Electric Toothbrush Damage Gums

Sonic toothbrush, rotating toothbrush or manual brush?

I went to the dentist today and told me I have pregnancy gingivitis. She advised me to get a rotating head electric toothbrush.
I used one before and it damaged my gums so I did some research and found that a sonic toothbrush is very good but have also found that a manual is best.
Any advice greatfully welcomed. Thank you.

Actually, the previous answer is not quite right. Consumer Reports, the highly respected and independent testing agency recently tested toothbrushes, and the one they found the most effective was a rotating head brush, with the sonic brush a close second. In other words, Consumer Reports agrees with your dentist.

As it happens, I have used all three in the last few months, ever since I started to get serious about taking better care of my teeth. I am currently using a sonic brush, but I am thinking seriously about going back to the rotating head type. The reason is that I find it much simpler to clean the back of my teeth with the rotating head. It just reaches back there more easily, because the rotating head is small enough. Sonic brushes have the advantage of their sonic action, which cleans between teeth better than other types. But if you floss regularly, as you should, I think that advantage starts to go away.

Basically, all three types of brushes will do the job if you use them the right way, which includes brushing for at least two minutes at least twice a day. If you like one type of brush more than the others, it might make you use it more, and that would definitely make it the best brush for you.

Since your dentist recommends a rotating head, start with that one. An inexpensive but fairly good rotating head brush is the Spinbrush by Arm & Hammer (formerly made by Crest). You can pick that up for less than $10 in most drug stores. Oral B makes much more sophisticated rotating head brushes, but they can also cost more than ten times as much.

Good luck, and I hope this helps.

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