The obsessive-compulsive and oral-fixation types will love this one. Japanese company Miharu has come up with an oral camera that you can plug into a TV to monitor your molars on a regular basis. You might say that this creation is not necessary. I say that it is only progress in the battle against cavities and the impending growth of a social life.

The device plugs into your TV and the video endoscope tip illuminates with the touch of a button (the better to use your other hand to pick at whatever you’re looking at).

The package includes 25 disposable plastic covers, in case you want to lend it out to your friends, and it’s operated with AAA batteries. The pinhole through which the camera sees is .02”, allowing for a good detailed area.

Click on after the jump to see another image of this strange gadget.

For me, the one thing that seems inappropriate about it is that it’s becoming popular for use on other “parts of the body such as the back, skin, head, etc for easy and sanitary viewing.” Oh really?

I think that if people are compelled to use this device consistently, they should invest in buying more than one and making sure they specifically label each one. You don’t want to get mixed up. Because that would be unsanitary.