{"title":"What’s Better for Children; an Electric or Manual Toothbrush?","authors":"K. M","doi":"10.32474/IPDOAJ.2021.05.000224","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Is an electric toothbrush better than a regular toothbrush for children? Who should use an electric toothbrush? These are\nsome of the questions that parents are confused about. Unfortunately, scientific research has not found a definite answer to these\nquestions. Many scientific studies have been conducted to investigate the effectiveness of hand or electric toothbrushes in reducing\ngum disease and removing plaque. A review of some studies has revealed that, in general, there is no significant difference between\nhand-held and electric toothbrushes in the ability to plaque removal and gum disease prevention. However, evidence showed that\ncertain types of electric or rechargeable toothbrushes called rotary-oscillating toothbrushes were better and more effective than\nhand-held toothbrushes but if the correct brushing method is followed.","PeriodicalId":106996,"journal":{"name":"Interventions in Pediatric Dentistry Open Access Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Interventions in Pediatric Dentistry Open Access Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.32474/IPDOAJ.2021.05.000224","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Is an electric toothbrush better than a regular toothbrush for children? Who should use an electric toothbrush? These are
some of the questions that parents are confused about. Unfortunately, scientific research has not found a definite answer to these
questions. Many scientific studies have been conducted to investigate the effectiveness of hand or electric toothbrushes in reducing
gum disease and removing plaque. A review of some studies has revealed that, in general, there is no significant difference between
hand-held and electric toothbrushes in the ability to plaque removal and gum disease prevention. However, evidence showed that
certain types of electric or rechargeable toothbrushes called rotary-oscillating toothbrushes were better and more effective than
hand-held toothbrushes but if the correct brushing method is followed.