Using a Toothbrush with Timer is Useful for Adults and Children

Maintaining a beautiful smile requires hard work and discipline from an early age. Children need to be taught the importance of good oral hygiene and one of the things which are becoming increasingly popular is the electric toothbrush for children. There is more than one type of children electric toothbrush and they all work on the same basic principal.

The Braun Oral B electric toothbrush is a good choice as is the Braun Sonic toothbrush. The major drawback to electric toothbrushes, in many people's opinions, is the cost; starter kits are generally between thirty five and fifty five pounds, although you can purchase some for less or more. In the long run, however, they may not cost much more than manual brushes, as they need to be replaced far less often.

Advantages of using electric toothbrushes include:

They clean your teeth more thoroughly.They keep you from brushing too hard.They're easier to use for people with dexterity issues.They have built-in timers so you brush the proper amount of time.They're greener.

A Braun electric toothbrush will make cleaning teeth properly a lot easier for many people, especially those who have difficulty with manual dexterity and have trouble in reaching the certain places of the mouth. I find that the best type of electric toothbrush for children is a toothbrush with timer. In fact, not only children but also adults can benefit from these since if we are honest we know that we do not spend long enough on brushing our teeth each day.

Most of us do not even realise that two minutes is the minimum we need to spend morning and night on brushing our teeth and those of us who know this fact do not realise how long two minutes can actually be. This is why a toothbrush with timer is useful so that we brush properly and maintain our gleaming pearly whites.

I know that the only time I used to spend the proper amount of time on brushing was just before a visit to the dentist and that was just so that I would not get told off! This is the case with many people and as for other oral hygiene procedures such as flossing; well they hardly ever get a look in. These days there are even apps that you can get on your phone which will tell you how long you have been brushing for and even when to change to another area of the mouth.

A Braun electric toothbrush is better for cleaning your teeth than a manual toothbrush but you still need to follow the basic guidelines for maintaining healthy teeth and gums. These include not only brushing for the required length of time but also brushing using the correct techniques. You also need to be aware of which foods and drinks to avoid in excess and make sure that you do not have any of these just before you go to bed, especially without the proper brushing and flossing.