Do electric toothbrushes damage theย teeth?ย This is a commonly asked questionย and the short answer is NO.ย
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An electric toothbrush will not normally damage the teeth. However, there is a particular circumstance in which a toothbrush could do damage to the teeth. So continue reading to find out what that circumstance is!
An electricย toothbrush relies on you toย actually handle and control theย toothbrush in the mouth and move itย across the teeth surfaces and it is you as the human that holds theย toothbrush that is normally the reasonย as to why an electric toothbrush couldย do damage to the teeth. Many peopleย actually brush their teeth with too muchย force. They’re applying too much pressureย as they brush their teeth. So they’reย scrubbing the teeth really hard and thisย hard brushing can actually wear away andย damage the enamel as well as the softย gum tissues that you have around yourย teeth.
This is the cause primarilyย behind electric toothbrushes doingย damage to the teeth. But the electricย toothbrushes only cause that damageย because it’s you controlling theย toothbrush that has applied too muchย pressure. If the toothbrush is used correctly, itย won’t cause any damage to the toothย surfaces and in fact a 2012 studyย has actuallyย found that an electric toothbrush doesย less damage to the teeth than a manualย toothbrush.
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Now we have another articleย thatย demonstrates precisely how you shouldย brush your teeth with an electricย toothbrush. You can check that out as well because the approach to use to brush your teeth is quite specific with an electric toothbrush and it’s different from a manual brush.ย
Now thereย are many stories some of which have beenย sensationalized online or circulateย amongst family and friends that suggestย an electric toothbrush can do damage toย their teeth but the evidence reallyย lacks to prove that the electricย toothbrush is at full our own in-houseย dentists have no reason to believe anย electric toothbrush will damage theย teeth and the clinical data seems toย back this up as well.
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Independent research organizationย Cochrane actually conducted a review ofย clinical studies into toothbrushes. They actually found that on averageย you’re going to get a 21% improvement inย the oral health of your mouth by usingย an electric toothbrush. So there we haveย it!ย An electric toothbrush will notย normally damage the teeth unless is usedย incorrectly by the user.
