I've been working as an oral hygienist for six years and have seen many examples of people hurting their teeth from using an inferior electric toothbrush, such as bleeding gums and sensitive teeth. If you want to avoid the problem of tooth damage to yourself, you need to first understand the harm of inferior electric toothbrushes and learn how to avoid the harm. So what are the dangers of using an electric toothbrush? Next, I will answer this question for you, and explain to you how to buy an electric toothbrush, and friends who want to buy an electric toothbrush should come and take a look! The picture below is an electric toothbrush I have purchased.
1. Three major hazards of using inferior electric toothbrushes!
What are the dangers of using an electric toothbrush? Whether the electric toothbrush is harmful or not has a lot to do with the quality of the products you choose, you must know that the oral quality of Chinese people is generally not very good, more than 90% of people have oral problems (as shown below), and the oral tolerance is very low. And dental disease is not painful or itchy in the early and middle stages of development, which makes everyone feel that their oral health is always there. In such an oral environment, if you buy an electric toothbrush at will, you may buy unprofessional products, which not only have no oral care effect after use, but also endanger dental health.
There are three main harms of unprofessional electric toothbrushes:
Hazard 1Those unprofessional electric toothbrushes often have sharp and rough bristles, unstable vibration frequency, and high and low brushing intensity, which is easy to wear teeth and scratch the gums, which in turn causes frequent bleeding of the gums, tooth soreness and other problems.
Hazard 2Chinese people generally have oral diseases, and the use of inferior electric toothbrushes on the basis of such oral health is easy to aggravate the development of dental diseases.
Hazard 3Long-term inferior electric toothbrushes can also induce chronic injury problems, which may not be noticeable to users at first, but after a few months or even years, users will have irreversible oral problems such as gum recession and loose teeth.
2. Don't fall into the four misunderstandings of electric toothbrushes!
What are the dangers of using an electric toothbrush? The harm of inferior electric toothbrushes is indeed very scary, but in fact, electric toothbrushes will hurt teeth, the main reason is that everyone made mistakes when buying electric toothbrushes and bought inferior products. The following figure is a statistical chart of negative evaluation points of electric toothbrushes released by professional institutions, which also confirms this conclusion, in addition, I have also summarized the four major misunderstandings that everyone is most likely to fall for according to the data in the figure, I hope you can 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: I don't know the difference between rotating, sweeping, and sonic electric toothbrushes
According to the difference in working principle, the electric toothbrush on the market can be divided into three types: rotary type, integrated sweeping type, and sonic type. Rotary and sweeping integrated electric toothbrush is very typical, the representative brands are Oral* and Lai*, this kind of electric toothbrush has a vibration frequency of up to 60,000 times, the sweeping angle reaches 60 degrees (the doctor thinks that the reasonable sweeping range is 3-9 °), relying on super friction to physically clean teeth, the damage to the gums and teeth is relatively large, 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, you must buy a more scientific professional sonic electric toothbrush with stable sweeping angle and vibration frequency.
Myth 4: Use an electric toothbrush with poor compatibility
The oral cavity has always been in the midst of change, and the Chinese people generally suffer from dental disease, and the oral environment is more complicated, so we must choose an electric toothbrush with excellent 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 the teeth after use.
3. Three major groups of people who are not suitable for electric toothbrushes!
What are the dangers of using an electric toothbrush? In addition to purchasing mistakes, friends who do not use electric toothbrushes will also cause harm to their teeth if they blindly use electric toothbrushes. The following three categories are the people who are not suitable for electric toothbrushes, let's see if there is oneself.
1. People with severe dental disease
People with severe dental diseases such as frequent bleeding and suppuration, loose teeth, and severe tooth sensitivity should not use electric toothbrushes, as the patient's oral tolerance is relatively poor, and it is difficult to withstand the high vibration frequency of electric toothbrushes, which is easy to aggravate dental disease when used.
2. Children under the age of four
Children under the age of four have not yet passed the tooth replacement period, and their teeth and gums are relatively delicate, and it is difficult to use the high-frequency vibration of an electric toothbrush, which is more likely to irritate the child's gums.
