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London, Apr. 5: Technology experts at the National Taiwan University have applied a "learning through play" approach to make it fun for children to brush their teeth.

Hao-hua Chu and his colleagues say that they have created a toothbrush that makes oral hygiene a game.

The researchers have added three LEDs to the end of a normal toothbrush, which can be tracked using computer vision technology.

Using a webcam, which can be mounted on the wall above the bathroom sink, the movements of the “Playful Toothbrush” can be tracked in three dimensions and the data fed into a computer.

The computer distinguishes the orientation of the brush, and can also track its x-axis "roll" and z-axis "yaw".