Getting your teeth properly cleaned is a serious business. With the various types available to choose from, may often wonder how they can get a toothbrush that will clean effectively and cause no harm to their gums or teeth.
The following tips will help you:
- Get a well known Brand: It is advisable to go for brands that are well known. There are some brands that are not so common yet cheap and of low quality which damage the gums and teeth and do not clean effectively.
- Check to make sure it is of medium Texture: the toothbrush is classified based on the texture of the bristles; the soft, medium and hard textures. When buying your toothbrush, look out for the word ‘medium’ written on the pack. This ensures you are buying a medium textured toothbrush.
Children’s toothbrushes are generally soft bristles while adults use medium texture for effective cleaning.
The hard toothbrush also known as ‘Smokers brush’ is used by smokers to remove tobacco stains on the teeth. The regular use of hard bristled toothbrushes will lead to the wearing down of the gum with eventual wearing down of the teeth- ‘Cervical abrasion’.
Dentists advise you to change your toothbrush after three months. This is because the bristles of the brush flare out thereby making it less effective for cleaning the teeth. The soft textured toothbrushes tend to have their bristles bend easily compared to the medium texture. The hard texture toothbrush will not flare easily though it is harsh on the gums and teeth.
If you apply much force when brushing, your toothbrush bristles may flare out earlier than three months. In this case, you will need to change your toothbrush earlier than three months.