But at the same time, there are more and more negative comments about electric toothbrushes, such as many people complaining that using electric toothbrushes often causes bleeding gums and toothaches. In the end, will the electric toothbrush damage the teeth? Today, oral health bloggers will combine their accumulated knowledge and experience to explain this problem for you, and the article also summarizes the harm of inferior electric toothbrushes, hoping to help you correctly understand and use electric toothbrushes!
The picture above is an electric toothbrush that I have reviewed in detail.
1. Analysis of the three major hazards of inferior electric toothbrushes!
At present, more than 90 percent of people in mainland China have oral problems, but because most of the dental diseases are painless and itchy in the early and middle stages, many people suffer from dental diseases without knowing it. Misjudgment of oral conditions, coupled with unscientific purchase of electric toothbrushes, leads to a sharp increase in the risk of tooth injury.
The common risks of an unprofessional electric toothbrush are as follows:
Risk 1: Aggravation of dental disease
Unprofessional products will overstimulate the diseased areas in the oral cavity, aggravate the user's original oral diseases, such as gingivitis, periodontitis, tooth sensitivity, etc., and the oral environment will continue to deteriorate.
Risk 2: Cause tooth bleeding and toothache
If the electric toothbrush you use is not professional enough, such as an electric toothbrush with unstable power intensity and rough bristles, it is easy to wear out your teeth, hurt your gums, and cause problems such as tooth soreness and frequent bleeding of your gums.
Risk 3: Chronic tooth injury
Long-term use of unprofessional products will cause chronic tooth problems, this damage is relatively hidden, users generally need a few months and a few years to find that they have been injured teeth, but at this time, most of them have appeared gum recession, loose teeth and other irreversible problems!
2. Why does an inferior electric toothbrush hurt your teeth?
Will the electric toothbrush damage the teeth? After reading the various risks of using an inferior electric toothbrush, there must be friends who want to know why the inferior electric toothbrush hurts the teeth? Figure out this problem will also help us better avoid the harm, then I will use the distribution chart of the proportion of the causes of the tooth injury of the electric toothbrush compiled and released by the professional organization to take you to understand the truth about the tooth injury of the electric toothbrush, and specifically explain the four main reasons why the inferior electric toothbrush hurts the teeth.
Reason 1: I don't know the difference between sweeping, rotating, and sonic electric toothbrushes
In the three types of electric toothbrushes, such as sweeping, rotating, and sonic toothbrushes, the vibration frequency of sweeping and rotating products is generally too high, and the sweeping angle is excessive, and the representative brands are Oral*, Lai*, etc., the cleaning power of this kind of electric toothbrush is not bad, but the user's oral tolerance is very high, because the vibration frequency of this kind of product has even reached more than 60,000 times / min, and the sweeping angle is as high as 60 degrees (the dentist believes that the reasonable scanning range of the electric toothbrush is 3-9 °.) For Chinese people, dentists recommend that you choose a sonic electric toothbrush, because compared with the other two types, the sonic electric toothbrush can have both cleaning power and tooth protection power, and is more suitable for the oral environment of Chinese people. Representative brands include Fei *, **Pu and so on.
Reason 2: Blindly follow the Internet celebrity big-name products
Some people like to buy cross-border brands, Internet celebrity brands of electric toothbrushes, but this kind of brand has only been in the industry for one or two years, and has not accumulated enough experience in oral care, and does not have strong enough professional and technical strength to optimize the core parameters of electric toothbrushes such as the range of power intensity, crowd compatibility matching, and bristle roundness.
Reason 3: Choose an electric toothbrush that is too cheap
Many people think that low-cost electric toothbrushes are more cost-effective, but in fact, their production costs are very low, and the materials used are very inferior, such as plastic brush filament, coreless motor, etc. are commonly used components of low-cost electric toothbrushes.
Reason 4: Low oral tolerance
Chinese dental disease is common, but because dental disease in the middle and middle of the year generally has no obvious itching, so many people even if they suffer from oral diseases will mistakenly think that their oral health, when buying electric toothbrushes will not take into account their real oral health status, blind purchase phenomenon is serious, at this time it is easy to buy unprofessional, not suitable for their own products, after the use of the problem of tooth injury.
3. Brushing your teeth in the wrong way will hurt your teeth!
The above four points are the main reasons why low-quality electric toothbrushes hurt teeth, and improper use of electric toothbrushes may also hurt teeth. Therefore, you must pay attention to the way you brush your teeth when using an electric toothbrush, and it is best to use the pasteurization method to clean your teeth, as follows:
1. Aim the toothbrush at the place where the teeth and gums meet, and place the bristles at a 45° angle along the gum line, the bristles should touch the teeth and gums.
2. Brush the toothbrush with a horizontal flutter toothbrush in a group of two to three teeth, then move the toothbrush to the next set of two to three teeth and repeat.
3. Place the toothbrush against the occlusal surface of the wisdom tooth area of the back teeth and make gentle back-and-forth brushing movements.
