We brush our teeth many times per day. It is very important for us to find our own way of brushing teeth in a right way because we don’t want to waste our time of brushing our teeth wrong. Manual toothbrushes have existed for a long time, and many people still use them now. Electric toothbrushes are still new, and it seems much more technological. So, how should we choose between manual toothbrush and electric toothbrush.
The main purpose of brushing teeth is to keep it clean and remove wastes. According to Jefferson Dental Clinics, it is possible to keep the teeth at grade A+ level with a manual toothbrush. It requires using proper brushing technique and brush for 2 minutes. Using a electric toothbrush is much easier, and test shown that electric toothbrush dose a better job at cleaning the teeth and mouth.
There are 2 tests result both support electric toothbrush in cleaning the mouth. First one is a 3-mouth clinical investigation compare the manual and electric toothbrush in removing the plaque and gingivitis. The results shows that electric toothbrush reduces plaque for 15% and gingivitis for 16%, while manual reduces plaque for 8% and gingivitis for 12% (Europe PubMed Central). Second test was done by Cochrane, “Authors from the Cochrane Oral Health Group carried out this review of existing studies and the evidence is current up to 23 January 2014. It includes 56 studies published from 1964 to 2011 in which 5068 participants were randomized to receive either a powered toothbrush or a manual toothbrush.” (Cochrane). Compare to manual toothbrush, the result show that at one to three month, electric toothbrush has an 11 % reduction in plaque and 6% in gingivitis. After three month, electric toothbrush has an 21% of reduction in plaque and 11% in gingivitis. According to these test, electric toothbrush is better at cleaning and removing plaque and gingivitis than manual toothbrush.
But not everyone is suitable of using electric toothbrush. Manual toothbrush provide a variety of choose. From small head to big head that suit different size of mouth. From soft bristles to hard bristles for different kind of teeth. Manual toothbrush also have many different kind of sculpts and colors. They don’t need to be charged before use and easier to carry. Compare to manual toothbrush, electric toothbrush is more heavy, and don’t have much choose. You also need to carry the charger when you travel.
Although both manual and electric toothbrush have their advantages and disadvantages. But electric toothbrushes are still better at cleaning the mouth and teeth. If you can get used to a electric toothbrush, it is still better to choose a electric toothbrush!
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This is really an interesting posting since I am considering to buy a powered toothbrush these days. I do believe that electric ones absolutely have their own advantages, but the more important is how to use a toothbrush. According Kimberly Harms, DDS, an ADA consumer advisor who is also a dentist, “If you are a wonderful brusher, then the manual toothbrushes are just great. However, powered devices can help people who have trouble physically moving their brushes around their mouth to clean all teeth surfaces.” Thus, I think manual ones and electrics ones are basically same for me, all I need is to learn how to improve my tooth-brushing techniques.
I found this blog interesting and almost every time I brush my teeth lately with my manual tooth brush I think to myself “I should really get an electric tooth brush.” This blog definitely has me wanting to switch to an electric toothbrush. However, I have to wonder, how good at cleaning your teeth are either brush? A very disgusting and unsettling study shows that 60 percent of toothbrushes, regardless of whether they are manual or electric, collect fecal matter from the bathroom. Even grossier- if you share a bathroom, there’s a good chance it isn’t even your own fecal matter. While determining whether a manual or electric toothbrush is better, it is extremely unsettling that regardless of which you choice, there is unfortunately a good chance the device you are using to clean your teeth is itself, infected.
This is really interesting to me because I was always a firm user of a manual toothbrush. I have really sensitive teeth, so I always thought that it would hurt to use a mechanical one. A few years ago my dentist told me that I should in fact use a mechanical tooth brush, and I really have noticed a difference. I think time is a huge part in brushing your teeth, and I think that most people who use a manual tooth brush are less likely to brush for the correct amount of time, but with a mechanical one, you are forced to because it beeps at two minutes, making it much more likely that you will brush for the correct amount of time.
Cool post! I remember my mom always making me use an electric toothbrush because she told me it would clean my teeth better. I think the reason she made me use it is because it kind of forces you to brush your teeth for the full 2 minutes finally beeps. Unless you’re timing yourself using a manual toothbrush, you could easily skip out on the full 2 minutes. This made me think about other third variables involved in how well your teeth get cleaned with different brushes such as toothpaste brand and brushing technique.