Abstract: Dental hygiene devices that facilitate the ability of a user to engage in one or more oral hygiene actions are disclosed. In an aspect, dental hygiene devices are disclosed that comprise a handle portion that is securely attached to at least one head element in a substantially perpendicular fashion. Such dental hygiene devices may facilitate the ability of a user to clean one or more teeth by moving the head element in a substantially vertical up and/or down direction and/or in a vibratory fashion along one or more surfaces of the teeth to be cleaned. This type of vertical movement may cause less damage to the teeth, particularly at the cementoenamal junction (CEJ), than movements that are substantially horizontal in nature, thereby helping to prevent various types of dental complications, including gingival recession and root dissolution.