Replace Your Electric Toothbrush Brush Head Now
A lot of people often forget to change their toothbrush on a regular basis even though it is bad for your health if you don’t. If you own an electric toothbrush like those made by Oral-B or Sonicare then it is just as important if not more so. These types of Oral B and Sonicare electric toothbrushes are usually more powerful and failure to change their brush heads can have major consequences. The main advantage of having an electric toothbrush lies in the effectiveness of the oscillating brush head. Electric toothbrushes often use different combinations of vibrations, sonic technologies, and rotary-oscillating movements in order to penetrate deep into the pores of each tooth for effective cleaning. Using an electric toothbrush properly, you can decrease plaque, reduce gingivitis, whiten teeth, and neutralise bacteria more effectively than with a normal toothbrush.
In order for electric toothbrushes to remain effective, the brush heads need to be changed at a minimum of every three months. Modern electric toothbrushes come with digital reminders that alert you when when you need to change the brush head. Other electric toothbrushes come with colour indicator bristles that fade in colour when it is time to change the brush head.
Eliminate Normal Bacteria Growth
Brush heads can become habitats for bacteria and not only bacteria from your mouth. Every time you flush the loo in your bathroom, bacteria are sent flying into the air and many of them take residence on your toothbrush. You need to change your toothbrush heads around every three months because oral bacteria and bacteria in the room will stay on your brush and grow. This is often why you keep getting colds in the winter because you need to change the Oral-B FlossAction brush heads.
Reduce Unhealthy Pressure
After regular brushing for three months, your toothbrush head will start to lose its structure and becomes more flexible. This means that the brush will not same amount of resistance on your teeth and as a result a user tends to apply the electric toothbrush harder against their teeth. The problem with this is that applying too much force can hurt the gums and weaken your teeth enamel.
Keep The Bristles Rigid
Brush head bristles are meant to be rigid and they are usually different lengths so that they can clean different areas of your mouth. A prime example of this is the Oral-B Sonic Complete DLX electric toothbrush because Oral-B Sonic heads have criss crossed bristles to allow them to clean difficult areas of your teeth. Refusing to change your Oral-B Sonic heads will result in the brush head missing the areas of your mouth it should be cleaning.