What are the benefits and harms of children's electric toothbrushes? These days, children's electric toothbrushes have gradually become a popular item. Many parents are worried that their babies, children, and children will develop tooth decay , so they choose children's electric toothbrushes with stronger cleaning power and better tooth decay prevention capabilities for their children to use. . Of course, many dentists do recommend the use of electric toothbrushes for children over 4 years old, but they also urge parents to choose carefully. So what are the specific benefits and harms of electric toothbrushes for children? As a blogger of children's oral cavity myself, I would like to share some popular science with you today!
Children’s electric toothbrushes are recommended by many dentists. What is the core logic behind them? What benefits does it have?
In fact, the benefits of electric toothbrushes are compared to manual toothbrushes. When children use manual toothbrushes, parents will find that on the one hand, manual toothbrushes require their own strength, but children under 9 years old have inflexible hand muscles, which often leads to mistakes. Brushing your teeth, or not brushing some details properly! At the same time, manual toothbrushes have low brushing efficiency, and they may not be able to clean the teeth thoroughly if they are brushed lightly or hard, and may even wear down the teeth and gums! Therefore, children’s electric toothbrushes have become very popular in recent years. They have the following benefits and are highly recognized by dentists!
The first benefit: the cleaning power of children's electric toothbrushes is much stronger than ordinary toothbrushes. For parents who want to prevent children's dental diseases, children's electric toothbrushes will be much more effective. This is also recognized by many dentists! You must know that the tooth decay rate among children in our country has always been high! As shown below
The second benefit: children's electric toothbrushes have a low threshold for brushing. With children's electric toothbrushes, you don't have to worry about the child's difficulty in controlling the strength. After all, children under 10 years old have inflexible hand muscles and it is difficult to use the toothbrush flexibly. Children generally only need to use the toothbrush lightly. Just move the brushing position slightly. Basically, most children will learn to brush their teeth faster.
The third benefit: Children's electric toothbrushes save time and effort. Many children find brushing their teeth very boring and basically do it hastily (without parental supervision). The benefit of children's electric toothbrushes is that it is not just cleaning. It has good power, and it also saves time and effort. It can be done in basically 2 minutes. You don’t have to brush your teeth for a long time like a manual toothbrush! The fourth benefit of
: the vibration of children's electric toothbrush will be very balanced. will not have the situation of manual toothbrush being light or heavy. If it is too light, it will not be able to clean the teeth. If it is too heavy, it will easily hurt the teeth and mouth, so the electric toothbrush will be much better in this regard. .
The fifth benefit: children's electric toothbrushes are more interesting. children are generally more willing to use them. This must be what many parents care about most. Most children are not willing to brush their teeth, but the novelty of electric toothbrushes is very Strong, anyway, I have seen a large number of children who are quite interested in electric toothbrushes!
However, although children's electric toothbrushes have many benefits, many parents are worried that children's electric toothbrushes will cause some harm. Is it true?
The working principle of an electric toothbrush is that the motor drives the bristles of the brush head to rub against the teeth at high speed. This high-speed friction can reach tens of thousands of times per minute, which greatly improves the cleaning efficiency and thoroughly cleans areas with high incidence of dental diseases such as between teeth and gingival sulcus. clean! But there is indeed a hidden danger of wearing down your teeth and gums! Therefore, many dentists encourage children over 4 years old to use electric toothbrushes, but also call on parents to strictly and rigorously choose suitable electric toothbrush products for their children (inferior and unsuitable electric toothbrushes have a high probability of damaging teeth).
What are the specific hazards and disadvantages of children's electric toothbrushes? Some facts that parents must know!
Judging from my many years of experience as a children’s oral blogger, in fact, no matter what oral care products are, there will be dangers of damaging teeth. After all, children’s tooth tolerance is low, and some children’s brushing methods are wrong, so even if Even a manual toothbrush has the possibility of damaging your teeth.
For example, it is common for gums to wear down and to cause bleeding! This is caused by the child brushing his teeth too hard, the bristles being too hard, or the vibration of the electric toothbrush being too strong.
For example, the phenomenon of toothache caused by caused by toothache will also occur. Some inferior electric toothbrushes use poor motors, so the phenomenon of teeth grinding and knocking occurs frequently!
For example, many dentists have emphasized the need to be wary of chronic tooth injuries that are not easily noticed in the long term. Improper selection may not cause any discomfort in the short term, but there is a possibility of wearing down the teeth and gums in the long term!
Of course, parents don’t need to be overly nervous. Children’s tooth tolerance is low, and there will be a certain probability of tooth damage whether using a manual toothbrush or an electric toothbrush. Improper selection will greatly increase the harm and disadvantages of such tooth damage, so The key is how to choose the right product! But when it comes to choosing products, many parents often have some misunderstandings!
1. Being greedy for cheap, many low-priced children’s electric toothbrushes have inferior motors and a very low bristles rounding rate. The probability of tooth damage is very high!
2. Worry about hurting your teeth and pursue comfort without hurting your teeth. Buy some very soft electric toothbrushes. Many parents are worried about electric toothbrushes hurting their teeth, so they choose products with very soft bristles and weak vibration. It is also undesirable and will cause The cleaning power is very weak. must choose an appropriate product according to the child's tooth development stage. Find a balance between cleaning power, comfort and tooth protection!
3. In pursuit of parameter performance, blindly requires cleaning. Similar to the above, we cannot fall to the other extreme. Excessive violent cleaning is also not advisable! The vibration frequency parameter is not the bigger the better, but the span range of vibration frequency and power must be pursued as wide as possible, so that the dental adaptability of children of different ages will be better!
