The electric toothbrush makes cleaning the oral cavity much less complicated. Check how to brush your teeth with an electric toothbrush and find out which electric toothbrush to choose and which toothpaste you can use when brushing your teeth with it. Also find out if, due to the fact that the electric toothbrush cleans more thoroughly, you can give up flossing and rinses.

Contents:

  1. Electric toothbrush: which one to choose?
  2. Electric toothbrush: how to brush your teeth with it?
  3. Electric toothbrush: which toothpaste should I use?
  4. Electric toothbrush: how to use it with a dental braces?

Electric toothbrush- how to brush your teeth with it? The same as the traditional one, with the difference that all the effort that is put into brushing teeth with an ordinary toothbrush is taken over by the electric toothbrush.

What's more, it cleans faster and more thoroughly than traditional brushes. However, despite this, you should still remember about the other elements that make up proper oral hygiene, i.e. cleaning the interdental spaces with dental floss, washing the tongue with a special scraper and rinsing the mouth with an appropriate liquid. Checkhow to brush your teeth with an electric toothbrush , also if you have braces.

Electric toothbrush: which one to choose?

The electric toothbrush is electrically powered, ie it needs to be connected to an electrical outlet to be charged. Its handle is not replaceable, while the head is replaced every three months. Electrically powered brushes differ in terms of cleaning methods:

  • electric rotary toothbrush- brushes with round heads that rotate and oscillate - turn left and right once; they perform from about 7600 to 8800 movements per minute;
  • electric rotary-pulsating toothbrush- they perform the same movements as rotary brushes, and additionally they press against the teeth (pulsating). The head can perform from 20,000 to 40,000 pulsating movements per minute;
  • electric oscillating-rotating-pulsating brush- in this type of brushes the oscillating-rotating technologycombined with a pulsating action, thanks to which the bristles move not only to the right and left, but also up and down - all in order to effectively remove plaque from the interdental spaces; oscillating-rotating-pulsating brushes perform up to 58,000 revolutions per minute;
  • electric sonic (sonic) toothbrushremoves plaque with vibration. The oblong head, reminiscent of a traditional brush head, cleans a larger area in one go than a smaller, round head. The bristles of the brush, thanks to the emitted sound waves, vibrate, and the resulting energy "flows" through the interdental gaps, removing all impurities. Typical sonic toothbrushes perform from approx. 30,000 to 42,000 movements per minute;
  • electric ultrasonic toothbrush- generate real ultrasonic waves with a frequency of 1.6 Mhz (that is 96,000,000 pulsations per minute). These types of brushes have been designed in such a way that the ultrasound waves they emit "break" the chains of bacteria, thus cleaning the gingival pockets.
Oral-B Genius X sonic rotary electric toothbrush with artificial intelligence

Author: Oral-B

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The popular and proven manufacturer Oral-B has included in its offer an innovative model of the Genius X sonic-rotary electric toothbrush. It is supported by artificial intelligence that tracks and learns the individual brushing style. It also signals too much pressure, additionally indicating places that require more delicate care. Advanced technology facilitates daily hygiene, helps to prevent oral diseases and protects the gums.

The Genius X electric toothbrushis equipped with 6 modes of operation, including: gum care, gentle cleaning, whitening and tongue cleaning. The set includes a case that also serves as a charger. A full charge of the lithium-ion battery powers the toothbrush for over 2 weeks.

Most electric toothbrushes have multiple brushing modes specialized for brushing sensitive teeth, whitening teeth or massaging the gums, or even cleaning the tongue. In addition, they are equipped with pressure sensors that signal too hard brushing.

In case of gum problems, it is better to choose a brush with soft bristles, while hard bristles are recommended for people whose teeth tend to form tartar.

Prices of electric toothbrushes range from 60 to even 1000 PLN. Although their cost at firstmay seem taller than a traditional manual toothbrush, electric toothbrushes are much cheaper to use. After 3 months of prescribed use, manual toothbrushes are only suitable for the basket, while electric brushes can be replaced. Their price is around PLN 50 for a set with about 3 tips sufficient for 9 months.

In addition, tips are often added to some models in the set, which can provide us with a supply of them even for the whole year. In addition, it is worth remembering that the replacement of tips in electric toothbrushes allows the entire family to use one brush, thanks to which its cost is distributed depending on the number of people using it.

