Please recommend an electric toothbrush

[SpokeyDokey]

My old Oral B electric brush needs replacing - it's a few years old and the market appears to have moved on.

Background: I had Graves disease (overactive thyroid) a while back - 'fixed' with radio-iodine treatment which now means my thyroid is non-functional and I take a synthetic thyroxine tablet daily. For some strange reason this gives me free prescriptions for life!

During the most intense phase of the disease my immune system was pretty poor and I developed some gum disease - very sensitive and badly bleeding gums.. With a lot of help from my dentist, some two years later, I now have nice healthy gums and rock solid white teeth.

I want to keep them that way so I am looking for a decent electric toothbrush that will help me - I can ask my dentist but I will not be seeing him until February so I thought I'd ask here.

I want a brush that is particularly effective at cleaning the spaces between teeth and that all important gum-line - without ripping it to shreds.

Any advice and/or recommendations appreciated.

 

[vickster]

I use an oral b one, the hygienist always compliments me on my brushing. I'm onto my third of the same model, under £20 like to freshen up every year or two

Basic, does me. The important thing in actually to brush well for a couple of minutes twice a day

http://www.boots.com/en/Oral-B-Vitality-Precision-Clean-Rechargeable-Electric-Toothbrush_121606/

My brother uses one of the Philips sonic one but I see little point in spending £50+

The other important thing is to floss, every day according to the hygienist, only way to get between the gnashers (obviously I'm rubbish at doing this but do use the dentek flossers as required)

Otherwise why not just phone the dentist for advice

 

[Dayvo]

Same as vickster. Oral B and under 20 quid.

 

[jefmcg]

If you like the Oral B, stick with it. You can use the same brushes you are used to with any of the later models, so the brushing experience will the same. They keep adding things like times, and low battery lights etc, these are not essential, You might like the ones that glow if you press to hard.

I just go into boots and buy whichever Oral B one is currently half price, one of them always is.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I use an oral b one, the hygienist always compliments me on my brushing. I'm onto my third of the same model, under £20 like to freshen up every year or two

Basic, does me. The important thing in actually to brush well for a couple of minutes twice a day

http://www.boots.com/en/Oral-B-Vitality-Precision-Clean-Rechargeable-Electric-Toothbrush_121606/

My brother uses one of the Philips sonic one but I see little point in spending £50+

The other important thing is to floss, every day according to the hygienist, only way to get between the gnashers (obviously I'm rubbish at doing this but do use the dentek flossers as required)

Otherwise why not just phone the dentist for advice

He is very hard to get hold of!

I've been using the little inter-dental brushes (two sizes) every day for over two years now and they are excellent things.

 

[vickster]

Send an email or speak to his hygienist?

Or as above just buy the updated version of yours

 

[John the Monkey]

Our dentist recommends whichever Oral B pro model is £30 on Amazon at the time - I've been pleased with the Pro 2000 I bought, so far.

 

[midlife]

Not a lot of difference between manual and powered but if you want one then buy one with a timer. Don't forget to supplement it with approximal brushes (te pe) that your hygienist can show you how to use.

Shaun

 

[david k]

My old Oral B electric brush needs replacing - it's a few years old and the market appears to have moved on.

Background: I had Graves disease (overactive thyroid) a while back - 'fixed' with radio-iodine treatment which now means my thyroid is non-functional and I take a synthetic thyroxine tablet daily. For some strange reason this gives me free prescriptions for life!

During the most intense phase of the disease my immune system was pretty poor and I developed some gum disease - very sensitive and badly bleeding gums.. With a lot of help from my dentist, some two years later, I now have nice healthy gums and rock solid white teeth.

I want to keep them that way so I am looking for a decent electric toothbrush that will help me - I can ask my dentist but I will not be seeing him until February so I thought I'd ask here.

I want a brush that is particularly effective at cleaning the spaces between teeth and that all important gum-line - without ripping it to shreds.

Any advice and/or recommendations appreciated.

