| Like many of you, since childhood I have used a | | | | proper job. The dentist then got an electric toothbrush |
| manual toothbrush. I saw my family use manual | | | | and used it on the dark blue plaqued teeth; you could |
| toothbrushes so you go with what you know. Manual | | | | see the plaque being brushed away. It would be great |
| toothbrushes alone come in many shapes and sizes. | | | | to able use a blue dye, in the morning to see if you |
| So when you decide on which toothbrush you are | | | | were doing a good job. You must remember your |
| comfortable with, they introduce electric ones. | | | | toothbrush is just a tool it's the user who needs to |
| Now you have the dilemma of which electric | | | | know how to use it to get the best results. |
| toothbrush to use for there are many of them | | | | With so many toothbrushes on the market I can |
| available. But the biggest problem you will face is | | | | understand the public getting confused. There are rules |
| whether to stick with your trusted manual, which has | | | | on how to brush, how long to brush and which |
| worked for you for years or switch. | | | | toothbrush to use. But consider the advertisements |
| I watched a programme called "10 years younger" | | | | they are only pushing the benefits their products |
| presented by Myleene Klass, which I found very | | | | supports. To get a proper, professional opinion talk to |
| informative to say the least. On this programme, they | | | | your dentist, they are by far the best person to listen |
| devised a demonstration. The lady dentist went into a | | | | to. They are there to look after your teeth and keep |
| shopping centre and asked 5 passers by if they had | | | | them health. Some people may have sensitive gums |
| brushed their teeth that morning. Of course they all | | | | and by using an electric brush could cause more harm |
| replied yes, I mean would you say no on national TV. | | | | than good. Your dentist knows best and they may |
| She then coated the 5 volunteer's teeth with a blue | | | | even direct you to the brand of brush ideal for your |
| dentist dye. She asked them to rinse and the blue dye | | | | teeth needs. Get the best advice you can before you |
| showed that the darker the dye, the more build up of | | | | make up your mind to switch or stay the same. |
| plaque there was on the teeth. The volunteers looked | | | | So there you have it. Manual or electric- ask your |
| in the mirror with disgust. | | | | dentist. |
| I totally understood, you have brushed your teeth and | | | | Happy brushing! |
| then you find out that the brushing has not done a | | | | |