer to meet the teeth when contacting this soft gum tissue during the process of brushing teeth. This complaint is only directed to the certain types of power toothbrushes that operate in a spinning/rotating manner and do not have the additional features of pressure sensors. As the Disney company, along with the federal departments of the USCPSC, FDA, and FTC has been given evidence and information regarding these certain type of products potential for injury and have not taken any action, I am requesting the State of California file a Consumer Protection suit so a jury of citizens will be able to determine any deceptive business practices or potential for injury from extended use of these certain types of power toothbrushes. Evidence that fully merits a consumer protection lawsuit over deceptive business practices is the fact that these companies install safety devices in other similar power toothbrushes such as pressure sensors to protect the soft gum tissue, proving they are aware of the potential for damage to the gum tissue. Further evidence is no additional warnings are included on the packaging of models that do not have pressure sensors to protect the soft gum tissue, stating that extended contact of the spinning/rotating nylon bristles, where the soft gum tissue tapers down to a very thin layer to meet the teeth, could result in damaging this tissue. If this warning was included it would inform people of this products potential for damage and result in far less profits for these companies, as fewer parents would purchase these certain type tooth brushes for their children to use. I recommend that the State hire an outside law firm to conduct this suit on contingency, as was done in the State of Alaskas Consumer Protection Lawsuit against Eli Lilly and the prescription drug Zyprexa, so it will involve few state resources, and cost the taxpayers nothing to resolve these issues.
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