There is a difference between what I was talking about and what these studies are talking about. They are studying the actual effects on users. Because electric toothbrushes are able to clean teeth more quickly and with less effort people generally have better outcomes with them overall. What I was pointing out is that this is not the same thing as a “better brush”. Clean teeth are clean teeth. Doesn’t matter how you get there, and a manual brush is perfectly capable of cleaning your teeth. It’s just that your supposed to actually brush for 2 whole minutes and use the proper technique which most people don’t do. An electric brush compensates for this which is what the improvements seen in those studies is showing. This is what I meant by the common misconception. People see that generally electric toothbrushes cause better outcomes and assume the overall ability to clean must be better, but if used properly a manual toothbrush gets the job done too.
I can’t speak to all the studies on there because I didn’t read them all, but I’m pretty sure they compared 2 mins with the electric brush to 2 min with manual.
People see that generally electric toothbrushes cause better outcomes and assume the overall ability to clean must be better
Because it’s literally true. Better outcomes means better ability to clean. That’s how it works.
Manual toothbrushes obviously can get the job done, but electric does it better
I mean ok but no… https://www.dentalhealth.org/electric-vs-manual-toothbrushes-plaque-and-gingivitis-control
I think there are eight studies listed there that disagree with you.
There is a difference between what I was talking about and what these studies are talking about. They are studying the actual effects on users. Because electric toothbrushes are able to clean teeth more quickly and with less effort people generally have better outcomes with them overall. What I was pointing out is that this is not the same thing as a “better brush”. Clean teeth are clean teeth. Doesn’t matter how you get there, and a manual brush is perfectly capable of cleaning your teeth. It’s just that your supposed to actually brush for 2 whole minutes and use the proper technique which most people don’t do. An electric brush compensates for this which is what the improvements seen in those studies is showing. This is what I meant by the common misconception. People see that generally electric toothbrushes cause better outcomes and assume the overall ability to clean must be better, but if used properly a manual toothbrush gets the job done too.
I can’t speak to all the studies on there because I didn’t read them all, but I’m pretty sure they compared 2 mins with the electric brush to 2 min with manual.
Because it’s literally true. Better outcomes means better ability to clean. That’s how it works.
Manual toothbrushes obviously can get the job done, but electric does it better