How To Choose An Electric Toothbrush?

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If you aren't using one of the best electric toothbrushes, then you're really doing yourself and your dental hygiene a disservice.  There's a wealth of clinical study out there pointing to the efficacy and performance of electric toothbrushes over manual brushing, dating as far back as 2013. The SGT Dental College and Research Institute found using an electric toothbrush "demonstrated clinical and statistical improvement in overall plaque scores," findings backed by this 2014 Cochrane study, and this one from the University of Washington, to name but a few.

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00:00yes you definitely need an electric toothbrush in 2025 here's how to tell which one is right for you

00:12it's no secret that electric toothbrushes are so much better than a manual toothbrush at getting

00:17rid of plaque and fighting tooth decay and that's the tooth according to reams of peer-reviewed

00:22research on the topic for example one study we'll link down below shows an 11 increase in

00:28plaque reduction over three months of use when compared to an old-fashioned manual toothbrush

00:34manual disposable toothbrushes just cannot compare when it comes to performance and you end up

00:40throwing them away as soon as they start fraying creating tons of excess landfill waste while you

00:46don't get the e-waste associated with electronics some toothbrush brands are tackling this with

00:51replaceable manual brushes and replaceable brush heads and electric handles that are meant to be

00:56taken apart and repaired i've tested quite a few electric toothbrushes as techradar's resident user

01:02of health gadgets and here's the criteria i use to determine what i personally am going to use to

01:08clean my teeth in the next couple of years let's dive in and find out let's look at affordability

01:16generally speaking you can get a simple one setting sonic toothbrush for around 30 in the us or 25 pounds

01:23in the uk but that's just the starting point and this ultimate supermouth toothbrush costs 99 in the

01:29us or around 80 pounds in the uk and it comes with a charging base and multiple different brush heads

01:34you can get a philips sonicare 7000 series toothbrushes for around 200 or 175 quid if you can find it on sale

01:43for that you get a travel case that also charges the handset a more premium feeling brush handle that's less

01:49plastic toy and more metal lightsaber ai guidance via an app and a larger selection of modes and

01:55intensities 12 in total you don't need the most expensive brushes ever made and i certainly don't

02:01use an app to clean my teeth other than to actually test the kit unless you want a specific feature

02:06like the charging treble case go for the middle of the road and you can't go far wrong

02:10i get up earlier than my partner and sometimes i have to be quiet and i need a toothbrush to suit my

02:18needs this philips brush records around 53 decibels when cleaning teeth equivalent to a moderate

02:24conversation versus the quieter ultimate or cure prox toothbrushes which record around 45 decibels

02:31generally the louder the brush the more powerful the motor if you live alone or noise isn't really a

02:36consideration go for something to give you a really intense clean some toothbrushes advertise

02:42themselves as quiet but unfortunately there's no way of knowing exactly how loud something's going

02:47to be before you test it unless you read some of our reviews of course i don't have sensitive teeth so

02:55i never use the sensitive modes on most electric toothbrushes however i do travel for work so a

03:01charging treble case like the philips or at least a long battery life comes in handy quite a bit i

03:06would also like a toothbrush that can be taken apart and repaired like the surrey sustainable sonic

03:11brush with brush heads that can be recycled picking and choosing the features you're looking for out of

03:17a toothbrush allows you to find the perfect one for you and gives you an indication of how much money

03:22you'll probably need to spend to fulfill those needs the bottom line you don't need all the bells

03:30whistles and features on the most expensive toothbrushes but the really cheap ones are simple plastic

03:36sonic devices which won't last that long finding which toothbrush is right for you is all about

03:42how much you're willing to spend how quiet or powerful you need your brush to be and which of

03:47those features really matter to you thanks for watching and we'll see you next time if you're

03:52looking for an electric toothbrush we'll pop all the links below or you can check out our guide to

03:56the best electric toothbrushes at techradar.com see you there

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