Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey Forum,
I just wanted to know is it REALLY necessary to buy one of those expensive electric tootbrushes? I have an oral-b cross action powermax that I only paid about 10 bucks for and I can definetly tell the difference between it and the manual brush. But I don't want to miss out on some great benefit by being cheap. Thanks for your input.

i bought an expensive electric toothbrush and prefer my manual one. i think the cheaper power brushes are just as good, if not better, than the electric ones because i've found that even on the lowest setting, the vibration is just too much for me.

Thanks for your replies. I tend to probably agree that the electic brushes may be hurt my tooth too.

I think that the best type of brush is the one that you feel comfortable with, and that does a good job cleaning your teeth. My kids have those battery-powered inexpensive spinbrushes and their checkups have been great.

Well my daily regimen is as follows and seems to work out pretty good:

Morning: Rinse with Anti-Cavity Rinse, brush with electric oralwave 2 minute timed tooth brush (two cycles) and rinse with Listerine

After lunch (while at work mind you): Rinse with warm wather, brush with travel brush and floss with oral b super floss

Evening: Brush with oral b cross action power max electric brush, floss with oralb superfloss and rinse with flouride rinse.

And Lucyloop , I'm definetly investing in a cordless rechargeable Waterpik, the small one. I'm ordering today from ebay!

I think you'll find out when you go for a cleaning whether your routine is sufficient or not. If it's not, then that's the time to change. If it is, then great!

I got a Crest Spinbrush in my "goodie bag" when I got my braces and I used that until my first cleaning. The cleaning did not go well - I had a lot of plaque and the assistant (who had braces as an adult also) recommended the Sonicare 7300. So, I upgraded to the 7300 - bough it off Ebay at a good price. It was like comparing a Model T to a race car. I really love it because it makes my teeth look better and feel better. My second cleaning, three months after the first, was better but still had room for improvement, even with my beloved 7300. A different assistant suggested that I use a proxy brush more often. And, that seems to be making an additional difference. I am a proxy-brush convert now.

So, the 7300 is worth it for me, but I had to find out the hard way.

OK,
I just want to udpate and let you guys know I found a Sonciare (4100a) for a steal of a price (it was on clearance at the local CVS). And OMG! I can definetly tell the difference and at my adjustment on Tuesday the Ortho asst commented on my good hygeine.