Electric toothbrush: how to brush your teeth with it?

To use an electric toothbrush, place toothpaste on the brush head and apply it to your teeth at a 45-degree angle, just like a traditional toothbrush.

Then turn on the toothbrush and move it successively over the teeth. The smaller heads found in most electric toothbrushes tend to brush one tooth at a time. When brushing, simply guide the brush over the front, back and chewing surfaces of each tooth. You only need to press lightly on the toothbrush head each time. Recommended by dentists are brushes with a small round head, which due to their shape are able not only to cover the entire surface of the tooth, but also to reach interdental spaces that are difficult to access.

Since most of us have a problem with cleaning our back teeth, some modern electric toothbrushes are equipped with a position detection function. Thanks to it, after pairing the phone with the smartphone, we are able to monitor the areas we clean in real time, so that none of them is omitted.

ATTENTION! Pressing too hard on the toothbrush can damage the enamel as well as irritate the gums.

Important

How long should it take to clean my teeth with an electric toothbrush?

  • As in the case of a traditional toothbrush, the norm should be to clean the teeth after each meal, so as not to provide cariogenic bacteria with additional food in the form of food remnants remaining in the interdental spaces. Dentists recommend brushing your teeth min. 2 times a day (morning and evening). This way, you remove most of the plaque that can lead to tooth decay, periodontitis and, consequently, tooth loss.
  • The electric toothbrush is in working ordermake many more movements per minute than a human hand, thanks to which it cleans teeth more thoroughly, but it does not mean that brushing teeth with it should be shorter than with a traditional toothbrush - in each case, we brush our teeth for 2 minutes.

Electric toothbrush: which toothpaste should I use?

You can put regular toothpaste on the electric toothbrush. However, before you turn on the toothbrush, place it against your teeth. Otherwise, due to the vibration, the paste will simply fall off the head.

You can also use toothpaste in the form of a concentrate. Then it is enough to apply the amount of toothpaste to the brush, not larger than the size of the match head. It is a solution for people whose brush is working at full speed.

NOTE!

Don't forget your tongue brush, also known as a tongue scraper. It removes anaerobic bacteria and food debris from the surface of the tongue, responsible for bad breath and inflammation of the mouth.

How do I clean my tongue with a scraper? It is enough to run it several times over the surface of the tongue from its root to the very end, as well as on its sides. After the procedure, rinse the mouth with water or mouthwash.

In order not to buy a separate toothbrush for washing the tongue, it is worth getting an electric toothbrush with various cleaning modes, also the one that will take care of the proper hygiene of our tongue.

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Important

Dental flossis best to use before brushing your teeth, even with an electric toothbrush. They will help to get rid of all debris and debris from the interdental spaces.

Although electrically powered brushes remove plaque more accurately than traditional toothbrushes - also from the space between the teeth and gingival pockets, they will not replace dental floss or interdental brushes (so-called pimples).

How to use dental flossWrap a piece of floss around both middle fingers, leaving a distance of about 4 cm between them. Keeping the thread taut between the thumb and forefinger of both hands, move the thread in a gentle up and down motion between your teeth.

When cleaning the upper teeth, always pull the thread downwards, and for the lower teeth, direct the thread upwards. Moving on to the next onesteeth, use clean pieces of floss.

Rinsing the mouthwith a properly selected fluid should be the last step in brushing your teeth. The mouthwash prevents the build-up of bacterial plaque on the teeth and maintains the proper pH in the mouth, thus giving a longer-lasting feeling of freshness.

If your teeth have a tendency to tartar build up, you can use the liquid before brushing as well. It will soften the plaque and facilitate its removal by a brush. In any case, rinsing the mouth out should last for about a minute.

Electric toothbrush: how to use it with a dental braces?

In this case, when choosing an electric toothbrush, the type of the tip is more important than the toothbrush. It is recommended to use a special head intended for cleaning teeth with fixed appliances.

It should be remembered, however, that in order to thoroughly clean the interdental spaces, it is necessary to use special cleaners and dental floss after brushing the teeth with an electric toothbrush.

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Dentistry and Orthodontics