Speaking of our teeth, everybody wants to ensure that we're providing them the most professional care possible. Your every day toothbrush is an important tool in the fight against plaque, and getting the most professional toothbrush we possibly can should be a important priority. But choosing a decent electric toothbrush can be hard. This is mainly due to the huge array of differing models for sale, and the hundreds of different features that each model has built in can be confusing. In this article, we're going to enlighten you and let you know what we believe are the features that you should demand when looking for your brand new electric toothbrush. To get off to a good start, you should grab yourself a braun electric toothbrush.

 

A built-in brushing timer is an absolute must. Were you aware of the fact that the dentist-recommended brushing duration is two minutes? Whether you did or not, there's a high likelihood that you're not observing this properly. Ok, brushing your teeth isn’t exactly the most exciting thing to do (nor is it mine), and because of this you'll generally be in a race to finish it off as quick as you can. You'd be amazed how little time you might actually be spending on brushing your teeth! Modern sonic electric toothbrushes will come with a built-in brushing timer which checks how long you've been brushing for, and will indicate to you when you have been brushing for the recommended two minutes. As a result your teeth will be getting a great brushing, and you don’t need to keep count! If you want more information on what dentists recommend for brushing, check out our blog.

 

Our second recommended feature, is a built-in quad timer. Not only do people use less time than they ought to on brushing their teeth, but for the little time that they do use they tend not to balance out the brushing equally between the four areas of their mouth. You may begin with purpose, giving the first quarter of your mouth a vigorous brushing, before going too quickly through the remaining quadrants of the mouth. Therefore not all the teeth get the same attention, and the teeth that you brush over quickly are more prone to tooth decay. Toothbrushes with a built-in quad timer will indicate to you when you need to move your brush to another quarter of the mouth. This will go a long way to to be sure all of your teeth get an equal amount of brushing, and won’t leave any gum disease causing plaque bacteria.

 

Third on the essential feature shopping list, is rotation. A lot of the toothbrushes around only brush via oscillation. The best toothbrushes oscillate, but they also rotate simultaneously. This is more important that it sounds, as recent clinical studies have recently suggested that electric toothbrushes that rotate and simultaneously oscillate actually remove from the teeth 10% more plaque bacteria than those that don't. This actually means on average a 20% less chance of contracting tooth decay or gum disease. A Braun toothbrush such as the Oral B Triumph 5000 provides both oscillation and rotation, and the peace of mind that goes along with great cleaning.

 

Finally, we also advise finding a toothbrush that has a quick charging battery. The battery of most electric toothbrushes last a long time nowadays (easily long enough for business trips), however an all too common problem is the amount of time it takes to charge the battery. On some brushes, this can be a painful  17 hours! This means if you find that your toothbrush battery has died when you wake up in the morning, there's no way you'll be able to charge it quickly enough to clean your teeth before you leave for work. This is a real problem for people who don’t want to leave their brush on charge twenty-four-seven. The good thing is that most newer brushes will charge much quicker now. As a result, there are brushes available that you can charge fully in just half the time. This is a lot more convenient; simply throw your brush on the charger before you leave for work, and you’ll have a fully charged brush when you are ready to use it again.