Are electronic toothbrushes better?  When I first started using an 'electric' toothbrush with an automated shut-off system,  it surprise me how long it ran (about 2 minutes per use).   I had gotten into the habit of brushing my teeth in 30 seconds or less during my morning rush to get to work.   So when I asked my dentist if the electric ones were 'better' she told me it probably had a lot to do with how long one brushed.

However, a new research paper was release this month in Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry, that studied this very question.  Dental health is ultimately related to the plaque that builds up on your teeth. When there is excessive plaque build-up, there is increased risk for caries and inflammatory gingival and periodontal disease.  Daily tooth brushing and using other oral hygiene aids is the best way to control plaque.  The researchers compared overall plaque scores for  manual vs. powered toothbrushing in a small randomized clinical trial.  They concluded that "powered toothbrushes offer an individual the ability to brush the teeth in a way that is optimal in terms of removing plaque and improving gingival health, conferring good brushing technique on all who use them, irrespective of manual dexterity or training."

 

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Certainly, I would say that the health of our oral cavity does not mainly depend on what we use but on how we use these products to keep our hygiene proper. Brushing our teeth using a manual toothbrush is not at all different from using an electronic one. It is always on how well we brush our teeth.

i will always say they are much better than a manual toothbrush

For me electronic toothbrushes are better than ordinary manual toothbrush. I been using it for a month and I see the difference between the two.

The bristle toothbrush, similar to the type used today, was not invented until 1498 in China. The bristles were actually the stiff, coarse hairs taken from the back of a hog's neck and attached to handles made of bone or bamboo.