Calling all dental staff

Str4berr3

Can I go back about the electris toothbrush?

Just like to warn readers to be careful with using electric toothbrushes as you dont need to put much pressure against against your teeths then a manual one. If you do, You may find that your gums will be very sore, shrink and stay that way.
I am no dentist, but I am a owner of one of Oral B's electric's and was totally unaware of this (as there was no warning in the manual). It was only when my next visit to the dentist, I happen to mention this and was told because I was putting too much pressure.
Overall I am still using the electric toothbrush but very, very softly. My teeth are much whiter then before but it's only because I am brushing it for around 10 minutes a time.
And they are great for kids too! I find using a electric is easier to brush my kiddies teeth too. ( I got them the oral b children's one which plays a tune every 1 minute )

Teerah

Str4berr3 wrote:

Overall I am still using the electric toothbrush but very, very softly. My teeth are much whiter then before but it's only because I am brushing it for around 10 minutes a time.

Although it is good to hear that you brush for more than 30 seconds, ten minutes is excessive, it may be the length of time brushing that is harming your teeth and gums as much as the pressure used.

Str4berr3

Teerah wrote:

Although it is good to hear that you brush for more than 30 seconds, ten minutes is excessive, it may be the length of time brushing that is harming your teeth and gums as much as the pressure used.

Its only been the past 9 months that i have been brushing for 101 minutes. I have had the electric toothbrush for almost 2 years and the gum shrunk at the begining when I bought it.
So word of warning; Brush very lighlty!

vertical_fool

Hi after going to Tesco`s after reading this thread I noticed that Braun now do a head called prowhite which has a small rubber cup in the centre of the brush head. This provides a polishing action.

Prowhite Heads


Also this polishing kit in argos including polish sounds like exactly what you are after and for under £20.

tooth polisher


PS if sonic toothbrushes are not too clever, ie braun introducing one just to compete with Philips for that secter of the market, then which is the best brush to buy.

I ask because the back of my toothbrush has cracked and will only work when I bend the brush very slightly backwards to make the battery connect. I therefore need a new one. I do have an old cheap model but it just doesn`t feel the same as my old dual speed 3D model. I have noticed the top of the range braun sonic model on ebay for £60.

Str4berr3

Str4berr3 wrote:

Its only been the past 9 months that i have been brushing for 101 minutes. I have had the electric toothbrush for almost 2 years and the gum shrunk at the begining when I bought it.
So word of warning; Brush very lighlty!

Oh dear, I meant 10 minutes!

Toothsmith

vertical_fool wrote:

PS if sonic toothbrushes are not too clever, ie braun introducing one just to compete with Philips for that secter of the market, then which is the best brush to buy.

I ask because the back of my toothbrush has cracked and will only work when I bend the brush very slightly backwards to make the battery connect. I therefore need a new one. I do have an old cheap model but it just doesn`t feel the same as my old dual speed 3D model. I have noticed the top of the range braun sonic model on ebay for £60.

My personal preference is for the osscillating/pulsating action of the Braun 3d's rather than the ultrasonics. The ultrasonic is nowhere near as powerful as the ultrasonic scaler I use in the surgery, and so cannot do the same thing.

I do have both myself (The joys of freebies!) and the Phillips does make my teeth feel nice and clean, but so does the Braun, and I wouldn't consider the feeling after the Phillips to be worth twice as much money as the Braun.

culpepper

what an interesting thread!
Years ago ,my mother mentioned to her dentist that she wished her teeth were whiter and he said that brownish enamel was stronger.
The health visitor told us not to use flouride drops for our children as there was already flouride in the drinking water and too much would cause brown teeth.
I had quite brown teeth and my dentist said that if I drank tea and coffee,I was bound to get stains.Anyway I have given up coffee completely(though not tea) and they are so much better.
I occasionally use a cheap electric toothbrush but find that it is easier to use a hand 'operated' as I can then brush my tongue aswell.I renew my brush every 3 months,otherwise they get too soft and bendy and do virtually nothing.
Today we bought a water pik cordless water jet thingummy,as my OH and DS hate flossing.