With the increase in the popularity of electric toothbrushes, the negative news about electric toothbrushes hurting teeth is also increasing, and many people are worried about this and even dare not use electric toothbrushes. In fact, as long as we deepen our understanding of electric toothbrushes, we can effectively avoid unprofessional products from harming our oral health. The following dental students will take this article to popularize the harm of inferior electric toothbrushes and the benefits of high-quality products and other related knowledge, so that everyone can have a comprehensive understanding of electric toothbrushes.
The picture below is an electric toothbrush product I have used in recent years).
1. Explain the three major hazards of inferior electric toothbrushes!
I will first explain to you what are the hazards of inferior electric toothbrushes, many people do not realize the true state of their mouths, in fact, the oral health of Chinese people is generally very poor, more than 90% of people suffer from oral diseases, oral health is low, and tolerance is limited. However, there is no discomfort in the early stage of dental disease, many people have the illusion of oral health, and there is a phenomenon of following the trend or blindly following the trend in the process of buying an electric toothbrush, which is easy to encounter products of unprofessional brands, which endangers oral health.
So what are the dangers of unprofessional electric toothbrushes?The most common hazards are the following:
Hazard 1: Aggravate the underlying dental disease
Inferior electric toothbrushes can easily irritate diseased areas in the mouth, causing the user's pre-existing oral problems to worsen, such as worsening into more severe periodontitis.
Hazard 2, cause gum bleeding, toothache
If you use an electric toothbrush with too large a sweeping angle and too strong vibration frequency, the gums will be easily scratched and the tooth enamel will be overworn, and it is easy to have problems such as tooth soreness and frequent bleeding gums.
Hazard 3, bring chronic tooth problems
Long-term use of inferior electric toothbrushes is prone to chronic tooth injury symptoms, this kind of damage is relatively hidden, at first the user is difficult to detect, but after a period of development, the user is likely to have serious oral health problems such as gum recession and loose teeth, and these injuries are irreversible!
Second, the four types of tooth pit goods that must not be started!
We now know that the harm of inferior electric toothbrushes is to hurt teeth and gums, so why do electric toothbrushes hurt teeth?Isn't it an oral care product?You can see the following picture, is the authoritative dental institutions of the electric toothbrush toothbrush causes of the investigation statistics, from the statistical data, the reasons listed in the figure can be described as varied, most of which point to the use of inferior products, in order to facilitate everyone to avoid lightning, I combined data and my own measurement experience will be the market inferior electric toothbrushes classified into the following four categories:
1. Analyze the three types of electric toothbrushes: rotary, sweeping, and sonic type
Electric toothbrushes can be divided into three types according to the different working principles: sweeping, rotating, and sonic type, among which the vibration frequency of sweeping and rotating electric toothbrushes generally exceeds 60,000 timesThe sweeping angle is even as high as 60 degrees, in fact, dentists think that a reasonable electric toothbrush sweeping range should be 3-9 degreesThe damage to the gums and teeth is relatively large, and it is not suitable for the oral environment of the Chinese people, which is easy to cause tooth sensitivity, brushing bleeding and other problems, and is only suitable for some European and American people with high oral tolerance. For the oral state of the Chinese people, dentists recommend that you use a sonic electric toothbrush with excellent cleaning power and high tooth protection, compared with rotary and sweeping type, sonic electric toothbrush can help you better maintain dental health, but you need to use a sonic electric toothbrush that has been professionally tuned.
2. Internet celebrity products
Internet celebrity brands are more keen on marketing hype, but they do not attach much importance to the professional technology of electric toothbrushes, and the cost of dozens of dollars can be sold hundreds or thousands of yuan by marketing, and the premium is very high, and this kind of electric toothbrush brand generally lacks oral care experience and professional technology precipitation, the real use experience of the product is very bad, gum bleeding and toothache are common, and long-term use of these Internet celebrity products may also cause chronic tooth problems.
3. Ultra-low-cost electric toothbrush
In order to compete in the market, many businesses have launched low-cost products, which seem to be cost-effective, but in fact, they are very pitiful, and everyone thinks about it seriously, if the electric toothbrush also has professional technology such as gum and tooth protection, its cost is destined not to be very low, and these ultra-low-cost electric toothbrushes will generally use inferior components such as bristles and coreless motors that have not been rounded to make electric toothbrushes, and the failure rate of the product is very high, such as working noise, weak power, Complaints such as poor battery life occur frequently, and such an electric toothbrush is easy to hurt your teeth when you use it!
4. Cross-border brand
Many brands did not do oral care products before, but seeing that electric toothbrushes have been very popular in the past two years, they have crossed over into the industry, although they are well-known, advertising has done a lot, but because of the lack of oral care experience, there is no professional technical strength to optimize the adjustment of gum care and tooth protection experience, long-term attenuation, sweeping angle and other more than 100 core parameters of electric toothbrushes, so the tooth injury rate of electric toothbrushes is more than 3 times higher than that of professional brands, everyone must be careful about this kind of brand!
