To ensure that the teeth are healthy and do not cause unpleasant pain, they need to be carefully looked after. Moreover, it is necessary to do this every day. Dental care is hard to imagine without a toothbrush and toothpaste. Unless you use different dental solutions.
To choose a toothbrush is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. After all, before buying it, you need to pay attention to some details. Correctly selected toothbrush, will not give you any trouble during brushing your teeth and easily cope with the necessary tasks. If you do not know how to choose a toothbrush, then pay attention to the following points.
Choose material, stiffness and size of bristles
Do not buy toothbrushes with natural bristles. As most often, such a product has pig bristles, in which bacteria will multiply. Therefore, such brushes can not be called hygienic. Moreover, they can lead to the development of diseases in the oral cavity. Choosing a toothbrush bristles, which is made of artificial fiber. All the above troubles will bypass you, and thus you will secure yourself.
Specialists recommend using toothbrushes with a short working surface. For children it is 18-25 mm, for adults up to 30 mm. The toothbrush, which covers approximately 2 adjacent teeth, is convenient to manipulate in the oral cavity and it is easy to clean hard-to-reach places.
The rigidity of the toothbrush, determined depending, on the diameter of the bristle fiber. The larger the diameter, the stiffer the bristles will be. Depending on the rigidity, all toothbrushes can be divided into:
- Very soft( ultra soft, extra soft).It is necessary for children under 5 years, as well as for people with increased sensitivity of teeth.
- Soft. This toothbrush should be chosen for children from 5 to 12 years. People with bleeding, swelling, tenderness of the gums.
- Medium. Recommended for children over 12 years and adults.
- Hard
- Extra hard
Rigid and very hard toothbrushes, do not use without doctor's advice. They can lead to abrasion of hard tissues of the teeth or injure the gum.
What are toothbrushes - varieties of
When choosing a toothbrush, you should know that they can be:
- Mechanical
- Orthopedic
- Electrical
- Ultrasonic
- Ionic
Mechanical is the most common model. It without a doubt can be called classics. When choosing a mechanical toothbrush, you must first rely on the stiffness of the bristle. Some such products are supplied with rubber inserts. Regarding these inserts, there is no specific opinion as to whether they are useful or not. Some experts say that it is useful, some, that this is a useless bauble.
Orthopedic toothbrushes are for people who wear brakits. Such a product has a V-shaped cutout, so you can brush your teeth in places that are blocked by breccias.
How to choose an electric toothbrush
Electric toothbrushes, by their popularity are second only to mechanical ones. In order to brush your teeth with such a product, you only need to turn it on and bring it to your teeth. The brush performs all the manipulation itself. By the way that's why it's called a brush for lazy people.
It is not recommended to use electric brushes for people with stomatitis or gingivitis, and also for those who have had operations in the oral cavity. If you have increased mobility of teeth, use of such a product is also not recommended.
Most effective brushing teeth, electric brush with 3-D cleaning function. Its essence lies in the return-rotational movements and pulsations. When choosing an electric toothbrush, avoid the side of the product with a stiff bristle. Unless of course you will meet. In most countries they are no longer produced.
When choosing an electric toothbrush, pay attention to the nozzles that come with the kit. Each nozzle performs various functions. For example, we list the most popular nozzles:
- Massage
- For polishing
- For deep cleaning
- For daily cleaning( with soft bristles)
It should be noted that the nozzles eventually become unusable and should be replaced. The fact that the nozzle has already worn out, you will be notified by a special indicator on the brush. This very indicator is available in almost all electrical products.
The most expensive nozzles are gold or silver plated. It is believed that in bristles with such a sputtering, less bacteria accumulate. In addition, they produce a better cleaning.
As a rule, all electric toothbrushes have several speed regimes( from two or more).
Also, most often there is a beep. Who will notify you in case of too long cleaning. In order to prevent excessive erasure of tooth enamel, choose the product in which there is a pressure sensor. Some electric toothbrushes are equipped with two heads. Due to this, it is possible to simultaneously clean the outer and inner parts of the tooth. However, it will not be convenient for everyone to carry out such manipulation.
When choosing an electric toothbrush, pay attention to products that have a round small head. And with a weight of 150 to 200 grams. Also, give importance to how the device works( from the network or on the battery).
Many dentists do not recommend the regular use of an electric toothbrush. It is believed that it is better to alternate the cleaning of an electrical product with a mechanical brush.
Than good ultrasonic toothbrushes
Ultrasonic brushes are very effective in practice. In addition, they are excellent at brushing your teeth. They still eliminate inflammation and prevent the appearance of tartar, and also have a curative effect on the gum.
The principle of operation of such a product is to emit a 1.6MHz audio stream. This sound stream has bactericidal properties. In addition, thus brushing the surface of the tooth and gums, there is still cleaning inside the tooth( depth of 5 ml).And most importantly, this method of cleaning your teeth is completely harmless to humans.
All people can use an ultrasound brush, except for people who have recently delivered dental implants and people who suffer from cardiovascular diseases. Such a brush, also has a few baits, which greatly expand its functionality.
Advantages of ionic toothbrushes
If you choose for yourself the ionic toothbrush, then certainly you will not lose. These products are very convenient and practical. They are the most popular in Japan. It is understandable, because it is in this country is constantly developing new technologies.
Ionic toothbrushes are simple and do not have any superfluous twists. Therefore, they bribe with their simplicity. To clean your teeth with an ionic toothbrush, do not use water and paste. How does she brush her teeth? You ask. Everything is quite simple, like all ingenious.
In the handle, such a brush is a rod made of special metal. This metal, due to its different polarity, attracts all the dental plaque to itself. In addition, when using such a brush, complete removal of microbes of the entire oral cavity occurs. Using such a product, you will notice a gradual reduction of the plaque on the teeth, also such a brush effectively removes the plaque after coffee or tobacco.
What is most important, for cleaning teeth with an ionic toothbrush, you do not need any contact with teeth. Thanks to this, it can be used by absolutely all people. Even if you have hypersensitive gums, then such a product is all exactly the best choice.
