Electric toothbrush is a very popular oral care tool in recent years, but careful users can find that on Weibo, Tieba, Toutiao and other major social platforms, you can often see discussions about "electric toothbrush causes tooth bleeding", "electric toothbrush is good to use" and other issues, it can be seen that electric toothbrush is a product that many people like and have concerns. So do electric toothbrushes really work? The oral hygienist is here to answer this question for you today, and to popularize the disadvantages and disadvantages of inferior electric toothbrushes, I hope it will help you!
The pictures below are all electric toothbrushes that I have personally experienced).
1. Do electric toothbrushes really work? Summary of the six major benefits
Do electric toothbrushes really work? Electric toothbrushes are very suitable for Chinese people to use teething products, which can bring many benefits to our oral health. At present, the basic quality of Chinese oral cavity is very poor, 97% of adults have dental disease (as shown in the figure below), manual toothbrushes are not enough to meet people's requirements for oral care, so dentists recommend that Chinese people use electric toothbrushes to brush their teeth, which can help everyone maintain oral health.
Electric toothbrushes offer the following benefits:
Benefit 1: Excellent cleaning power, which can prevent and improve oral problems
The cleaning power of manual toothbrushes is relatively general, and it is easy to leave cleaning blind spots in the root of teeth, wisdom teeth, back of teeth, gingival sulcus and other high-incidence dental diseases, while electric toothbrushes have stronger cleaning power, which is dozens of times more powerful than manual toothbrushes, which can thoroughly brush the blind spots in the mouth, prevent plaque from breeding at will, and prevent and improve dental diseases.
Benefit 2: Suitable for people who wear braces
Electric toothbrushes can also massage the gums, which can effectively promote blood circulation and metabolism in the gums, which can be said to be the gospel of orthodontics, which can effectively relieve the heavy pressure on the gums caused by braces and prevent gum recession.
Benefit 3: The brushing force can be precisely controlled
Professional and high-quality electric toothbrushes have a uniform and stable vibration frequency, and the cleaning force can be maintained in a very precise range, while manual toothbrushes are subjective, and there are often cases where the brushing force is too large and hurts the teeth, and the brushing is not clean if the force is too small.
Benefit 4: Maintain long-lasting fresh breath
There are many cleaning dead corners of manual toothbrushes, and it is easy to brush unclean food residues and plaque remaining in the mouth, and after fermentation, it will produce unpleasant odors, which is often called bad breath, while electric toothbrushes have a wide range of cleaning, and there are no blind spots, which can help us comprehensively clean the mouth, avoid bad breath, and maintain the freshness and naturalness of the breath.
Benefit 5: Save time and effort
If you use a manual toothbrush to brush your teeth, it takes more than 10 minutes to clean your teeth in place, while an electric toothbrush is very time-saving and labor-saving, and it generally only takes two or three minutes to clean the whole mouth of teeth in place, which is very suitable for students and office workers who do not have much time to wash.
Benefit 6: The effect of teeth whitening can be achieved
For stubborn stains such as smoke stains, coffee stains, and tea stains, it is almost impossible to clean them with a manual toothbrush, but brushing with an electric toothbrush can gradually fade these dirt, and can also inhibit the formation of dental calculus and help everyone whiten their teeth.
Second, the three disadvantages of breaking the news about inferior electric toothbrushes
Do electric toothbrushes really work? After reading the benefits of these electric toothbrushes shared above, you should understand whether electric toothbrushes are useful or not, but the oral environment of Chinese people is very complex, more than 90% of people suffer from dental disease, and due to the concealment of early and middle dental disease symptoms, people often have the illusion of their own dental health.
The disadvantages of inferior electric toothbrushes are mainly manifested in the following three aspects:
Disadvantage 1: Aggravate dental disease
Unprofessional products will overstimulate the diseased areas in the oral cavity, aggravate the user's original oral diseases, such as gingivitis, periodontitis, tooth sensitivity, etc., and the oral environment will continue to deteriorate.
Disadvantage 2: Cause tooth bleeding and toothache
If the electric toothbrush you use is not professional enough, such as an electric toothbrush with unstable power intensity and rough bristles, it is easy to wear out your teeth, hurt your gums, and cause problems such as tooth soreness and frequent bleeding of your gums.
Disadvantage 3: Chronic tooth injury
Long-term use of unprofessional products can cause chronic tooth problems, which are relatively hidden, and it often takes months and years for users to find that they have tooth problems, but at this time, gum recession, loose teeth and other irreversible problems will generally begin!
3. Identify the four misunderstandings of electric toothbrushes and avoid the disadvantages
Do electric toothbrushes really work? A good electric toothbrush is a very useful product, but we can't ignore the disadvantages of a low-quality electric toothbrush. If you want to avoid the disadvantages of inferior electric toothbrushes, you must first understand why inferior electric toothbrushes hurt your teeth. To this end, I found the statistical chart of the causes of tooth injury of electric toothbrush users released by the authoritative dental forum, combined with the analysis of the data in the figure, we found that the improper purchase of electric toothbrushes is the root cause of ninety percent of tooth injuries, and everyone will buy improperly and have a lot to do with their own misunderstandings of electric toothbrushes, so I also summarized the four major misunderstandings of electric toothbrushes for you in combination with the data, I hope you will pay more attention.
