Electric or manual toothbrush
Old-fashioned manual toothbrush or modern electric? Which is better? The truth is that it is not essential. Most toothbrush will keep your teeth and gums clean and healthy if you know how to use them.
The best brush is the one that you effectively use twice a day and thoroughly clean all tooth surfaces and the tongue.
As long as you clean your teeth regularly with proper technique of brushing, you can use a manual or electric toothbrush. Brushing itself is what will keep your oral health. Here are some pros and cons that you should consider when choosing a manual or electric toothbrush.
- The manual toothbrush is available in a much greater variety in terms of hardness (soft, medium, hard), size of the head (smaller or larger), the color and design of the handle. It is widespread and cheaper product.
- Although there are more options available to the electric brush, in general they cost more than the hand.
- Remember that at the initial cost of the electric brush will have add and change of moving parts - the head every three months or more frequently if her hair is deformed.
- While travelling it is easier to take the manual toothbrush with you. It is not bulky like electricity and does not require an electrical outlet charger or batteries.
- With the manual toothbrush you adjust more easily the pressure that you practice on the teeth and gums. This helps you to avoid too aggressive and intense brushing, which can damage tooth enamel and gums, causing pain, tenderness, and increases the risk of caries. On the other hand, some electric brushes have a pressure sensor that tells you if you brush too hard.
- Children can learn to use hand brush safely and effectively. Some of the children's electric brushes have color pictures and music that are quite attractive. So many of the kids find brushing with them more easier and funny and it makes them more enthusiastic to brush their teeth.
- If using an electric toothbrush timer you don't have to measure brushing time. It stops the brush and so you know how much time you have been brushing your teeth.
- The electric toothbrush is very suitable for the elderly or for people with disabilities in the movement of the shoulders, arms and hands. In these cases, the electric toothbrush can clean more effectively, since the user does not apply continuous effort and the care for oral hygiene becomes much easier.
- Depending on your own preferences and needs, you can easily change the head of your electric toothbrush. You should be more careful with it, because its fall can lead to fatal fracture.
- Electric brushes require to replace the batteries or recharge them.
No matter what type you choose - manual or electric - the best brush is the one that you effectively use twice a day and thoroughly clean all tooth surfaces and the tongue. Search for a soft brush and do not forget to change it (the head of electrical) about every three months.
