
You know, you should brush your teeth for at least 2 minutes at a time and spend at least 30 seconds in the four quadrants of your mouth (
Left and right sides and left and right sides)?
You may think it's easy for you to brush your teeth during this time, but if you time yourself, you may be surprised at how little time you actually brush your teeth.
According to gender and age, the average brushing time for Americans is 31 to 65 seconds each time [
Source: Radius toothbrush.
One of the more helpful features of an electric toothbrush is that most of the toothbrushes are equipped with a timer that beeps when two minutes later.
If you don't hear the beep, continue to brush!
Others will beep after 30 seconds, so you know it's time to switch to another part of your mouth [
Source: electric toothbrush.