How does a Sonicare ® toothbrush work?
The cleaning action generated by a Sonicare ® toothbrush (or any other type of true “sonic toothbrush”) is actually based on two separate mechanisms. One of these is conventional and is similar in nature to that mechanism employed by all other types of toothbrushes. The second cleaning action is based on a new technology that was first introduced by Sonicare ® and one that is entirely unique to sonic toothbrushes. 1) The primary mode of cleaning that a sonic toothbrush can provide is that which is produced by the scrubbing action of its brush head’s bristles on the surface of the user’s teeth. Of course this method of cleaning teeth is not new. All toothbrushes, both electric and manual, rely on this same principle for removing dental plaque. ( More… ) 2) Sonicare ® toothbrushes are also capable of producing a secondary cleaning action, one based upon a new technology developed by the brush’s creators. This cleaning action is founded on the intense speed at which the bristles of the