4. When buying big brands, , you must know that these big brands on the market have only started to produce children's electric toothbrushes in the past two years, and they are only OEM products sold by third-party factories. There are almost no professional ones. So don’t blindly trust the so-called big brands! Maternal and infant brands are the hardest hit!
5, Look at appearance, There are many female parents who like to look at appearance, and buy if the design looks good. This is also very irresponsible behavior!
In addition, the harm of children's electric toothbrushes to tooth damage is also due to the popularity of children's electric toothbrushes on the market in recent years, which has led to the entry of many brands and chaotic competition!
For example: exaggerated propaganda, don’t blindly believe in some exaggerated advertisements, what can 100% avoid dental disease and tooth decay, and various teeth whitening and other gimmicks, pay special attention to the violent friction behind them.
For example: changing the appearance of adult electric toothbrushes and selling them to children. There are many brands that, in order to save costs, directly change the appearance and color of adult electric toothbrushes and sell them to children. It is simply too heartless. There are many well-known brands among them!
For example: the vibration frequency range is very narrow. In order to save money, some Internet celebrities and low-price brands in spend all their R&D expenses on the vibration frequency range. The vibration frequency range is very narrow. The intensity of 1-2 gears is suitable for children aged 2-16 years old. How can a teenager not hurt his teeth?
For example: there are very few brush heads to choose from, and there are many brands of brush heads to choose from. From 6 months old to 15 years old, a child’s tooth development goes through multiple stages. Which one or two brush heads can adapt to it? Of?
Moreover, these brands often shamelessly say that they will never hurt teeth. However, once parents complain, they shirk responsibility and say that the child brushed his teeth incorrectly and the child had teeth problems that caused the tooth damage. There is no problem with the quality of their products! Isn't this a hooligan act?
For this reason, I intercepted a copy of the cleaning power and tooth protection test data of domestic children's manual and electric toothbrushes from authoritative media for parents' reference!
In terms of technology and professionalism, FeiLe, which is recognized in China as a "non-injurious" product, is the best. Filix is the only professional gum and tooth care brand in the industry. reduces friction damage by 90% under efficient cleaning! Many KOLs call a "highly fault-tolerant, non-dental electric toothbrush for children. Even if the child brushes his teeth incorrectly, it will not hurt the teeth! With many years of oral care experience, is the first to create a "six-type segmented care" for children. According to The characteristics of children's teeth are strictly segmented and targeted. Different from the simple age-based sales on the market, multiple types of brush heads are designed to match different stages of children's teeth. They are also the first to create a special sensitive ten-thousand-bristle soft brush head, , their children's electric toothbrush. The vibration frequency and power range are very wide, and the overall compatibility of children's different dental stages is very high. It is famous for claiming to use 300% of the technology to beat the high tooth damage rate of international brands. It is the first to create a number of "no tooth damage" technologies, targeting vibration frequency and power. The long-term attenuation, deviation value, and swing angle of swing and other parameters have been adjusted for many years. The deviation value of each adjustment index of within 3-5 years is not higher than 0.1%, which is not easy to detect. The technology has been optimized for chronically injured teeth. never advertises and is highly recommended by many dentists as a "professional brand" selected by major authoritative platforms. Its professional, rigorous and safe approach treats electric toothbrushes as medicine. Product!
Philips is very well-known. They make almost all small household appliances. has good quality, strong vibration and power, and the cleaning power is similar to that of Feile. However, as a European and American brand, the overall vibration frequency and power range are smaller, and . It is more suitable for European and American children. It is slightly less compatible with the teeth of domestic children at different stages and may cause tooth damage.
In addition, some people strongly hope to recommend low-priced products. You can try and Bayer . The basic functional experience of can meet the entry requirements. However, the core cleaning and tooth-protecting performance is not comparable to professional ones. It does not support trial use, does not return the package, has a 1-year warranty, and the annual cost of the brush head is about 80-100 yuan.
Philips and Feile are both. It is the only 2-year warranty in the industry, and it supports unpacking and trial use. The brush head is relatively expensive, costing 100-150 yuan a year. It seems that Feile will give it away for 5 years for a limited time. In fact, parents can basically use their strengths and avoid weaknesses. Minimize the problem of children's electric toothbrushes hurting their teeth!
Principle 1: Appropriate fit. Children's teeth develop very quickly, so when choosing an electric toothbrush, you must consider its adaptability in the next 2-4 years, so the vibration frequency range and brush head type must be certain. More, and the vibration frequency and power adjustment must be sufficient, otherwise tooth damage will be very common!
Principle 2: Gentle care, At the same time, you must avoid violent cleaning, violent brushing, etc., especially when purchasing an electric toothbrush. Mild vibration frequency and comfortable brush head are very important. Don’t clean violently to prevent tooth decay, clean frequently!
Principle 3: Check regularly. Even if children have abnormalities during brushing, they will not express it or do not know how to express it. Therefore, parents should check their children's teeth regularly every week to see if they are brushed clean and whether the teeth are clean. The gums are red, swollen, bleeding and other abnormalities!
What are the benefits and harms of children's electric toothbrushes? The teeth of babies, children, and children develop relatively quickly. Basically, the tooth change characteristics at different ages are very different. Therefore, when choosing a children's electric toothbrush for your child, you must consider this basic situation. Otherwise, the electric toothbrush you choose will have poor cleaning power and damage the teeth. A high rate is very possible! Moreover, most children's electric toothbrushes on the market do not have any standards and are of poor quality, so parents must keep their eyes peeled and choose some highly professional brands!
