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Toothbrush Hype

Has anyone else noticed that the hype around the toothbrush isle is about as bad as the cart razors? Every conceivable shape, size battery type . . . and the price!
What's a guy to do? I'm not about to start looking on eBay for a used toothbrush! Anyone found a good serviceable toothbrush for under $3 ?
 
i use an oral b,batt operated.takes aa batteries,last a good while(i brush 2-3 time a day and comes in around $7
 

Rudy Vey

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Has anyone else noticed that the hype around the toothbrush isle is about as bad as the cart razors? Every conceivable shape, size battery type . . . and the price!
What's a guy to do? I'm not about to start looking on eBay for a used toothbrush! Anyone found a good serviceable toothbrush for under $3 ?

I go to my dentist 3 x per year for a cleaning and always get a baggie with a new toothbrush, tooth paste and some floss. These go into my dopp bag for traveling. At home we use the battery operated Oral B brushes we buy at BJ's or Sam's club, four of them are something like $15. They make good cleaning brushes for old razors, too, when they have done their duty in the mouth...
 
I've gone back to using a manual brush (from Sonicares.) I worked out that when they say electric brushes can do the job up to X % better, they are comparing brushing badly with a manual brush against brushing well with the electric. Brush well with a manual brush and you will be fine IMO.
 
Boar brushes are good. I got one from Dr Harris for $15, complete with bone handle. It doesn't look retro, it looks 150 years old! Very thorough and much better than acrylic. I used to have an electric toothbrush and you do get that freshly scrubbed feeling with one, but the boar seems to get into the cracks better and ultimately does a better job, without the intensity. My mouth doesn't feel so invaded, but just as clean with a boar.
 
My hygienist recommended that I get an electric, preferably an Oral B or Sonicare. At the time I had some gum disease. I had a periodontal procedure which is an intensive below gum cleaning/scraping and then took the advise and picked up an Oral B electric. I was really good about flossing and using the brush for about 4 months and my gums got very healthy. Then for some reason I stopped using the electric for 4 months but brushed well with a manual brush and, low and behold, at my next hygienist appointment, my gum health decline. So I started using the Oral B very religiously again and on my next visit there was a huge improvement.

So I'm convinced of the merits of electric toothbrushes. I've since switched to using a Sonicare. I don't think it's better but I wanted to try it out. It seems to whiten the teeth more but the Oral B was better at getting at the back teeth. However, both do a great job keeping the gums healthy which is the most important thing and where electrics really beat manual brushes.
 
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