Is it necessary to buy an electric toothbrush? What are the types of electric toothbrushes?

Children can also use electric toothbrushes, but they should choose children's electric toothbrushes with guaranteed quality and softer bristles. So is it necessary to buy electric toothbrushes? How many types of electric toothbrushes are there?

Is it necessary to buy an electric toothbrush?

It is necessary to buy it because electric toothbrushes have better cleaning ability than traditional toothbrushes and are more convenient.

1. It is more convenient to use. You only need to press the power switch to brush your teeth. It is not only effortless but also saves energy.

2. Save more time. An ordinary toothbrush needs to be brushed carefully for more than three minutes to achieve a cleaning effect, while an electric toothbrush only needs 2 minutes to achieve a better cleaning effect than an ordinary toothbrush.

3. In terms of cleaning ability, traditional toothbrushes need to be manually applied force, and then brushed back and forth repeatedly, the frequency is not fast, and the cleaning ability is weak. If you are not careful, it may damage the gums and teeth. Electric toothbrushes mainly rely on vibration frequency to brush teeth. Not only can they deeply clean the gaps between teeth, but they can also effectively clean the oral cavity, and the cleaning power is relatively strong.

There are several types of electric toothbrushes

1. Rotating electric toothbrush

The principle of a rotary toothbrush is simple: an electric motor drives the round brush head to rotate repeatedly clockwise and counterclockwise at high speed to clean the teeth, enhancing the friction effect while performing normal brushing movements.

2. Sonic electric toothbrush

Sonic toothbrushes are those whose bristles/brush heads have a vibration frequency that is consistent with or close to the frequency of sonic waves, so they are also called sonic vibration toothbrushes. There is an electrically driven vibration motor inside that allows the brush head to produce high-frequency swings perpendicular to the direction of the brush handle, but the swing amplitude is very small, generally around 5 mm. When brushing your teeth, on the one hand, the high-frequency swinging brush head can efficiently complete the action of brushing your teeth, and on the other hand, the vibration of more than 20,000 times/minute also causes the mixture of toothpaste and water in the mouth to produce a large number of tiny bubbles. The pressure generated when the bubbles burst can penetrate deep into the teeth and remove dirt.

Can an electric toothbrush protect your teeth?

Yes. When using a basic toothbrush, the intensity of daily brushing is controlled by the user. Brushing too hard or brushing in a horizontal sawing manner will make the tooth surface uneven, thus causing damage to the teeth. However, an electric toothbrush can reasonably control the intensity of brushing and automatically rotate the toothbrush surface to avoid horizontal sawing brushing methods, thereby protecting the gums.

Is an electric toothbrush better than a regular toothbrush?

Both can help clean teeth, but electric toothbrushes are better. In life, whether it is an electric toothbrush or an ordinary toothbrush, both can help clean teeth, but ordinary toothbrushes require you to control the time and strength. If the time and strength are not enough, it may not clean the teeth; while electric toothbrushes have time control and strength settings, you just need to brush for enough time. Secondly, in the same amount of time, the speed of an electric toothbrush is many times that of an ordinary toothbrush, and it can remove dirt in the gaps between teeth through vibration, which is something ordinary toothbrushes cannot do, so electric toothbrushes are better than ordinary toothbrushes.