4 reasons to choose an electric toothbrush
Advantages of electric brushing
There are a number of reasons why electric brushing is better than manual brushing. We'll tell you what the 4 most important ones:
- You can remove a lot of dental plaque.
- It's safer for your teeth and gums.
- You brush your teeth long enough.
- You learn how to brush better.
Reason 1: you remove much more plaque
With an electric toothbrush, you'll make as many brush movements in 1 go as you'd do in a month with a manual toothbrush. So you remove a lot more plaque with an electric toothbrush than with manual brushing. And the more plaque you remove, the smaller the chance it turns into calculus. That way, you can prevent oral problems, such as cavities or inflamed gums.
Reason 2: it's safer for your teeth and gums
Pressure sensor
If you brush manually, it's easy to brush with too much pressure. This damages your gums and causes them to recede. You can prevent receding gums with the pressure sensor of an electric toothbrush. These toothbrushes warn you when you apply too much pressure. Whether it does so with a light signal, vibration on the handle, or simply lowers the intensity, differs per toothbrush. Smart toothbrushes also show a notification in the app.
Soft brushing modes for sensitive gums
A big advantage of electric brushing is that you can often choose from multiple brushing modes. This allows you to adjust the speed of the rotations or intensity of the vibrations to your teeth. Many toothbrushes have a special brushing mode for sensitive teeth and gums, for example. Do you have inflamed gums? Improve the blood circulation with the massage brushing mode. This way, your inflamed gums heal faster.
Reason 3: you'll brush long enough
Timer with vibration
A lot of people who use a manual toothbrush barely fill up the recommended 2 minutes. That's a shame. If you brush less than 2 minutes, you'll remove far less plaque. Electric toothbrushes have 1 or multiple timers. The 2-minute timer notifies you once you've brushed long enough. In addition, some electric toothbrushes even have an interval timer that tells you switch to a different area in your mouth every 30 seconds.
Timer via ap
If you choose a smart toothbrush, you can connect the toothbrush to a smartphone app. In the app, you can see a timer that indicates when to switch sides, when you've brushed long enough, and more. If you choose a thorough cleaning, it could be that the app sets the timer a bit later. That way, you can brush your teeth extra thoroughly. With some models, you receive extra feedback on your brushing behavior. This way, you can learn how to brush better. We'll go into this a bit more below
Reason 4: you learn to brush better
With a smart toothbrush with a smartphone app, you learn to brush better. That's because you get insight into your brushing behavior. As we mentioned before, every smart toothbrush has a timer in the app. The app also tracks how often you brush and shows the pressure sensor. In addition, some smart toothbrushes also show you exactly which teeth to brush better. Thanks to this feedback, you'll never skip a tooth again and prevent cavities.
Conclusion
The biggest advantage of electric brushing is that you can remove more dental plaque than with a manual toothbrush. Other advantages are that you can prevent inflamed gums, adjust your brushing session to your teeth, and you always brush long enough. In addition, a smart toothbrush gives you extra feedback. That way, you learn to brush even better.
