Sonicare Tooth Brush Offer

Sofa_Sogood · 19 November 2005 at 2:25AM

I should add that I don't think they were as cheap

vk2003 · 21 November 2005 at 12:00AM

sainthalo wrote:

Thank you thank you thank you!

Now I have had a braun small round ETB for about 5 years and its still seems to be fine - however one thing i do wonder about is whether to get a faster version as an upgrade. Can you recommend which model would be good for me if its best to have a fast speed version.

Thank you!

Sainthalo

I am not convinced that you would find a massive difference between a newer brush and yours. The main thing is to change your toothbrush head appropriately (the fibres on older heads tend to splay, and also become weaker so apply a less effective pressure, at an inefficient angle to the tooth surface)

If however you wanted to buy a new brush, and saw a good offer on somewhere, I personally would be minded to buy something like the Oral B Professional Care 7000, seen in the link here at Amazon.

At the end of the day, your dentist can advise you how well you are brushing. If everytime you visit, you are told you have gingivitis, then your brushing is not effective as it should be. Changing brushes will never usually be as effective as improving your technique.

You can buy "Disclosing Tablets" from most chemists/dentists. These are simple food dyes, that will help identify those areas of your mouth that you fail to brush effectively. I would advise not using them within a couple of hours of going out though (in the evening after brushing when having a night in is the best.)

One last thing to remember is that teeth actually have 5 surfaces: Cheek, Biting, Tongue, Front, Back. The toothbrush can effectively clean the former three, but not the latter two. For most people, if you don't use floss or interdental brushes (such as TePe brushes) then every time you clean your mouth you miss roughly 30-40% of your tooth surfaces. Ideally for most people with healthy mouths, you should brush twice daily, but clean in between the teeth once a day. Different regimes may apply if you have been diagnosed with periodontal disease, but cleaning is even more important for you if you are in this category.

Interdental cleaning can not only make your mouth feel better, but significantly improve the longevity of your fillings and crowns. This is because the interface point between a filling/crown and tooth is the most susceptible point to bacterial attack, and also tends to be a focal point of bacterial growth.

Finally research shows the greatest part of mouth odour stems from the posterior part of the tongue. You should clean your tongue either with a tongue scraper or with your toothbrush (if ETB then switch it off!)

HTH