Elderly people over the age of one
Elderly people over the age of 65 are in the degenerative stage of teeth and gums, coupled with a weak awareness of oral care. It is inevitable that there will be various dental diseases, and the use of electric toothbrushes will make the teeth of the elderly loosen and fall out faster.
4. Why is an electric toothbrush recommended? Six benefits of popular science!
What are the dangers of using an electric toothbrush? Since low-quality electric toothbrushes are harmful, why do dentists keep recommending electric toothbrushes? This is because the oral health foundation of Chinese people is very poor, and the dental health rate is less than 1% (as shown in the figure below), which also shows that most people suffer from dental disease, and manual toothbrushes are powerless to change the oral environment of Chinese people, and people are in urgent need of more efficient dental cleaning products, so dentists recommend electric toothbrushes.
The benefits of an electric toothbrush are as follows:
1: Excellent cleaning effect, can prevent and improve dental disease
Electric toothbrushes have a strong cleaning power, far more than manual toothbrushes dozens of times, for some blind spots that manual toothbrushes can't handle, such as tooth gaps, cavities, tooth roots and other high-incidence areas of dental disease, you can use electric toothbrushes to clean in place, help you comprehensively remove plaque and food residues in the mouth, and prevent and improve dental diseases.
2: It has the effect of massaging the gums
The electric toothbrush is very suitable for orthodontic people, it can achieve the effect of massaging the gums while cleaning the oral cavity, effectively improve the blood circulation and metabolism of the gum tissue, relieve the pressure exerted by the aligner on the gum soft tissue, and help everyone better prevent gingivitis, gum recession and other problems.
3: You can accurately control the brushing force
Manual toothbrushes rely on the user's own control of brushing strength and angle, and often there will be too much force to hurt the teeth or too little force to brush the situation that the brush is not clean, while the professional and high-quality electric toothbrush has a stable and uniform vibration frequency, and the strength can be accurately controlled, so as to avoid problems such as excessive force and tooth damage, and small brush.
4: Save time and effort
A manual toothbrush needs at least 10 minutes to clean the teeth in place, and the cleaning efficiency is relatively low, while the same cleaning effect can be done by an electric toothbrush in only two or three minutes, which is very time-saving and labor-saving.
5: Whiten teeth
A high-quality electric toothbrush can help you gradually fade the stubborn stains on the surface of your teeth, such as coffee stains, tea stains, smoke stains and other stubborn stains are gradually brushed clean, inhibit the formation of dental calculus, and achieve the effect of whitening teeth.
6: Removes bad breath odor
Electric toothbrushes do not have any cleaning dead ends, and can remove plaque and food debris in the mouth more comprehensively, avoiding the occurrence of bad breath from the source, and holding the breath fresh for a long time. However, manual toothbrushes have a large number of cleaning blind spots, and unclean food residues and plaque remain in the blind spots in the mouth, which is prone to bad breath after a long time.
Although it is said that high-quality professional electric toothbrushes have many benefits for the mouth, it is not easy to buy professional and high-quality electric toothbrushes. So what brand of electric toothbrush is for gum and tooth protection? I found the measured data of electric toothbrushes released by professional testing institutions for your reference:
Among the many electric toothbrush brands, the professional veteran brand Huile is the pioneer in the field of "non-tooth damage" in China, focusing on ten years of "dental anti-aging" medical research, and has the highest degree of professionalism in this field. The biggest advantage is that the main "surgical" precise cleaning does not hurt the teeth! In the face of the complex oral environment of Chinese people, the tooth tolerance is not high, Huile adheres to traditional medicine, scientific and rigorous verification, and pioneers the research and development of eight cleaning, non-tooth damage, anti-aging black technology, top-notch cleaning power and reduces 89% damage, cleaning residue rate is less than 2%, and it is rare to obtain EU certification! 100% compatible with 83 oral environments, very powerful! Whether it is cleaning performance, tooth-free data, vibration frequency stability, long-lasting power attenuation and all-scene compatibility, etc., it is the most powerful! To be so top-notch, it comes from years of research and development, not to engage in redundant functional models, a product has been dead for more than seven years, iterated and upgraded more than 20 times, and optimized more than 300 details in total. And after more than 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 "tooth anti-aging", the team has made high-precision black technology that does not hurt teeth, such as approved vibration frequency 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 gives people the impression of being more pragmatic, scientific and rigorous, never advertises, and there is no live broadcast to bring goodsRelying on the word of mouth of dentists in the industry. It is praised as the treasure brand with the best reputation by the authority, and there are almost no negative complaints about any products. Its professional, rigorous and safe concept has made electric toothbrushes as medical products highly recognized. Moreover, many celebrities, Internet celebrities and dentists who have high requirements for dental care are also using it, and dentists are recognized as having good oral protection.