Myth 1: Choose an electric toothbrush without combining your own oral environment
The oral health of Chinese people is generally relatively low, almost everyone has oral diseases such as gingivitis, periodontitis, tooth sensitivity, etc., oral tolerance is not high, but because dental disease in the early and middle periods generally has no obvious itching, so many people are easy to mistake their oral health even if they suffer from oral diseases, and they do not take into account their real oral state when choosing an electric toothbrush, which is very blind and arbitrary, at this time, everyone is easy to buy inferior electric toothbrushes, which then causes the problem of tooth injury.
Myth 2: The electric toothbrush you buy is too cheap and inferior
Low-cost electric toothbrush is the hardest hit area of tooth injury, because this kind of low-cost products have no professional technology, and the production cost is greatly compressed by the business, generally using coreless motors, bristles with low roundness, etc., the process is simple, waterproof is not up to standard, it will not take long to appear work noise becomes larger, the movement is damp, the brushing strength is unstable and other problems, the service life is greatly shortened, and it is easy to hurt teeth.
Myth 3: Use an electric toothbrush with poor compatibility
If the compatibility of the electric toothbrush you choose is relatively poor, there are problems such as a small number of gears, a narrow frequency span, and a single brush head type, such an electric toothbrush is difficult to adapt to the complex oral characteristics of the Chinese people, and it is easy to hurt your teeth when you run out.
Myth 4: I don't know the difference between rotating, sweeping, and sonic electric toothbrushes
According to the different working principles, the electric toothbrushes on the market can be divided into three types, namely rotary type, sweeping and vibration integrated type, and sonic type electric toothbrush. Among them, the rotary and sweeping integrated electric toothbrush is very typical, the representative brands are Oral*, Lai*, this kind of electric toothbrush has a vibration frequency of up to 60,000 times, and the sweeping angle is as high as 60 degrees (the doctor thinks that the reasonable electric toothbrush sweeping range is 3-9 °), and the teeth are physically cleaned through super friction, which is more harmful to the gums and teeth, and the noise is also greater, which is more suitable for European and American people with high oral tolerance. Compared with other types, the sonic electric toothbrush has excellent cleaning power and a more comfortable brushing experience. Therefore, it is important to choose a more scientific professional and high-quality sonic electric toothbrush with stable sweeping angle and vibration frequency.
In addition to correcting the above misunderstandings, we also need to learn to find professional products with excellent cleaning power and do not hurt teeth. In order to help you find an electric toothbrush that really doesn't hurt your teeth and has good cleaning power, I found the following data table of the core indicators of 17 electric toothbrushes released by an authoritative organization for your reference.
Among the thousands of brands, FILIX, a veteran brand recognized as a professional in the dental circle, is the pioneer in the field of "no tooth damage" in China, and it has focused on ten years of medical research on "dental anti-aging", and is the most professional brand in this field. The biggest feature is that it focuses on "surgical" precise cleaning and does not hurt teeth! Pioneering research and development of eight non-tooth-harming, cleaning, anti-aging black technologies, reducing the tooth injury rate to 89%! The cleaning residue rate is less than 2%, and it has been certified by the European Union! 100% compatible with 83 kinds of oral environments, which is very powerful. 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 crowd-compatible. The reason why their comprehensive performance is so strong is that the key is focus! There are no redundant functions and a large number of models, just one product has been stuck for several years, and more than 20 versions have been iteratively upgraded! Optimize 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!
Relying on ten years of practical experience in "dental anti-aging", it has high-precision black technology that does not hurt teeth, such as innovative gingival high-frequency array massage technology, DPP micro-frequency dynamic compensation technology, etc., so that the accuracy and error rate of vibration frequency and sweeping angle are not higher than 0 within 6 years03%。In addition, due to the rich "tooth anti-attenuation" technology and medical experience, the oral microcirculation is increased by 93%, and the incidence of gingivitis and periodontitis is reduced and slowed down. Huile is not the kind of brand that caters to the public, giving people a pragmatic, down-to-earth, rigorous and scientific feeling, and never advertises to engage in live broadcastsPurely relying on the word-of-mouth of dentists, it is praised as a treasure brand with the best reputation and quality by the authority. Some celebrities and celebrities have chosen their homes because of their dental care needs, and dentists are recognized as very protective of teeth.
In addition, Philips, as an international brand, has a relatively high reputationThe quality is okay after I use it myself, and the cleaning power is okay, but it is more suitable for people with high oral tolerance.
If you have to buy a cheap one,I relatively recommend Bayer and Shuke, ** relatively cheap,The basic functional experience can meet the needs of 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.