3. Analysis of the three unsuitable groups of electric toothbrushes!
In addition to improper product purchase, the occurrence of this harm has a lot to do with whether the user is suitable for using an electric toothbrush, because the electric toothbrush has some restrictions on the use of objects, and if the unsuitable people use the electric toothbrush, it will also lead to harm. What are the specific people who are not suitable for electric toothbrushes?Let's list them one by one, let's see if you have yourself!
1. People with severe dental diseases
People with severe dental disease are not recommended to use electric toothbrushes, such as severe periodontitis, gum pus, etc., but patients with mild to moderate periodontitis can use electric toothbrushes, which can effectively improve oral problems.
2. Children under the age of 4
Children under the age of four generally do not go through the tooth replacement period, and the gums and teeth are very immature, so it is not suitable to use an electric toothbrush to avoid affecting the development of teeth.
3. People who are too old
People over the age of 65 have gums and teeth in the aging stage, and there are many people who have oral problems and tooth fillings.
Fourth, eight electric toothbrush purchase guides to help you avoid harm!
Whether there is a harm in electric toothbrushes, the key is whether the choice of electric toothbrushes is correct!Only by buying and using a high-quality professional electric toothbrush can you avoid the threat of inferior products. So how to buy an electric toothbrush?The following eight electric toothbrush purchase guides can help you buy high-quality products and stay away from the harm of damaging your teeth.
Guide 1: Choose a brand with strong professional and technical strength
In the more than 100 parameters that affect the core performance of electric toothbrushes, such as the balance and stability of the vibration frequency, the deviation value of the sweeping angle, the roundness of the bristles, etc., only professional electric toothbrush brands are willing to spend a lot of time and energy to repeatedly adjust and optimize, and the tooth injury rate of electric toothbrushes is more than three times lower than that of those unprofessional Internet celebrities
Guide 2: Buy a brand with after-sales service in place
It is recommended that you choose a suitable electric toothbrush brand that supports 7-day trial and replacement brush heads!For example, the 7-day no reason to return and exchange service can bring great convenience to everyone, so that everyone can try the product first and then decide whether to stay, even if it is not suitable, there is no excessive financial burden when returning and exchanging.
Guide 3: Choose an electric toothbrush that lasts a long time
The battery life of the electric toothbrush is best more than 30 days, if you buy an electric toothbrush with a lot of battery life, we have to charge it frequently, not to mention the trouble, and it is easy to accelerate the loss of battery life!
Guide 4: Distinguish the difference between rotation, sonic and sweeping
According to the different working principles, the types of electric toothbrushes can be divided into three types: rotary type, sweeping and vibration integrated type, and sonic type. The cleaning power of the sweeping and rotary electric toothbrushes is acceptable, but the vibration is too strongThe sweeping angle even reaches 60° (less than 9° as recommended by the dentist).It is easy to wear teeth and scratch gums, and it is more suitable for people with high oral tolerance in European and American countries. Dentists recommend Chinese people to use sonic electric toothbrushes, which have excellent cleaning power, less damage to teeth and gums, low working noise, and can bring you a better brushing experience, which is recognized as the most suitable style for Chinese people.
Guide 5: Pay attention to the quality of the brush head
Factors such as the size of the brush head, the roundness of the brush head, and the hardness of the bristles will all affect the quality of the brush head. For example, the roundness of the bristles is a very important parameter, everyone buys an electric toothbrush with a roundness rate of more than 80%, the tip of the bristles with a low roundness is very rough and sharp, and it is easy to scratch the gums and wear the teeth.
Guide 6: It is best to choose a magnetic levitation motor
Coreless motor and magnetic levitation motor are the two types of electric toothbrush motors, it is recommended that you start with an electric toothbrush equipped with a magnetic levitation motor, it has excellent performance, stable operation, low working noise, and can bring you a more outstanding brushing experience, while the coreless motor has poor performance, poor stability, low and high vibration frequency, and high risk of tooth injury, so it is not recommended for everyone to choose.
Guide 7: The sweeping angle should be appropriate
The sweeping angle of the electric toothbrush is between 3-9 degrees is the most suitable, if the sweeping angle of the electric toothbrush is too large, it will overstimulate the gums and teeth when used, causing problems such as bleeding gums, toothache and toothache, but do not choose the style with the sweeping angle too small, and the cleaning power is easy to be pulled down.
Guide 8: Buy a product with excellent compatibility
You need to use an electric toothbrush with multiple gears, a wide frequency span, and a wide variety of brush heads, which has good compatibility and can cope with a variety of changes in the oral environment. For example, the more abundant the types of brush heads, the better, and products with good compatibility generally have different types of brush heads such as cleaning brush heads, tooth guard brush heads, and orthodontic brush heads.
Follow these eight guidelines to choose, and it will not be difficult for everyone to buy a high-quality electric toothbrush. But I would also like to remind you that most of the electric toothbrushes on the market that claim to be able to protect teeth and gums are false propaganda, which is not credible, in fact, this kind of product has a high rate of tooth damage. So which specific electric toothbrush brands are tooth-friendly products?Here is a list of electric toothbrush performance, which I specially found from an authoritative dental forum, and the various performance data is very detailed, so you may wish to choose from it.
