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Electric toothbrushes. I always saw ads for them but they were expensive and I thought, how much better can they be? Finally listened to my dentist’s recommenda
by thebigspacefuck 6y ago
Electric toothbrushes. I always saw ads for them but they were expensive and I thought, how much better can they be? Finally listened to my dentist’s recommendation to buy one and my teeth have so much less plaque now to where I barely notice a difference after getting my teeth cleaned and the dentist takes much less time to do it.
- tmamic 6y agoPlease be careful not to press too hard or you could wear off your enamel.
- rasen58 6y agoHow do you actually see plaque? I feel like I wouldn't be able to tell the difference if I got an electric toothbrush. Are you saying it actually makes your teeth look whiter?
- auspex 6y agoI don’t think he can see it. But you know all that scraping the dentist does when you visit? That’s plaque. If you floss and use an electric toothbrush you’re in and out of a dental checkup in half the time.. with very little scraping.
- tracer4201 6y ago+1 I got one at my dentists recommendation. Manual toothbrushes are ruined forever.
- Alex3917 6y agoAlso waterpiks. Much better for your gums than flossing, and 10x easier. (Granted you still need to floss to prevent cavities, but still.)
- petters 6y agoThat's interesting. My dentist said electric or not didn't matter when I asked.
- BoorishBears 6y agoI went electric because with proper brushing habits electric vs manual matters less. You're supposed to be making tons of small circular strokes and reaching every surface and taking the right amount of time... but it's easy to mess that up subtly. A lot of people make wide strokes for example or are unable to get the large head of the toothbrush in the corners of their teeth or use too much pressure... That's why I went with the reciprocating electric toothbrush over the vibrating kind. The reciprocating type has a smaller head that can reach more places, and it's less dependent on correct usage than the vibrating kind. Mine vibrates to let me know roughly how long to spend in each quadrant of my mouth and lights up red if I'm pushing too hard
- thijsvandien 6y agoWhich specific one is it that you use?
- BoorishBears 6y agoOral B Pro 1500