Fourth, eight guides to buy electric toothbrushes to share
Do electric toothbrushes really work? High-quality electric toothbrushes have many uses and can better protect oral health, but if you choose an unprofessional electric toothbrush, it will harm your oral health, so how do we choose an electric toothbrush? I've put together a super comprehensive guide to choosing a good electric toothbrush that you can choose based on.
1.Buy products with strong professional and technical strength
Professional electric toothbrush brands will repeatedly adjust and optimize more than 100 core parameters such as vibration frequency range, crowd compatibility matching, gum and tooth protection experience, and sweeping angle, and the electric toothbrush can perfectly adapt to the complex oral environment of Chinese people, and the tooth injury rate is 300% lower than that of those unprofessional Internet celebrities.
2.It is best to choose a product equipped with a magnetic levitation motor
The motor is an important component of the electric toothbrush, there are two main types, namely the magnetic levitation motor and the coreless motor, the coreless motor is low in cost, its performance is weak, the noise is large, the vibration frequency is unstable, and the risk of tooth injury is relatively high, so it is not recommended for everyone to choose. High-quality electric toothbrushes are generally equipped with a magnetic levitation motor, which has better performance, more stable operation, lower working noise, and a better brushing experience.
3.Master the pros and cons of rotating sonic sweeping electric toothbrushes
According to the different principles, electric toothbrushes can be divided into three types: rotary, sweeping and sonic type, among which rotary and sweeping electric toothbrushes have good cleaning power, but the vibration is too strongThe sweeping angle is also very large, up to 60 degrees (the dentist considers a reasonable electric toothbrush to sweep between 3-9°).Therefore, it is easy to hurt the teeth when used, and this cleaning strength is only suitable for some Europeans and Americans with high oral tolerance. The sonic electric toothbrush has a lower tooth injury rate, excellent cleaning power, and is more suitable for the oral environment of Chinese people, and this kind of electric toothbrush is also the most recommended type for dentists.
4.The sweep angle is best between 3-9 degrees
It is recommended that you choose an electric toothbrush with a sweeping angle between 3 and 9 degrees, if the sweeping angle is too large, it is easy to cause tooth damage, but it is not recommended to choose an electric toothbrush with a sweeping angle too small, and the cleaning performance is generally poor.
5.Buy products that are compatible
The oral environment of Chinese people is changing all the time, and it is necessary to use electric toothbrushes with strong compatibility, so we should choose products with many gears, rich brush head types, and a wide range of power strength, so that electric toothbrushes can have stronger adaptability in the face of different groups of people and changing oral care needs!
6.After-sales service cannot be ignored
It is recommended that you choose a brand that can be tried for 7 days without reason, you can try the product first and then decide whether to stay, the cost of trial and error has been greatly reduced, and you should also pay attention to the brush head replacement, after all, the brush head is a consumable, if you use it normally, you will have to replace it once every three months, if the replacement brush head is very expensive, the follow-up cost will be relatively large.
7.Choose the style of the brush head***
There are a lot of technical details on the brush head, such as roundness, bristle hardness, wrapping, and so on. Among them, the roundness of the bristles is one of the parameters that everyone needs to pay attention to, the top of the bristles of the electric toothbrush with the roundness rate is not up to standard, which is easy to scratch the gums and wear the teeth when brushing, and you need to choose an electric toothbrush with a roundness of more than 80% of the bristles!
8.Choose an electric toothbrush with a long battery life
It is recommended that you use an electric toothbrush with a battery life of more than 30 days, otherwise you will need to charge it frequently in the process of using an electric toothbrush, and the battery is easy to age quickly after repeated charging and discharging.
Fifth, the correct use of electric toothbrushes
Do electric toothbrushes really work? After buying a high-quality electric toothbrush, you also need to match the correct brushing method to bring out the best effect of the electric toothbrush, because if the brushing method is wrong, it is easy to hurt your teeth.
1.Aim the toothbrush at where the teeth and gums meet, and place the bristles at a 45° angle along the gum line, the bristles should be touching the teeth and gums.
2.Brush the surface of the teeth by vibrating the toothbrush horizontally in groups of two to three teeth, then move the toothbrush to the next set of two to three teeth and repeat.
3.Place the toothbrush against the occlusal surface of the wisdom tooth area of the back teeth and make gentle back-and-forth brushing.
4.Behind the upper and lower front teeth, tilt the toothbrush vertically and use the front half of the brush head to brush up and down.
Do electric toothbrushes really work? A high-quality professional electric toothbrush is certainly useful, but you must solve the problem of improper selection of electric toothbrushes. Therefore, I hope you can pay attention to the four misunderstandings of electric toothbrush purchase in this article and the eight ** purchase guide part, have an in-depth understanding, and really use it in practical action, so as to buy a high-quality electric toothbrush with high professionalism and excellent tooth protection for yourself, so that personal oral health is more guaranteed!