Are Electric Brushes Better?
Below is an article from smile-on.com Wednesday, May 18 2005: The British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF) has warned consumers to be cautious when choosing expensive electric toothbrushes after scientists found that many of them are no more effective than ordinary manual brushes. The BDHF was speaking after the Cochrane Review 2005 found that many consumers are paying extra for the same performance. The news comes after the Foundation’s own National Dental Survey 2005, completed last week, found that nearly one in two people now use an electric toothbrush. Dr Nigel Carter, chief executive of the BDHF, commented, `Nationwide, millions of people are going out and buying electric toothbrushes because they assume that they will be better for their teeth – but this isn’t always the case. The only brushes to genuinely offer improved performance are rotating oscillating brushes. These have small circular heads that rotate in opposite directions and can help reduce plaque by around 11 percent.
