Electric Toothbrushes For Children

Electric toothbrushes are a great investment for everybody, even children! These appliances are easy to use while providing you with a superior brushing experience. At Kidz Connextion Dental & Braces, located in Phoenix, AZ, we often get parents asking about electric toothbrushes. That’s why we’ve created this short guide. To learn more, contact our office today.

Getting your child an electric toothbrush is a surefire way to make brushing fun and exciting. It guarantees a lifetime of healthy habits and superior brushing. Children over the age of three can use these appliances.

There are a few great benefits right off the bat. First, electric toothbrushes are super easy to use! It does all the heavy lifting for your child. It provides a thorough brushing throughout the entire mouth. Your child just has to move the toothbrush to the correct areas. Some even come with built-in timers! There is also the matter of plaque removal. Research shows that electric toothbrushes remove more plaque than manual ones. This is because of the consistency of the brushing and how easily it cleans the harder areas.

The best part about electric toothbrushes: they’re fun! Your child will enjoy the novelty and magic of them. They are sold in many colors, along with the styles of your child’s favorite characters. Ranging from Star Wars to Disney, the options are endless.

Kidz Connextion Dental & Braces are located in three offices in the Phoenix, AZ, area. For N. 75th Avenue, call 623-232-0749. For N. 24th Street, call 480-666-5984. Lastly, for E. Baseline Road, dial 480-405-4714. Learn more about our services by visiting our website at https://www.kidzconnextion.com/

Choosing Dental Products

At Kidz Connextion Dental & Braces we encourage our patients to change toothbrushes every 3 months or when the bristles are worn down. If your bristles are worn down and hardened, your teeth are not being cleaned effectively even with toothpaste.

When it comes to the best toothbrush for your teeth, it all depends on how well you brush and how effectively. If you brush for a full two minutes using toothpaste, that is the most important thing. For patients whose teeth need to be cleaned more thoroughly, we encourage them to use an electric toothbrush to reach the plaque that is difficult with a normal toothbrush.

While electric toothbrushes can be expensive, studies have shown people to receive better results from cleaning with an electric toothbrush as opposed to a traditional toothbrush. During your next visit with us, we can recommend the best toothbrush for your teeth.

Regardless of the toothbrush you use, remember to brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste for the cleanest tooth possible.

To schedule an appointment, please visit one of the Kidz Connextion Dental & Braces offices located around the Phoenix area, or visit our website or call our offices.

Electric Toothbrushes

At Kidz Connextion Dental Care, a lot of our educational efforts are devoted to the importance of twice daily brushing. However, it is undeniable that there are a lot of children who struggle with this. Recently, manufacturers of electric toothbrushes have ramped up their marketing to children, so we thought we’d provide an overview of the pros and cons.

Many of the new electric toothbrushes incorporate smartphone apps. While the ones aimed at adults tend to provide direct feedback on brushing technique, those aimed at children mostly offer encouragement or provide them with a game to play which is designed to ensure that they are brushing for the right length of time. Apps such as those made by Oral B and Kolibree can be adjusted by parents to provide children with rewards.

Electric toothbrushes are expensive and offer very little added benefit to people who brush properly for two full minutes during each session. But in people who for whatever reason don’t learn the right motions or can’t maintain them for a long time, electric toothbrushes bring a marked improvement in oral hygiene. They don’t require the patient to brush for nearly as long as normal toothbrushes do, and are more forgiving of a user with undeveloped or compromised manual dexterity.

Kidz Connextion Dental Care maintains offices around Phoenix. To find out more, visit our website at KidzConnextion.com.