Many adults who have teeth do because of their habit of brushing them. This is not hard to remember to do: both long habit and skanky mouth are reminders. Pills however, are harder to remember.

I propose a toothbrush caddy pill dispenser. On removing the toothbrush for mouthly ablutions, pills fall onto a small bell (which rings) and from there into a tray. On replacing the brush, a spring is pushed down preparing the caddy for another round of dispensement.

It might be necessary to have a battery powered clock integrated. This will prevent dispensing at night when you remove your toothbrush. Maybe that is getting too fussy.
-- bungston, Jun 08 2009

Totally stupid and unnecessarily complicated... dear, oh dear. It's a wonder you don't have the pills bouncing up from a small trampoline into your open mouth! (but of course have this bun to rot out your remaining molars) [+]
-- xenzag, Jun 08 2009


Why have the pills be dispensed into a tray? The toothbrush could carry them into the mouth.
-- loonquawl, Jun 09 2009


But if you eat the toothpaste you might hurl. True!
-- bungston, Jun 10 2009


Bun, but the typical geriatric patient who would be more prone to forgetting and who is on a cocktail of meds might also have dentures. Do you have to brush dentures or just pop them in a glass next to your bed?
Maybe a pillbox-denture-cleaner combo for the edentulous?
-- shudderprose, Jun 10 2009


My only fear is the proximity to water. I wonder if they might get splashed or wet by accident. Otherwise a sound idea. (Maybe encase all the pills in aluminum foil first? eewww).
-- blissmiss, Jun 10 2009



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