Ultrasonic toothbrush

The smartest toothbrushes - what are they?

While inventing the most advanced medical technologies and medicinal products, scientists and specialists also think about the most ordinary but very necessary things. For example... a toothbrush!

We have already introduced you to some of them. We present to you the most modern and advanced types of toothbrushes: electric, sonic and ultrasonic. The principle of operation of an electric toothbrush lies in its ability to clean the surface of the teeth with the help of moving cleaning heads that make reciprocating movements.

A sonic toothbrush consists of bundles of bristles that, under the influence of high-frequency vibrations at a speed of 10-30 thousand movements per minute, clean the surface of the tooth enamel by pulsation. Brushes of this type have a built-in frequency generator that produces a sound oscillating wave that destroys plaque.

The operation of an ultrasonic toothbrush is based on a system that creates a vibration-oscillatory wave of up to 102 million movements per minute, in the 1.6-1.7 MHz range. Under the influence of these waves, teeth are not only cleaned of plaque, but also, and this is very important, the products of harmful microbes are neutralized.

Advantages and contraindications of using an ultrasonic toothbrush

An ultrasonic brush has the following positive qualities:

• It has a therapeutic effect, reducing gum bleeding;
• It serves as a means of preventing gingivitis. Due to the deep penetration of the waves into the gingival periodontal pockets, pathological microflora is destroyed, which is mostly dangerously localized in the area of the tooth neck;
• It improves blood microcirculation in the tissues of the oral cavity;
• Redox processes in tissues are enhanced;
• The production of useful biologically active substances, such as serotonin, histamine and heparin, becomes more active;
• It effectively removes plaque in places that are difficult to reach with conventional brushes: interdental spaces, depressions on molars, the inner surface of teeth, and gum pockets;
• It promotes more intensive and deeper absorption of useful substances contained in therapeutic toothpastes, for example, calcium.

But! Even the smartest toothbrushes cannot completely clean the surface of the teeth from hard plaque 100% of the time. Only professional teeth cleaning is capable of this.

And an ultrasonic toothbrush is no exception. However, for all its usefulness, it has a number of contraindications for use:

• The presence of tumors in the body;
• The presence of a pacemaker;
• Pregnancy at any stage;
• A period of exacerbation of chronic diseases in the body, especially of a dental nature: periodontitis or gingivitis;
• The presence of periodontitis - inflammation in the area of the tooth root;
• The presence of crowns, fillings and veneers.

If a person has crowns, fillings, or veneers, the structure of the tooth is naturally disturbed and is not uniform in density. When using an ultrasonic toothbrush, different structural areas are affected at different speeds, and this may cause a filling to fall out or a veneer to come off.

Now you are familiar with the most modern types of toothbrushes and can choose the brush that suits you best.