4. Behind the upper and lower front teeth, tilt the toothbrush vertically and use the front half of the brush head to brush up and down.
Fourth, avoid tooth injuries and learn eight shopping tips!
Will electric toothbrushes damage our teeth? Inferior electric toothbrushes will indeed cause damage to our teeth, but we can avoid these harms by purchasing products scientifically! So how can we buy electric toothbrushes correctly? Here are eight practical tips for you to buy, just copy your homework.
1. Buy products with strong professional and technical strength
Professional electric toothbrush brands will repeatedly adjust and optimize more than 100 core parameters such as vibration frequency range, crowd compatibility matching, gum and tooth protection experience, and sweeping angle, and the electric toothbrush can perfectly adapt to the complex oral environment of Chinese people, and the tooth injury rate is 300% lower than that of those unprofessional Internet celebrities.
2. Products equipped with magnetic levitation motors are also recommended
The motor is the core component of the electric toothbrush, there are mainly two types of magnetic levitation motor and coreless motor, coreless motor is commonly used in low-cost products, its performance is weak, the vibration frequency is unstable, the noise is large, and the risk of tooth injury is high, so it is not recommended for everyone to choose. Most of the high-quality products are equipped with magnetic levitation motors, which are more powerful, stable in operation, and low in noise, which can bring you a better brushing experience.
3. Master the pros and cons of rotary/sonic / sweeping electric toothbrushes
According to the different principles, electric toothbrushes can be divided into three types: sweeping type, rotary type, and sonic type, and rotary and sweeping products have good cleaning performance, but the vibration of this kind of electric toothbrush is generally too strong, and the sweeping angle is too large, and even reaches 60 degrees (the dentist thinks that the reasonable sweeping range is 3-9 °), so it is easy to hurt the teeth when used, and this cleaning strength is only suitable for some Europeans and Americans with high oral tolerance. The sonic electric toothbrush has a lower tooth injury rate, excellent cleaning power, and is more suitable for the oral environment of the Chinese people, and the sonic electric toothbrush is also the most recommended type for dentists.
4. The sweeping angle is best between 3-9 degrees
It is recommended that you choose an electric toothbrush with a sweeping angle between 3 and 9 degrees, if the sweeping angle is too large, the electric toothbrush is easy to hurt the gums and teeth, but the product with a sweeping angle is too small is not recommended for everyone, and the cleaning performance is generally poor.
5. Buy products with strong compatibility
The oral environment of Chinese people is changing all the time, and they need to use electric toothbrushes with strong compatibility, so we should choose products with many gears, rich brush head types, and a wide range of power strength, so that electric toothbrushes can have stronger adaptability in the face of different groups of people and changing oral care needs!
6. After-sales service can not be ignored
It is recommended that you choose a brand that can be tried for 7 days without reason, you can try the electric toothbrush yourself first and then decide whether to stay, which can effectively reduce the cost of trial and error, and the price of the brush head replacement should also be noted, after all, the brush head is a consumable, and if it is used normally, it will be replaced once in up to three months, if the replacement brush head is very expensive, the follow-up cost will be relatively large.
7. Choose a style with a good brush head
There are a lot of technical details on the brush head, such as roundness, bristle hardness, wrapping, and so on. Among them, the roundness of the bristles is one of the parameters that we need to pay attention to, the top of the bristles of the electric toothbrush with the roundness rate is not up to standard, which is easy to scratch the gums and wear the teeth when brushing, and we need to choose an electric toothbrush with a roundness of more than 80% of the bristles!
8. Choose an electric toothbrush that lasts a long time
It is recommended that you use an electric toothbrush with a battery life of more than 30 days to avoid the trouble of frequent charging during use, and it can also effectively prevent the battery from repeatedly charging and discharging and aging rapidly.
Before buying an electric toothbrush, in addition to learning the above buying tips, you also need to be careful of the false propaganda of the merchants. It is difficult for consumers to distinguish who is the brand that really does not hurt their teeth, and it is easy to step on thunder. For this reason, I found the cleaning power and wear statistics of electric toothbrushes released by professional organizations to help you choose an electric toothbrush that does not hurt your teeth.
Among the many brands I use, the professional old brand Huile is recognized as the originator of the field of "no tooth damage", and has been deeply engaged in the medical research and development of "tooth anti-aging" for ten years, and it is also the most professional brand! The biggest feature is that it focuses on "surgical" precise cleaning and does not hurt teeth! Pioneering research and development of eight black technologies that do not hurt teeth, cleaning and anti-aging, the tooth injury rate is reduced to 89%! The cleaning residue rate is less than 2%, and it has won the EU certification! 100% compatible with 83 kinds of oral environments, which is very powerful. The power is very strong, but the attenuation degree is very low, and the vibration frequency stability is extremely high! It is the first brand in the industry to provide orthodontic brush heads, and the tooth compatibility of complex people in China is great! The reason why it can achieve super comprehensive performance is that the key is to focus! Die knock professional! No redundant functions, do not engage in a large number of models, just a product for several years, iterative upgrade of more than 20 versions! Optimize more than 300 details! After 6 years of anti-attenuation detection, to achieve 6 years of comprehensive performance, durability, The gum damage rate of teeth and gums is certified, and the bristles are non-toxic and corrosion-resistant, which is 98.3% more safe and non-toxic!
