I have been having some gum problems for the last few months (caused by type 1 diabetes) so I'm having specialist hygienist appointments every 3 months. First time I went there she talked about tooth brushes & toothpaste. Her advice was get an oral B, pro 3 or better. Spend at least £30 on one but don't go mental. It must have a wear indicator light as you want to apply decent pressure but not too much. Replace head every 3 months. The other advice was just get branded toothpaste, £1.50 a tube stuff does the job, the £6 ones are a gimmick. Use Tepe style interdental brushes daily, the floss type ones or smaller rubber tipped ones doesn't do much, they should be a tight fit, a bit uncomfortable at first. If course, this is one person's advice, other dentists may not agree.
The most surprising thing is I've been using an electric toothbrush wrong.. I used it like a normal toothbrush. You're supposed to hold it on each tooth/gum for about 4 seconds, applying enough pressure to not quite set the indicator off. I asked a few friends, more than half of them were using it like a normal brush.
Takes me about 4 or 5 minutes to brush my teeth now + interdental brushes but it's made a big difference.
Oral-B Junior
Often found for £20 and you can simply buy a new one when it inevitably dies after 18 months. Exactly the same as an adult one.
Use the money you save to frequently replace the heads with quality originals
To hell with paying £30 for a toothbrush and then forking out for a new head every few months. If you aren't disabled or have restricted movement of some sort you really only need an ordinary toothbrush, anything else is just a waste of money.
If electric brushes were a miracle then many dentists would have gone out of business. A manual toothbrush, regular flossing and a visit to the hygienist once a year is enough. Also, watch your eating habits (less sweets, coffee etc).
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sorted byThe other advice was just get branded toothpaste, £1.50 a tube stuff does the job, the £6 ones are a gimmick.
Use Tepe style interdental brushes daily, the floss type ones or smaller rubber tipped ones doesn't do much, they should be a tight fit, a bit uncomfortable at first.
If course, this is one person's advice, other dentists may not agree.
The most surprising thing is I've been using an electric toothbrush wrong.. I used it like a normal toothbrush. You're supposed to hold it on each tooth/gum for about 4 seconds, applying enough pressure to not quite set the indicator off. I asked a few friends, more than half of them were using it like a normal brush.
Takes me about 4 or 5 minutes to brush my teeth now + interdental brushes but it's made a big difference.
Often found for £20 and you can simply buy a new one when it inevitably dies after 18 months.
Exactly the same as an adult one.
Use the money you save to frequently replace the heads with quality originals
I have the oral-b pro 2