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Cybersonic

370 Amapola Ave., Suite 102, Torrance, CA 90501

The Web page for this rather dubious sounding "sonic tooth-cleaning system" rattles on about how it suppopsedly delivers "31,000 cleaning strokes per minute," which is -- frankly -- absurd. But leaving that aside for a moment, we're hearing from a growing band of consumers who are upset about Cybersonics for several reasons:

• No show The thing never showed up.
• No work It showed up but doesn't work properly.
• "Free" replacement brushes They're not so free after all.
• Credit card monkey business Other odd charges began showing up after the Cybersonics purchase.
• Robert Urich Ever wonder why you can't see his teeth in his publicity photos?

About those delivery problems, one of Cybersonics' distributors has agreed to pay a $28,000 penalty for late shipments. And as of January 23, 2002, the Cybersonics Web site has gone dark. We suspect that this is not a good omen for those who are counting on those 31,000 strokes each morning, noon and night. Frankly, we think the money spent on these devices would be better spent visiting a reputable dentist. The notion that "sonic waves" will clean your teeth is somewhat less than credible, to put it kindly.

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