Electric toothbrush - any dentists recommendations?
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tali1 said:
Never been convinced by electric tootbrushes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2679175.stm
As someone said earlier, if you use the correct method, they are no better than manual but hardly anyone uses the correct method so electric brushes take the human element away as suchhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2679175.stm
Every study comparing round head electric toothbrushes vs the oblong shaped ones always show the round head oscillating ones to be more effective at removing plaque. I've never really been able to tell the difference in my patients when they've changed from one elec TB to another. Improvements and changes in oral hygiene are usually related to the patient's motivation. Another few points to note:
1. Plaque can only be removed by mechanical agitation, no mouthwash is capable of removing plaque as such, although some can inhibit/prolong reformation of it. So brushing and flossing/interdental brushing are not replaceable
2. Approx 20% of the population have gum disease resistant gums, whereas 80% will suffer gum recession/bone loss if plaque removal is insufficient over the course of a few yrs
3. It's the high frequency of sugar intake, not the amount of sugar, that leads to tooth decay
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1. Plaque can only be removed by mechanical agitation, no mouthwash is capable of removing plaque as such, although some can inhibit/prolong reformation of it. So brushing and flossing/interdental brushing are not replaceable
2. Approx 20% of the population have gum disease resistant gums, whereas 80% will suffer gum recession/bone loss if plaque removal is insufficient over the course of a few yrs
3. It's the high frequency of sugar intake, not the amount of sugar, that leads to tooth decay
Lecture over
cringle said:
Every study comparing round head electric toothbrushes vs the oblong shaped ones always show the round head oscillating ones to be more effective at removing plaque. I've never really been able to tell the difference in my patients when they've changed from one elec TB to another. Improvements and changes in oral hygiene are usually related to the patient's motivation. Another few points to note:
1. Plaque can only be removed by mechanical agitation, no mouthwash is capable of removing plaque as such, although some can inhibit/prolong reformation of it. So brushing and flossing/interdental brushing are not replaceable
2. Approx 20% of the population have gum disease resistant gums, whereas 80% will suffer gum recession/bone loss if plaque removal is insufficient over the course of a few yrs
3. It's the high frequency of sugar intake, not the amount of sugar, that leads to tooth decay
Lecture over
removesdoughnutfrommouth 1. Plaque can only be removed by mechanical agitation, no mouthwash is capable of removing plaque as such, although some can inhibit/prolong reformation of it. So brushing and flossing/interdental brushing are not replaceable
2. Approx 20% of the population have gum disease resistant gums, whereas 80% will suffer gum recession/bone loss if plaque removal is insufficient over the course of a few yrs
3. It's the high frequency of sugar intake, not the amount of sugar, that leads to tooth decay
Lecture over
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