Coming clean on 'sonic' brushes - best electric toothbrush for plaque

There may not be a user manual for your first toothbrush.
You pick up this thing, put it in your mouth and walk through your teeth in a vague way --and-
Fashion, and call it good. Old-
In medicine cabinets around the world, school toothbrushes are still the norm.
Dentists are distributed free of charge before tons, and shops are sold for a few dollars per person.
Another popular option is a rotating brush powered by a $10 AAA battery.
But scanning the shelves of these stores, you can find the "sonic" toothbrush, which takes oral hygiene to a new level of technology, not to mention the new price level.
But do you really need to buy a decent toothbrush for $100?
You will get the money if you are willing to spend that much money.
The Philips Sonicare FlexCare toothbrush, which costs about $130, comes with an electric motor that can produce "high amplitude and high frequency bristles movement," which means the brush moves up and down at a speed that AAA batteries cannot match.
Users can choose one of the five modes, including gentle gum movement.
The brush is equipped with a timer to encourage the brush for two full minutes. The Oral-
The triumph, which costs about $150, oscillates-
The spin "action basically makes it a more intense version of the cheaper spin brush.
If you press too hard, the sensor will issue a warning and an electronic reminder will tell you when to change your head.
It has four different modes of gum massage and tooth polishing.
Each toothbrush is rechargeable so there is no need to replace the battery.
Both brands sell three replacement heads for about $25. --
Oral statement-
Website B says the brush "cleans between teeth and removes plaque for dental floss --like clean.
"It also says that spoken English is used
B. The brush is like having a "dental professional" in your bathroom ".
The patented sonic technology of FlexCare brush is proven to be effective, but very gentle, Sonicare website says. "--
Old Linian at the bottom-
Chris Kammer, a dentist at Wis Middleton, says old-fashioned manual toothbrushes can of course clean the teeth, but few people use them well enough or long enough to really prevent tooth decay or gum disease
Founding member of the American Society of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Kammer quoted the survey as showing that 80% of Americans suffer from some type of gum disease due to plaque build-up along the gum line.
"As a country, we have not done this," he said . ". The Oral-
Triumph and FlexCare have the actions needed to remove plaque and protect teeth and gums, he said.
"All one has to do is lift it to the teeth and it does the work of plaque removal.
You just can't do that well with a manual toothbrush.
The cheaper spin brush doesn't have the same cleaning action, "as long as you expect the $10 brush to last, it will last," Kammer added . ".
After Kammer recommended Oral B Triumph to patients for a long time, Sonicare FlexCare was recently put into trial operation and was equally satisfied with the results.
"I almost felt my teeth had just been professionally cleaned," he said . ".
Kammer believes that people who buy a new toothbrush for about $150 will almost automatically be more diligent in brushing their teeth.
"I want people to be excited about those fancy things," he said . "
"No one will fall in love with a manual toothbrush.
2004 reviews of 29 studies published in the Journal of Dentistry found that Gao
Like electric sonic brushes made by Sonicare and Oral --
B. effectively remove plaque and prevent gum disease, but there is no conclusive evidence that the toothbrush is better than the manual toothbrush.
A randomized study by Philips researchers, published in the 2008 issue of The Journal of Clinical Dentistry, found Sonicare Elite (
Another model of electric toothbrush)
After four weeks, 16% more plaque was removed than a manual toothbrush.
The researchers instructed all subjects to brush twice a day for two full minutes.
Not every dentist believes electric toothbrushes are worth the money.
"My family and I were able to be in an old-
"The old-fashioned soft manual toothbrush," said Paul heettinger, a family dentist in Orlando, Florida.
He has been in practice for more than 20 years.
"Various vendors gave me a few electric toothbrushes but I never took them home.
Most people don't use manual toothbrushes correctly, he admits.
For those who don't have the dexterity to handle manual brushes, expensive electric brushes can be a better option, he says.
It could also be a good choice for anyone who lacks patience to brush a full two minutes.
A user who only brushes for one minute "needs all the help he can get," he said ". --health@latimes.