Great Dental Health

Speaking of our teeth, everybody wants to ensure that we're providing them the finest cleaning possible. Your toothbrush is your weapon against plaque bacteria, so we need be be sure that we get the most effective one we possibly can. Unfortunately, selecting a great brush isn’t easy. This is mainly due to the dizzying array of different models available, and the large amount of different features that each model includes can be confusing. In this article, we're going to talk about the best features and let you know what we believe are the features that you should look for when deciding on your new electric toothbrush - the oral b triumph 5000 is a good one by the way. A built-in brushing timer is an total must. Did you realize that the dentist-recommended brushing time is two minutes? Whether you did or you didn't, there's a good chance that you're brushing for the right amount of time. Ok, brushing isn’t exactly the funnest thing you can do (I find it boring too), and because of this you'll generally be in a race to finish it off as quick as possible. You'd be amazed how little time you might actually be using on brushing! Modern sonic toothbrushes will include a built-in brushing timer which keeps track of how long you've been brushing, and will advise you when you have been at it for the dentist-recommended two minutes. This means your teeth will be getting a good brush, and you can let the toothbrush do all the counting! Our next must-have feature, is a built-in quad timer. Not only do people not spend enough time on brushing their teeth, but for the little time that they do spend they don’t adequately balance the brushing in equal amounts between the four quadrants of the mouth. You may begin with good intentions, giving the first quarter of your mouth a vigorous brushing, before going too quickly through the remaining quadrants of the mouth. Because of this not all your teeth get equal brushing, and the ones that you brush over too quickly are more likely to experience to plaque bacteria. Toothbrushes with a built-in quad timer will warn you when you can move your toothbrush to a different quarter of the mouth. This will help to be sure all of your teeth get the amount of brushing they require, and won’t leave any gum disease causing plaque. The third thing on the essential feature list, is rotation. You see, in the majority of sonic toothbrushes on the market, the brush only oscillates. The best toothbrushes do oscillate, but also rotate at the same time. This is very important, as independent trials have recently suggested that sonic electric toothbrushes that rotate as well as oscillate actually get rid of from the teeth 10% more plaque than those that only oscillate. This actually means on average a 20% less chance of suffering tooth decay or gum disease. A Braun sonic electric toothbrush such as the Oral B Triumph 5000 provides both oscillation and rotation, and the peace of mind that your teeth are being given the best possible maintenance. Lastly, we also advise finding a toothbrush with a quick charging battery. The battery life of almost all sonic toothbrushes now lasts a good time (definitely long enough for business trips), however a usual disadvantage is the length of time it takes to give it a full charge. On some brushes, this can be anything up to 17 hours! This means if you discover that your toothbrush battery has run out when you get up in the morning, you won’t be able to charge it for long enough to get your teeth cleaned before you have to leave the house. This is a real annoyance for people who don’t want to leave their brush on charge constantly. The good news is that most newer brushes will charge much quicker now. As a result, there are brushes available that you can charge fully in half the time. This is much more convenient; all you need to do is throw your toothbrush on the base station before you go for work, and it'll have a full charge when you are ready to use it again.