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Electric toothbrush or manual?

Kate Kestrel

Today I was at the dentist and my dentist was talking about electric toothbrushes and recommended them. I’ve always used a manual toothbrush, and I always buy the softest bristles toothbrush I can get as I find most ‘normal’ toothbrushes feel too rough and hard on my gums.

Anyway, I got home and was considering getting an electric toothbrush - but I notice there are some things online saying they can damage your gums and cause gum recession. I’m so anxious about health and dentistry and this has put me off. Does anyone on here use an electric toothbrush and what’s your opinion on them? Are they good? Have you had any bad effects from using them? And do they feel hard or soft, or just weird when you’re using them?

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  • Just over four years ago, I switched from a soft-bristle, manual toothbrush to a SURI sonic toothbrush, which has medium-soft bristles.

    It runs for two minutes and pauses briefly after 30 second intervals, to help me clean each quadrant properly. The newer model (version 2.0) also now has a pressure sensor, to help avoid pressing too hard. The (plant-based) heads are available on subscription, and can be recycled free of charge.

    There's also an optional clean-and-charge case, with UV light cleaning, that's intended for travel use.

    I'm very happy with mine - and my dentist is pleased that I'm using it, too. I've learned not to press too hard when using it - which I was definitely doing before with my manual brush, and which seemed to be causing gum recession.

    If you're interested in trying it, they offer a 100-day money-back guarantee - return shipping (via a pre-paid label that's deducted from the refund) would be the only cost if you change your mind and return it:

    https://www.trysuri.com/

  • in reply to Bunny

    Wow - that’s very good that they offer a money back guarantee if you don’t like it. I’ll check that out - thank you :)

  • in reply to Kate Kestrel

    You're welcome!

    It's worth mentioning that the idea is to rely on the sonic vibrations (many thousands per minute) do the cleaning, rather than applying pressure as you might do with a manual toothbrush.

    They explain:

    "Hold your brush at a 45° angle to the gum line, and gently move it in small circles. No need to scrub - let the sonic vibrations do the work for you."

    "Sonic technology uses gentle vibrations to sweep your brush head from side-to-side thousands of times every minute. The motion not only helps lift away plaque, but also creates tiny bubbles around your teeth and gums that clean beyond where the bristles can reach. It gives you a deeper clean than using a manual brush, with less effort and pressure on your gums."

  • in reply to Bunny

    Thank you Bunny - this is very helpful information :)

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