Electric or manual toothbrush?

Electric or manual toothbrush?

The purpose of a toothbrush is to remove plaque, food and other particles from your teeth and gums so that they remain healthy and prevent disease and decay. In theory it should not matter whether your toothbrush is a manual or electric one. That being said it takes far more concentration and care cleaning your teeth thoroughly with a manual toothbrush than it does an electric one.

In my experience, an electric toothbrush is far easier to use and consistently achieves good results. They require little thought or effort to clean your teeth and gums well. You needn’t buy the most expensive one on the shelf but make sure that it is rechargeable via a pulp socket and not by battery as the latter offer a very poor performance in comparison.

Try an electric toothbrush once and you may be shocked at how clean your teeth feel afterwards.

David Hurst BDS(Lon). Dentist.