Recommended Electric toothbrushes?

[McGonicle]

Hello folk,

I've noticed that I've started to get nasty yellowy green gunk which I guess is plaque building up around the sides of one of my bottom front teeth. I mentioned it to my dentist and she gave it a bit of a clean along with the rest, and it did seem to make a tiny bit of difference, but in the few intervening weeks it has got much worse. It looks a bit like a sort of smoking stain, but I don't smoke or eat sugary foods at all, and as I've been a little unwell I've only been drinking water and a little milk. It really stands out as I continue my recovery from my mental problems, I can see now that my other teeth are not too bad at all, and fairly natural looking. But this tooth has definitely got a nasty gunkiness to it, it stands out and unlike other things I claim to see in my mouth, other people can see it.

I've been flossing and paying close attention with my brushing, and I have been using an inter dental brush as well, but it has not made much of a difference. I wondering if now might be the time to go for an electric toothbrush? I noticed that Boots have got a few on a half price promotion at the minute, but I don't really know where to start. The last I heard from the dentist they said that electric toothbrushes were a bit of a gimmick, but I'm guessing they have moved on a bit since then. I've read reports that they are really good at stopping plaque building up around the base of your teeth, which sounds great to me, because mine look manky around there only a month after a professional clean. But at the same time I've also noticed that some of these things are seriously expensive, especially when you need to replace the heads (some are over £12 a head!). Does anybody have any recommendations?

Anyway, I must be in good shape to discuss a dental matter in a relatively rational fashion. I think there is danger of my obsession moving onto skin moles, but it is quite strangely satisfying to say to someone "look I think there is something a bit iffy about that tooth" and have them go "yeah, I can see that", rather than "I can't see anything, you are crackers".

 

[letsconnect]

According to a Cochrane review, electric toothbrushes with a rotation oscillation action are better at plaque removal than manual toothbrushes.

You can find more info on this page:

How to prevent and stop gum disease from getting worse

Is flossing is pointless? How do you best look after your gums? Find out how to prevent gum disease or stop it from getting worse!

www.dentalfearcentral.org

Hope this helps with your decision

 

[Deleted member 34]

Oral B with smart guide......... loads of people will say its a gimmick and a waste of money but i love it.Its pricey but i would say its worth it. ya get that clean feeling in ya mouth. Plus the smiley faces on the guide are always nice. Definitely for gadget lovers.

 

[harper]

i use a Sonicare Elite e9000 was expensive though

 

[Gordon]

If you know what you're doing you can get equally good results with a manual as an electric brush, but since 99% of people don't then electric brushes are better. Oral-B has some decent research to back up their claims, not sure about the others.

My biggest complaint about Oral-B is that I have to buy their brushes, I think they should give me free ones for recommending them

 

[scaredstiff]

Before I had my teeth extracted I used an Oral B and for several years before that a variety of electric brushes, but found that one the best. I am convinced that despite my not going to the dentist for so many eons, if I had discovered electric brushes 10 years ago say, whereas I was using them for only 5, I think they may have saved my teeth because they and my gums sure felt so much cleaner with electric brushes.
Nowadays though my electric brushes are used for jewellery cleaning. Terrific for cleaning rings etc.and the bracelets of watches in particular.

 

[Imnotbetty]

I'm going to need to invest in an electric toothbrush. Turns out that the little bit of gum recession I have is caused by brushing too hard, not by unhealthy gums. Oops!