Among the thousands of brands, FILIX, a veteran brand recognized by the dental circle, is the pioneer in the field of "not hurting teeth" in China, and is the brand with the highest degree of professionalism in this field. It is one of the very few electric toothbrushes with a medical background and is the only brand that has been certified by the European Union, the United States and other countries!It has launched the third generation of upgraded new products, pioneering research and development of eight major properties and toothless black technology, top-notch cleaning power and 89% reduction of damage, and rare EU certification!With good frequency uniformity, strong power and low attenuation, it is the first brand in the industry to provide orthodontic brush heads, and it is very compatible with people. The reason why their comprehensive performance is so strong is that the key is focus!Dead professional!There are no redundant functions, no large number of models, just a product for several years, iteratively upgraded more than 20 versions!Optimized more than 300 details!After 6 years of anti-attenuation testing, it has achieved 6 years of comprehensive performance, durability, tooth and gum damage rate certification, and the non-toxic and corrosion resistance of the bristles has been improved by 983%, safer and non-toxic!Some celebrities and celebrities have chosen their homes because of their dental care needs, and dentists are recognized as very protective of teeth.
In order to "fever performance and not hurt teeth", we have created eight original non-tooth technologies, such as approved vibration frequency technology, innovative gingival high-frequency array massage technology, DPP micro-frequency dynamic compensation technology, etc., and adjusted parameters for more than 100 technologies such as vibration frequency, power, and vibration sweepingEnsure that the deviation value of various performance indicators for more than 6 years is not higher than 01%。It has never advertised but has become popular under the recommendation of many dentists, and sales in offline channels have skyrocketed. In the face of the skyrocketing rate of tooth injury,Huile's professional, rigorous, and high-performance product concept, insisting on practicing internal skills, and treating products as strict medical products research and development have been highly recognized.
In addition, Philips, as an international brand, has a relatively high reputationThe quality is okay after my own use, and the cleaning power is okay, but it is more suitable for people with high oral tolerance.
If you have to buy something cheapI relatively recommend Bayer, Shuke, ** relatively cheap,The basic functional experience can satisfy those who do not have high entry requirements.
In terms of after-sales, Philips does not support trials, and the brush head costs about 200 yuan a year. Huile not only supports unpacking and trial, but also gives away a 5-year brush head for a limited time.
5. Six benefits of using an electric toothbrush!
As long as you solve the problem of purchasing, there is no need to worry too much about the harm of inferior electric toothbrushes, because a high-quality electric toothbrush has many benefits for oral health. At present, the oral condition of Chinese people is not optimistic, and the dental health rate is less than 1% (as shown in the figure below), so Chinese people need to use electric toothbrushes with excellent cleaning ability to take care of oral health, and dentists also recommend Chinese people to use electric toothbrushes.
The main benefits of using an electric toothbrush are as follows:
Benefit 1: The cleaning effect is outstanding, which can effectively prevent and improve dental disease
The oral cleaning effect that can be achieved by electric toothbrushes is far greater than that of manual toothbrushes, and it can clean the blind spots that are difficult to clean with manual toothbrushes, such as gingival grooves, tooth gaps, backs of teeth and other high-incidence areas of dental disease, and comprehensively remove plaque in the mouth, which can prevent and improve dental disease.
Benefit 2: Can massage the soft tissues of the gums
The electric toothbrush can also help you massage the gums, effectively promote the blood circulation and metabolism of the gum soft tissues, which is very suitable for orthodontic people, can relieve the pressure on the gums, and has a preventive effect on gum recession.
Benefit 3: Better removal of bad breath odor
Manual toothbrushes have more cleaning dead ends, and plaque and food residues that are not cleaned in place are often fermented in the mouth, which is easy to produce odors, while electric toothbrushes have a wide range of cleaning and no blind spots, which can effectively avoid oral odor and maintain fresh breath.
Benefit 4: Precise control of brushing intensity
Because the manual toothbrush is subjectively controlled by the user, the position of the easy brush, such as the tooth surface, is often over-cleaned, and the gingival sulcus, wisdom teeth and other positions are tricky, so that the strength is not enough, it is easy to leave a cleaning dead angle, while the electric toothbrush has a stable vibration frequency, which can accurately operate the brushing strength and avoid the situation that the force hurts the teeth or the brush is not clean.
Benefit 5: Save time and effort
The cleaning efficiency of manual toothbrushes is low, and it takes at least ten minutes to complete the cleaning of the whole mouth, while electric toothbrushes can be done in two or three minutes, which is particularly time-saving and labor-saving, and is more suitable for office workers and students with a tight pace of life.
Benefit 6: Whiten teeth
For stubborn stains such as tea stains, cigarette stains, and coffee stains, manual toothbrushes have almost no cleaning effect, while electric toothbrushes can gradually fade these stubborn stains, and can also slow down the formation of dental calculus and help everyone whiten their teeth.
Today's popular science is nearing the end here, in the article I explained to you the harm of inferior electric toothbrushes, analyzed the reasons for the harm, explained what are the people who are not suitable for using electric toothbrushes, and also shared with you the eight tips for buying electric toothbrushes