Blimey same as, my gums were terrible when I had Graves' disease, now after a lot of treatment with the hygienist they are a lot better but not great, I use an oral b , not plans on changing yet I like it, I'll watch this thread with interest though

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Blimey same as, my gums were terrible when I had Graves' disease, now after a lot of treatment with the hygienist they are a lot better but not great, I use an oral b , not plans on changing yet I like it, I'll watch this thread with interest though

@david k

Yes - quite a common side effect according to my Consultant & Dentist.

I had some gum recession at the back of my mouth but mainly my gums used to bleed whenever I brushed. Couple of wobbly teeth too although they are now nice and tight again.

Been a bit of a slog to get back on top of them and some pretty uncomfortable deep cleaning below the gum line. I used to have to have my gums numbed when this was carried out but last time I went I didn't and never felt any discomfort. Pretty chuffed with that.

My teeth also stained badly with the drugs I was on (at one point I was taking 42 tablets a day) and they are now nice and white. Not Hollywood white but a million times better than they were.

Only thing that still lingers is occasional eye itchiness and difficulty in losing weight. I had very high levels when I was 'over' and in short I became a pig for food- basically I needed to eat loads as my body was burning up calories like crazy - I've found it really difficult (almost there) to stop being a pig!

Radioiodine treatment is magic although I was very poorly the year before last when I finally 'went under' - could hardly walk up a hill and just could not get warm plus felt pretty down about life.

Hope you are on the way to 'recovery' too.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Our dentist recommends whichever Oral B pro model is £30 on Amazon at the time - I've been pleased with the Pro 2000 I bought, so far.

+1
Dentist and hygienist recommended this..

 

[david k]

@david k

Yes - quite a common side effect according to my Consultant & Dentist.

I had some gum recession at the back of my mouth but mainly my gums used to bleed whenever I brushed. Couple of wobbly teeth too although they are now nice and tight again.

Been a bit of a slog to get back on top of them and some pretty uncomfortable deep cleaning below the gum line. I used to have to have my gums numbed when this was carried out but last time I went I didn't and never felt any discomfort. Pretty chuffed with that.

My teeth also stained badly with the drugs I was on (at one point I was taking 42 tablets a day) and they are now nice and white. Not Hollywood white but a million times better than they were.

Only thing that still lingers is occasional eye itchiness and difficulty in losing weight. I had very high levels when I was 'over' and in short I became a pig for food- basically I needed to eat loads as my body was burning up calories like crazy - I've found it really difficult (almost there) to stop being a pig!

Radioiodine treatment is magic although I was very poorly the year before last when I finally 'went under' - could hardly walk up a hill and just could not get warm plus felt pretty down about life.

Hope you are on the way to 'recovery' too.

Like reading my own story, I know how it feels
Mine was discovered around 2009, through irregular heartbeat and a resting pulse of around 120. Doctor said if I didn't look so fit and healthy he would phone an ambulance immediately
Blood tests discovered Graves' disease and an alarming over active thyroid which was the worse he said he had seen. On drugs before having radio iodine which worked but knocked me under, felt so ill under, was eating lots and carried on when under and put on lots of weight, arhhhhhhhh
Got things settled but the irregular heat rythem has returned so back to hospital to sort that!
It's horrible being over, how I never went completely mad I will never know, under was also bad, I remember not having the energy to pick up a cup of coffee, it was an effort!
Put weight back on, cannot cycle as I'm on apaxiban anticoagulant and the danger associated with a cut and bleeding, waiting for heart ablation in the new year, looking forward to getting back on the bike in the spring

Take it easy, let me know how your recovery goes, it does take time to get to know what your suppose to feel like as graves messes everything up, I forgot what feeling well was

 

[Mrs M]

My Phillips Sonicate was expensive and fell to bits, the head hanging off just attached by a little wire
Rubbish

 

[SpokeyDokey]

His'n'hers twin pack Oral B Pro 2000 ordered from Boots for £60.

Blue for me and pink for Lovely Wife.

Thanks for your help respondees.