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Everytime you put your toothbrush in your mouth you may be letting some nasty germs into your system. Viruses, fungus and molds may be breeding on your toothbrush. One toothbrush sanitizer promises to wipe out that bacteria - The Germ Terminator invented by James Song - known for the book "Why Your Toothbrush May Be Killing You… Slowly"

The Germ Terminator is proven to get rid of germs:

1. E. Coli

2. Staphylococcus aureus

3. Salmonella choleraesuis

4. Listeria monocytogenes

5. Porphyromonas gingivalis

6. Neisseria meningitidis

7. Candida albicans

8. Herpes Simplex Virus - Type 1

9. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) - Type 1

10. Influenza A Virus (Common Flu Virus)

11. Rhinovirus (Common Cold Virus)

12. Hepatitis C Virus

I'm a germ freak and being a Mom I try to sterilize everything.

And the American Dental Association believes that I have a good idea in that! It claims bacteria thrive on toothbrushes because they often sit in your home's most germ-filled room -- your bathroom.

For that reason and others the FDA has approved the Germ Terminator Toothbrush Sterilizer as a medical device.

The germs on your toothbrush are normally your germs and you've built an immunity to them. However, if you suddenly went on something that suppressed your auto-immune system, then of course those organisms could start causing problems for you.

Recent studies have found that a single toothbrush can carry as many as 100 million germs and from the looks of it, our toothbrushes weren't too far off.

There is no doubt that the Germ Terminator lives up to its claims, but is the Germ Terminator necessary?

Farmington Hills dentist, Dr. Stephen White says it certainly helps but it may be slightly overkill. He says people simply need to be aware of where they keep their toothbrushes.
"If they keep it in a cup, that's probably the worst thing to do is put it in a cup or a holder. You know a lot of people put the brushes down into the cup but if they keep it in an area where there's a lot of aeration of the brush, drying action. That might help."

And for around seventy dollars, this is just the help I want for my family. I don't think that's expensive to get rid of 99% of the germs and keep your kids healthier.

Dentists recommend changing your toothbrush at least once every three months but here's something else to chew on. A recent study found four out of five brand-new brushes are already contaminated before they even come out of the package.