Electric v Manual

[China Doll]

Morning All,

I keep forgetting to ask this so while I've just thought of it...

I have an electric toothbrush, it's about the third one I've brought and I just can't get on with it. My teeth never feel clean afterwards and I'm just not feeling the love for it and for the last two months have been quite happy reverting back to using my manual tooth brush (which is also a nicer colour but that's probably beside the point). My friends swear by their electric toothbrushes and claim they are far superior in every way. Are they really better? What about those toothbrushes that are like manual ones but have a 'vibrate' type bit, would they be ok?

I want to use the best thing on my teeth but I and if that is the electric toothbrush then so be it... Just after some advice really.

Cheers.

[ummmm]

My Ex use to go to the dentists religiously every 6 months. I got him an electric tootbrush for Christmas one year. At the next visit to the dentist he knew he was using one by the improvement in his teeth.

[ummmm]

The dentist new that is...

[lollyone]

I think your mouth in general doesn't feel as clean with an electric brush. It doesn't get a good foam up and you can't brush your tongue properly with it. Plus I think it takes loads longer. I've had a few but always revert back to the manual one.

[magicmerlin]

ummmm - you were right first time with 'knew'

[Sachs]

Hi China,
I use both alternately x

[ummmm]

I spelt it wrong the second time but I meant that the dentist knew he was using an electric one. When I read it back it sounded like I might be saying my Ex knew....obviously he knew...lol

[China Doll]

This is the sort of mixed opinion I keep getting really and the stuff about dentists being able to tell the difference. My teeth just don't feel clean when I've used them in comparrison to my manual. Maybe it's all in my head... I keep thinking as well that other than a filling at my last check up (root canal narrowly avoided, result!), the dentist hasn't said there's any problems with my teeth and I'd not been in years so maybe my little manual isn't that bad after all?

I wonder if mrX has been around lately, anyone seen him?