There are a dizzying array of electric and sonic toothbrushes on the market, such as the oral b professional care 1000 and the oral b professional care 2000 from Braun, and it can be very hard to know which will be the best for your teeth. Getting lost in the multifarious assortment of gimmicks and features doesn’t really help; you need to know what makes a great electric toothbrush great. In this short article I’ll be revealing one of the absolute must-have features in an electric toothbrush.
A lot of people question whether an electric toothbrush will actually clean the teeth better than a manual brush. Independent studies have found that, in fact, they do. There is one caveat to this news, however. In order to be more effective than a manual brush, the electric toothbrush that you choose must rotate.
The finding that rotation is important meshes well with the way that dentists recommend that you brush your teeth. Most people tend to brush from side to side, but actually this is not a very effective way to remove plaque. The correct way to brush your teeth is in small concentric circles, gradually working your way from left to right whilst maintaining these circles along the way. An electric toothbrush that rotates mimics this recommended brushing behaviour, and therefore removes over 10% more plaque than an electric toothbrush that doesn’t.
Hopefully I’ve convinced you that if you’re going to buy an electric toothbrush, that it should perform rotations when cleaning your teeth. If you’re looking for a toothbrush that rotates, then you should look no further than the Oral B range. Their patented 3D Cleaning technology pulsates 40,000 times per minute and, most importantly, rotates 8,800 times per minute. You can be sure that an Oral B toothbrush will give you the best possible clean, and remove the most possible plaque.