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What are the advantages and disadvantages of electric toothbrush

Now more and more people use electric toothbrush. What are the advantages of electric toothbrush? What are the disadvantages of electric toothbrush? Want to buy electric toothbrush with small braid to understand it.

Advantages of electric toothbrush

1. Strong cleaning ability

Brushing can remove the plaque, followed by cleaning the dirt and stains. The cleaning ability of electric toothbrush is much higher than that of ordinary toothbrush, which can remove a certain proportion of plaque, effectively prevent gingivitis and periodontitis, so as to protect the health of oral gums.

2. Reduce tooth damage

Under the correct brushing method, the use of electric toothbrush can achieve a good cleaning effect, but few people can stick to the correct method of brushing, because this method of brushing is often time-consuming and laborious in actual operation, and the more commonly used saw or cross brushing method will damage the teeth and gums.

3. Easy to use

Another advantage you may often overlook is its convenience. Generally, people who use electric toothbrush are not used to it when they change back to ordinary toothbrush, because it is easy for people to have strong dependence.

Disadvantages of electric toothbrush

1. High price

Although the price of electric toothbrush has dropped a lot now, for example, the mikia sonic electric toothbrush produced by Xiaomi only costs 199 yuan, which is not too expensive. However, compared with the ordinary toothbrush, the price of electric toothbrush with better quality may exceed 1000 yuan, which may also be one of the important reasons for the low utilization rate of electric toothbrush at present.

2. Limited applicable population

Electric toothbrush is not suitable for all people, for example, some teeth are not good themselves, or users with gingivitis and periodontitis are not recommended to use electric toothbrush. And children are not recommended to use electric toothbrush, because the frequency and strength of the electric toothbrush are fixed. If children can not master the appropriate use method, it is easy to damage the young gums, and even may cause periodontitis, tooth loss and other problems. For example, even if they want to use the electric toothbrush, they need to buy a special electric toothbrush for children.

Now more and more people use electric toothbrush, because it has the advantages that ordinary toothbrush does not have, but also has some disadvantages. Let's understand its advantages and disadvantages.

Precautions for use of electric toothbrush

1. Correct brushing posture: when brushing, the toothbrush presents a 45 degree angle, starting from the interface between the teeth and the gums, brushing from the top row down, from the bottom row up, not left and right. It's easy to get stuck in the joint of teeth and tooth bed. Many people can't brush their teeth, which leads to the accumulation of plaque.

2. Like the ordinary toothbrush, the electric toothbrush also needs to replace the brush head once every three months, and pay attention to cleaning the toothbrush after brushing. Generally, it costs about 200 yuan for four or five brush heads, which is more expensive than the ordinary electric toothbrush.

3. After brushing your teeth, put the electric toothbrush in a ventilated and dry place. When you place the electric toothbrush, the head of the brush is generally upward to avoid the humidity and mildew of the toothbrush, and do not put it in the sun.

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