Today, the state of a smile, along with the company bags, car brand and evenness of tan, is considered a sign of prosperity and wealth. Chasing all the beauty laws that the beauty industry is currently dictating is not a very noble thing. It is unlikely that an endless upgrade of external data leads to a state of happiness and contentment with life.
But even if we do not take into account all the aesthetic norms that the teeth supposedly must meet, no one will argue that the health of the oral cavity is one of the attributes of comfort and self-confidence.
It is healthy strong teeth that perfectly perform their functions and do not cause anxiety that everyone wants to have. It should be noted that strong teeth are not a crane in the sky. The opportunity to have a healthy smile is available to everyone, you just need to learn how to properly care for your mouth.
Brushing your teeth is the cornerstone of their care. There are many prejudices associated with this prosaic and uncomplicated procedure. One of them is that too frequent and thorough brushing, as well as the use of an electric brush, thin the enamel and makes the teeth sensitive. It is necessary to understand whether the use of such a common method of cleaning actually harms the teeth, making them sensitive and fragile.
Is an electric brush a new word in toothbrushing or a useless machine?
Most people see the invention of brushes as a huge way to ease their daily routine, as well as the invention of juicers and vacuum cleaners. If an ordinary brush needs to be carefully walked around the entire dentition, trying to get all the hard-to-reach spots so as not to leave any chance for bacteria and food debris to remain on the teeth, then the electric brush itself does half the work.
It halves cleaning time, helps remove plaque on all surfaces and does not hurt the gums.
Most dentists of a high category agree that the correct use of an electric brush does not harm the teeth, and the use of this method of cleaning is undeniable.
Dentists' opinion on electric toothbrushes
Adequate dentists note that with an ordinary, or as it is now called a manual, brush, you can achieve the necessary cleanliness of the oral cavity. But for this you need to discipline to work on cleaning for 4 minutes. But in the conditions of dynamic modernity, many are trying to minimize the time for routine affairs.
In this way, electric toothbrushes act out a completely unique function. They stimulate people not to refuse dental hygiene just because it takes a long time, it takes effort. Often in the evening there is a state when a feeling of fatigue covers you and you want to pretend to be a zucchini, do nothing and quietly crack. To make a tired person stand up and brush his teeth, sometimes a small home crane is required. And people justify themselves by saying that if you skip brushing your teeth once, then there will be nothing wrong, caries will not fall completely overnight.
In such cases, electric brushes are considered a particularly useful home appliance. Dentists emphasize that it is more convenient and faster to practice with such a brush. Its owner is less likely to neglect dental hygiene even in the most tired state. In addition to the stimulating factor, such brushes have a number of advantages.
The advantages of electric toothbrushes over conventional
First, owning an Oral B Braun or Philips electric toothbrush seems to increase its owner’s rating. Please note that in recent films, tough guys, lawyers and businessmen brush their teeth with "buzzing brushes." It's like buying a car to replace a moped.
But besides the illusory status, such brushes have very real advantages.
They allow 2.5 times better to remove soft plaque from the surface of the teeth, even in hard to reach places. It is also important for lovers of coffee, tea, sweets with dyes or cigarettes to know that 3D toothbrushes help to remove part of the pigment plaque from the surface of the teeth. Naturally, such brushing will not help whiten your teeth in eight shades, but it’s quite possible to remove part of the persistent pigmented coating after switching to brushing with an electric brush.
In fact, brushing with a regular brush can be much more traumatic, because it is not always possible for a person to control the pace, pressure force, and even with that brush runs evenly across all teeth. Quite often, dentists note that patients can injure the gums, or mucous membranes, or even loosen the tooth. The buzzing brush is much easier to handle. It just needs to be moved along the dentition, avoiding excessive pressure. Some new generation brushes stop rotating when pressed too hard.
Types of Electric Toothbrushes
The variety of electric toothbrushes is huge. But there are basic characteristics that need to be guided in order not to get confused when choosing an electric brush.
- Rotation technology . There are brushes with nozzles that rotate in a circle in one direction, in both directions, or rotate and vibrate. Most modern brushes are representatives of the third group, they are most effective. So, the most popular Braun Oral B electric toothbrush is cleaned with rotating movements and pulsating vibrations.
- Rotational speed or brush power. Brushes that are cleaned only with the help of rotations have a power from 5600 to 10500 thousand rotations per minute. It is clear that not a single person can develop a cleaning speed equal to the speed of even the simplest electric brush. In this case, brushes with vibration additionally produce from 20 thousand to 48 thousand pulsations per minute.
There are brushes that work on batteries or on battery power.
- Battery -powered brushes are the most affordable and expensive option. For those who are constantly forced to carry this item on business trips or trips, the battery option is the most convenient. She is not so sorry to lose or damage in luggage. For example, a simple, low-cost Oral B Expert electric brush costs less than 700 rubles, runs on batteries, while giving out 10 thousand rotations using 2D technology.
- Battery-powered brushes cost 20% more than battery brushes. But then for her it is not so often necessary to buy batteries. The brush can stand in a bathroom with high humidity and charge safely. Manufacturers prudently hid all contacts and stuff to prevent damage to the device.
Sonic electric brushes
Ultrasonic brushes are the last word in brushing your teeth. If an ordinary hand brush is a bicycle, an electric brush is a car, then an ultrasonic brush is a spaceship. Such brushes do not work due to mechanical vibrations, but due to high-frequency vibrations. They can be used without toothpaste. Thanks to vibrations of a special frequency, such brushes help to split not only soft plaque on the teeth, but also hard particles of tartar. They help to successfully combat tartar and sediments of carious nature.
In addition, vibrations from the brush make massage of the gums, effectively clean the teeth at the base, remove all pigment deposits, whiten the teeth to their natural color.