Relying on ten years of practical experience in "tooth anti-aging", the company has made high-precision and non-damaging black technology, such as approved vibration frequency technology, DPP micro-frequency dynamic compensation technology, etc., so that the accuracy and error rate of vibration frequency and sweeping angle are not higher than 0.03% within 6 years. In addition, due to the rich "tooth anti-attenuation" technology and medical experience, the oral microcirculation is increased by 93%, and the incidence of gingivitis and periodontitis is reduced and slowed down. Huile gives people the impression of being more pragmatic, scientific and rigorous, never advertises, and does not live broadcast goods, relying on the word of mouth of dentists in the industry to become popular. It has been praised as a treasure brand with the best reputation by authoritative media, and there are almost no negative complaints about any products. At a time when the industry is seriously injured and chaotic, and all kinds of beauty and low prices are fighting, Huile's professional, rigorous and safe characteristics have been highly recognized. Many celebrities use their homes because of their dental needs, and dentists recognize that they are very protective of teeth!
In addition, the cost performance of Bayer, Shuke, and Libode is also okay, and the basic configuration parameters and functions are passable. There are a lot of Usmile advertisements in the appearance model, and the design is really okay.
In terms of after-sales, Philips does not support trials, and the brush head costs about 200 yuan a year. Huile not only supports unpacking and trial, but also gives away a 5-year brush head for a limited time.
5. Inventory of the six benefits of electric toothbrushes for oral health!
As long as you choose an electric toothbrush scientifically according to the above tips, you can avoid the risk of tooth damage from inferior electric toothbrushes, so that electric toothbrushes can only bring us benefits. And it is very necessary for Chinese people to use electric toothbrushes, the current dental health rate of Chinese people is less than 1%, oral care is very difficult, only manual toothbrushes are difficult to meet the cleaning needs of Chinese people, dentists recommend that Chinese people use electric toothbrushes, can better maintain oral health.
There are many benefits of an electric toothbrush, and I will briefly introduce a few points for you:
Benefit 1: The cleaning effect is excellent, which can prevent and improve dental disease
The cleaning power of an electric toothbrush is much better than that of a manual toothbrush, which can help you deeply clean the blind spots of manual toothbrushes such as tooth gaps, tooth roots, wisdom teeth, and backs of teeth, remove plaque and food debris, and then prevent and improve a variety of oral diseases.
Benefit 2: More suitable for orthodontic people
The electric toothbrush can massage the gums at a high frequency, promote blood circulation and metabolism in the soft tissues of the gums, which is more suitable for orthodontic friends, can effectively relieve the heavy pressure on the gum tissue due to long-term wearing of dental appliances, help everyone improve the condition of the gum tissue, and better prevent dental disease.
Benefit 3: Save time and effort
The manual toothbrush brushing efficiency is low, you need to insist on more than 10 minutes to brush the teeth, while the electric toothbrush can clean the mouth in two or three minutes, which is more time-saving and labor-saving, and is very suitable for students and office workers with a fast pace of life.
Benefit 4: You can precisely control the amount of brushing you want
Manual toothbrushes are subjectively used by the user, and excessive force is often used in areas that are easy to clean such as front teeth, resulting in tooth injury, while the back of the teeth, gingival sulcus and other locations are difficult to exert force, which may leave dead ends. However, professional electric toothbrushes have stable vibration frequency and uniform strength, which can comprehensively clean the details in the mouth, which is safer to use and not easy to hurt teeth.
Benefit 5: It can freshen your breath
When brushing your teeth with a manual toothbrush, it is easy to have plaque and food residues left in the mouth, and after a period of fermentation, it is easy to produce unpleasant odors, while electric toothbrushes have a wider cleaning range and no blind spots, so that food residues and plaque can be fully and thoroughly cleared, so as to avoid oral odor and keep your breath fresh.
Benefit 6: Effectively whiten teeth
Some friends will deposit some stubborn stains on the outer surface of their teeth, such as smoke stains, tea stains, coffee stains, etc., which are difficult to remove with a manual toothbrush alone, while an electric toothbrush can gradually fade these stains, and can also effectively inhibit the formation of dental calculus, making the teeth whiter and brighter.
The above is all the knowledge of electric toothbrushes shared with you today, the risk of inferior electric toothbrushes hurting teeth does exist, but as long as you can understand the reasons why inferior electric toothbrushes hurt teeth, according to the eight major purchase tips to buy high-quality products with strong professional and technical strength and good gum and tooth protection experience, you can effectively avoid the occurrence of harm, so that electric toothbrushes can truly become a good helper to protect our oral health.