I just wrote: I would definitely recommend trying one for your mother. ONE refers to an electric tooht brush, not a pepper mill. PLease forgive me. I'm not trying to be flip. just wanted to clarfy. CAthy Cathy Morse wrote: > Eleanor. > I would not be able to brush my teeth at all without my electric toothbrush. > I've been using one for several years. a round rotating style, and as my > symptoms get worse I have still been able to brush my teeth! in general I have > found the small electronic devises to be a god-send in the battle to keep some > level of independence. Including, but not limited to a battery powered pepper > mill. I know this one may sound trivial, but when you are used to freshly > ground pepper and can no longer operate hand grinders, it's just one more > nice-ity that you are not forced to give up. > > I would definitely recommend trying one for your mother. > Good Luck. > Cathy > > Eleanor Noone wrote: > > > Mother has trouble brushing her teeth and when I try to do it for her > > sometimes she closes her mouth. Would an electric toothbrush help? I've > > seen one advertised that is round and rotates. Would that be better than one > > with a regular style brush? > > Eleanor