The real spin - what is the best electric toothbrush

Maybe your dentist recommended an electric toothbrush to tell you that it keeps your teeth and gums healthy better than the old one
Hand brush.
But this is not necessarily true.
A new study found that only one electric toothbrush is more effective in removing plaque and reducing the incidence of gum disease than a regular toothbrush. The better-
According to a review by British researchers of 37 years of international dental research, the head of the performance model has two directions of rotation.
The other four electric brushes grouped according to the way the brush head moves are shown to be no better than the manual brush.
What is even more disappointing for power and battery supporters
Operating the toothbrush is the best found-
Performance Power brush is not much better than manual brush.
Use "rotating Oscillation "(
An example is the B-spot remover in Braun's mouth)
When using three months or less, remove 11% of the plaque compared to the manual brush, reducing the bleeding of gums by 6%.
The brushes remove more than 7% of the plaque and reduce bleeding by 17% when used longer, Dr.
William Shaw, an orthodontic doctor at the University of Manchester, UK, helped coordinate the report of the Cochrane Collaboration Oral Health Group.
This is a fairly modest advantage for electric brushes, and the price of the battery can range from around $7-
The electric model of the charging model is $80, much more than the manual toothbrush that many people get free from the dentist.
"It really didn't reach the level of the American Dental Association.
"The difference is big enough to justify any oral care product, or one brand claims to be superior to another," Shaw said . ".
Other products reviewed include Philips Sonicare and Sonicare brushes (side-to-side motion)
Interplak of Connell (
Counter oscillation)
, Teledyne Aqua Tech, Dentiphant and Rowenta good luck to the plaque Dentacontrol plus (Cycle Action)and Salton-
Beauty heart ultrasound ex (ultrasound). Dr.
Kenneth Burrell, director of the ADA Science Affairs Committee, said the findings may be useful for dentists, but should take into account the needs of individual patients.
"We already know that some patients do benefit from the electric toothbrushes cited in this study," he said . ".
"We also know that many patients are doing a good job using manual or other types of electric toothbrushes as well.
"The creator of Sonicare, No of the country.
3 Electric brushes behind Gillette tops-
Sell popular batteries from Braun Oral B and crest-
Question the findings of the study. Sharen R.
Rose, a spokeswoman for snoquarmi Philips oral care.
, The brush effect involves more than just plaque research, such as how well you brush, how long you brush.
Because there are 2 Sonicare brushes-
They "will help increase motivation and increase the time to brush your teeth," she said.
"While the review is advertised as comprehensive, it does not include less than a month of testing equipment or equipment sold after 2001, such as a rotating brush, a cheap model, accounting for nearly half of all electric brushes sold in the United States, Colgate's Actibrush also uses rotational oscillation.
The report is part of the Cochrane Collaboration Effort of the non-profit research group, which aims
Long-term medical and dental practices and procedures for rigorous scientific review. Dr.
Harold Slavkin, dean of the School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, welcomed the study as it introduced some science into the selection of dental products.
If a consumer can use a manual brush and "get the same effect at a significantly reduced cost," then this is useful information for people, he said.