Electric toothbrush recommendations?

I have thought about this in the past. If electric toothbrushes are so much better than manual brushing, why do we need to brush for the same length of time? Is there a danger of overbrushing, damaging enamel and gums?

SteveW

Yes, and they try to frighten you into replacing them far sooner than necessary by telling you to replace them when the blue marker fades away,

That's why you can get cheap alternatives on Ebay, the ones I got seem to last for ages too. I ignore the blue marker and replace the head when I can see that it's obviously worn.

The rate of fading may be determined by what toothpaste you use - some are laden with bleaching agents for "whiter" teeth.

I've had an implant for 20 years which still seems ok. There were a couple of problems with it but I'm generally very happy.

I'm just about to get another.

Are you sure there is evidence for the 2 minutes, apart from sounding appropriate to the marketing department?

I think the bodies / motor / mechanisms are all the same through the range. I have been annoyed that they dropped the wall mountable charger and have progressively shortened the mains lead - the now won't reach my shelf so I use an older charger..

My lead is still too long and is mostly folded up.

I am still using a charger from years ago, as wall mounting is the only option for me! why they no longer do wall mounted ones is beyond my understanding .

They can test a few people and see how much plaque disappears.

It seems much easier to get this type of evidence than the tenuous data used as a basis for a lot of unsolicited medical advice.

But yes the amount of brushing required is probably very dependent on your teeth type and also eating patterns.

Was there a blue marker?

Hmm. I'm down to one from a pack of four. Easter present?

That's good to know - I am a bit nervous about its longevity. Mind, I'm over

I probably don't have to worry about the jawbone. The rather burly - and from his age, experienced - dentist in the hospital said that he'd never before encountered such hard teeth and jawbone. The bone, like the teeth, are rather large (donkey in ancestry?) so and SDS and Multimonti and the job's a good 'un. I must take a pic. of the poster in the waiting room - it states "...permanent...". FSVO permanent, no doubt.

I understand that, apart from removing the obvious bits of food residue, the main effect of brushing is to expose the teeth to some fresh air and thus encourage the right sort of bacteria and saliva to work.

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I had an Oral B which lasted for years and years. When I came to replace it I was surprised to find that no-one did a wall mounted charger any more. I was told by Oral that that was because of EU regulations - I haven't checked so feel free to point out they are wrong. This was some time ago so things may have changed. I note there are some in wall chargers being advertised claiming to be Oral B compatible.

Probably because most people don't spend nearly long enough brushing their teeth?

Mine can be done by sound. It stutters every 30 seconds then stutters several times after the 4x 30 secs = 2 mins

Make a small shelf and use self adhesive velco strips to attach

Some of the bristles on mine started life as blue and progressively faded to white starting from the tip. The manufacturers recommended changing the head when the colour has faded half way down the bristle.

Mine have been totally white for several months and still working fine.

If you can get one, the old Braun wall-mount charger for NiCD models works fine with the current Li-ion brushes.