This accessory for brushing your teeth is considered today the most effective and safest.
Electric brushes for children
Children like to repeat after adults. Given this simple truth, it’s easier to teach children than through daily notations that exhaust both adults and little ones. So, if everyone in the family brushes their teeth with an electric brush, then the children need to get the same. Well, if the whole family, in the old fashioned way, prefers manual brushing, then there is no point in buying an electric one for the baby. In addition, baby milk teeth are important to simply maintain in good condition for 6-7 years, not allowing them to be torn apart by caries.
In any case, a children's electric brush can never be the first device for brushing children's teeth. It can be used from 2 years old, not earlier.
If the whole family uses electric brushes, then a child can also get a brush on a motor. Fortunately, the industry tried, firms produce children's humming brushes with images of all kinds of cars, cartoon characters, princesses, etc.
Again, it will be difficult for a child to explain why adults are brushing their teeth with a little thing with a motor that spins by itself, and it should wave its handles.
Sometimes schoolchildren who already have non-dairy teeth can, due to changes in the schedule, many lessons, assignments, early lifting, neglect hard brushing. In such cases, a children's electric brush may be a worthwhile investment. It will allow a busy student to quickly brush his teeth, plus children love all sorts of automatic things, the child will have an additional incentive to look after a smile.
Nozzles also matter
For each of the electric brushes, you can choose several options for nozzles. The brush is often sold with a base nozzle. But each company offers a choice of several dozen others with different bristles, etc. It is always necessary to clarify whether specific nozzles of electric brushes are suitable for the selected model.
Another nuance that stops many before buying a new electric brush is the moment with nozzles. The fact is that they need to be replaced every 2-3 months, as well as a regular brush. But the prices of these nozzles bite. If the cost of the Braun Oral B electric toothbrush itself is rarely over 600 rubles, then the price of the nozzle starts at 230 rubles, which exceeds the cost of a regular brush.
Owners of electric devices for oral hygiene, who want to save on nozzles, can be advised to look for them in sets, they are often sold for stock in household appliances or cosmetic stores. You can also try the nozzles made in China. Their price, in comparison with the price of the original ones, is more than attractive (about $ 3 for a set of 4 pcs.). There are different reviews on nozzles from the Middle Kingdom, then positive, then extremely negative. But no one denies that they really fit the recommended brush models and are inexpensive.
Toothbrushes from Braun
This technology giant produces some of the most popular brushes on the European market. Oral B electric brushes are the leaders in sales in the CIS market. The company offers a wide range of models, a wide selection of nozzles, devices for storing and transporting brushes, a diverse selection of brushes for children, for owners of sensitive teeth, for those who wear mouth guards and braces.
Upon purchase of each Brown electric brush, even the cheapest one, a 24-month warranty is provided from the date of purchase.
The most popular model of the company is the Oral B Vitality electric brush. 2D cleaning technology, power 7600 rotations per min. It runs on battery power. The battery lasts for a week in a two-day daily cleaning for two minutes. The price of such a brush varies in the region of 1000-1300 rubles. Most Oral B accessories are suitable for the Vitality Electric Toothbrush.
Another interesting model is the Braun Oral-B Genius 8000, controlled from a smartphone, has a smart ring, 8 cleaning modes, 10 nozzles in the kit. But it costs, like a simple smartphone, - 7.5-8 thousand rubles.
Ultrasonic options from Brown are already an order of magnitude higher than electrical ones, but when used, you can save on toothpaste. And changing the nozzles is not necessary so often, because the heads in them are antibacterial.
The newest and not budget Oral-B Pulsonic Slim costs about 5-6 thousand rubles, depending on the place of purchase. The brush is ultra quiet, thin, allows you to qualitatively remove not only soft plaque, but also tartar. Timer, charger, 27 thousand vibrations per minute. Manufacturers claim that using such a brush replaces ultrasonic cleaning at the dentist. While this model is considered the best electric brush in the brand, it is called a model of the Ferrari class.
Philips Toothbrushes
Philips does not bother with the release of budget options, the prices for brushes of this company start from 3.5 thousand rubles. These devices can be easily attributed to premium products. Reviews on Philips electric toothbrushes are mostly positive. Buyers note that the brushes perfectly clean the oral cavity, and that the feeling of cleanliness that arises after using an ultrasonic brush can never be achieved with a regular brush.
Such a brush can serve as an excellent useful gift for both men and women.
The Philips Sonicare DiamondClean electric toothbrush is the iPhone 7 among toothbrushes. This contraption produces 31 thousand vibrations per minute, has five modes of operation, including gum massage and sensitive cleaning, an addictive mode.
Options are also breathtaking. Included with the brush is a glass / holder that recharges the brush, and a travel case that also recharges it. But such a pleasure costs from 13 to 15 thousand rubles, depending on the color and place of purchase.
Does regular use of electric or ultrasonic toothbrushes help to avoid a visit to the dentist?
It is impossible to say that the use of Oral Bi or Philips electric brushes helps to completely avoid visits to the dentist. Allegedly an authoritative source of information - dentists have a biased opinion on this issue. Naturally, if toothbrushes will do their job, then what will dentists eat?
At the same time, the fact that the use of a sound brush replaces visits to the dental office for cleaning for those who are predisposed to the occurrence of tartar can be considered quite proven.
Also, electric and especially sound brushes help to treat the gums more carefully, prevent loosening of teeth and bleeding.
But there is no need to hope that a new toothbrush, even the most expensive one, will help to forget about visits to the dentist forever. Nevertheless, inflammation in the gums, pulpitis, etc., can occur for internal reasons and do not depend on the correct care of the oral cavity.