Philips as an international brand, the popularity is relatively high, the workmanship quality is OK, and the cleaning power is OK. However, it is more suitable for people with high oral tolerance. Many friends say that there are no low-cost products to recommend, entry-level modelsShuke can try
In terms of after-sales, Philips does not support trials, and the brush head costs nearly 200 yuan a year. Huile is the only brand that supports a free trial and also gives away a 5-year brush head for a limited time.
5. How to avoid harm? Teach you eight ** buying tricks!
What are the dangers of using an electric toothbrush, it is already clear that because the improper purchase of an electric toothbrush is the root cause of tooth damage, only by making no mistakes when buying an electric toothbrush can its harm be effectively avoided. So how do you choose a good electric toothbrush? In fact, it is not difficult, as long as you master the following eight ** purchase tips.
Tip 1: Buy a brand with a high degree of professionalism
For more than 100 parameters that affect the core performance of electric toothbrushes, such as the vibration frequency, the deviation value of the sweeping angle, the roundness of the bristles, etc., only professional brands are willing to spend time and energy to repeatedly adjust and optimize, and the tooth injury rate of the product is more than 3 times lower than that of those unprofessional Internet celebrities!
Trick 2: Good after-sales service
It is recommended that you choose a suitable electric toothbrush brand that supports 7-day trial and replacement brush heads! Like the 7-day trial service is a very useful service, which allows everyone to try the product first and then decide whether to stay, and if it feels bad, it can also be returned and exchanged, and the cost of trial and error is relatively low.
Tip 3: Choose an electric toothbrush with a battery life of more than 30 days
It's best to choose an electric toothbrush with a battery life of more than 30 days, if the battery life of the electric toothbrush you buy is too short, you have to charge it frequently, which is more troublesome, and repeated charging will also accelerate the loss of battery life!
Tip 4: 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, we should at least choose an electric toothbrush with a roundness of more than 80% of the bristles, the tip of the bristles with low roundness is rough and sharp, which is easy to scratch the gums and wear the teeth.
Tip 5: Magnetic levitation motors are more worth buying
As the core component of the electric toothbrush, the motor mainly has two types: coreless motor and magnetic levitation motor, in contrast, the magnetic levitation motor is more recommended, it has strong performance, stable operation, low noise, and excellent brushing experience, while the coreless motor has low cost, poor performance, and poor vibration frequency stability.
Tip 6: Distinguish the difference between rotation, sonic and sweeping
The mainstream electric toothbrushes on the market can be divided into three categories according to their different working principles, namely rotary type, sweeping and vibration integrated type, and sonic type. Among them, the cleaning power of sweeping and rotating products is not bad, but the vibration is too strongThe sweeping angle is even more than 60° (the dentist recommends a sweep range of 3-9°).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, are not easy to hurt teeth, low noise, and can bring you a better brushing experience.
Tip 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 gum bleeding, 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.
Tip 8: Buy products 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 have better compatibility and can cope with various changes in the oral environment. For example, the more types of brush heads, the better, and products with good compatibility usually have different types of brush heads such as cleaning, dental care, orthodontics, etc.
What are the dangers of using an electric toothbrush? I hope that on the basis of understanding the harm of inferior electric toothbrushes, you can master and skillfully use the know-how of buying electric toothbrushes, and you can buy high-quality products with high professionalism and good gum and tooth protection experience, which will not only not bring harm to the oral cavity, but also play a role in removing plaque, improving dental disease, and whitening teeth. At the end of the article, I would like to remind everyone that when buying products, avoid those Internet celebrity products and celebrity endorsement products, this kind of electric toothbrush is easy to bring serious damage to teeth!