Which Toothbrush?

keane2097

As the title suggests...

I'm thinking of getting an electric toothbrush - are these any good?

berger28

ya but if you already have a good brushing regime, i'd say it unnecessary. Great for patients with gum disease or if they brush to hard and wear away enamel

Owen

If you can spring for it, the Oral B Triumph with Smartguide is down from 240 Euro to 110 in a lot of shops. I have this, and it's incredible. When you fit the different heads for polishing, cleaning your tongue, flossing, and the tiny head for brushing in between teeth, it changes the power and speed of the motor to suit.

Well well worth it!

My review of it here :
Review of Oral B Triumph with Smartguide

ballsymchugh

Manual versus powered toothbrushing for oral health
PG!Robinson, SA!Deacon, C!Deery, M!Heanue, AD!Walmsley, HV!Worthington, AM!Glenny, WC!Shaw Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008 Issue 3 (Status: Unchanged)
Copyright © 2008 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002281.pub2!!!This version first published online: 20 April 2005 in Issue 2, 2005

Plain language summary
When compared to manual toothbrushes, powered toothbrushes with a rotation oscillation action provide protection against gum inflammation in the long and short term and better plaque removal in the short term ..... Powered toothbrushes simulate manual toothbrushing in different ways (such as moving side to side or circular motions). The review of trials found that only rotation oscillation (where brush heads rotate in one direction and then the other) is better than manual toothbrushes at removing plaque and reducing gum inflammation, and is no more likely to cause injuries to gums.

the bit in bold is what the oral b triumph does (as well as their cheaper powered ones)

as for tongue cleaning...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJSlRyQfho4

not sooo important.

keane2097

Thanks guys, I'll see if Santa likes me enough to go as upmarket as the Triumph!