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While the thoroughness of brushing is dependent on the
nature of the user, power brushes may help simplify the
brushing process. The individual will still need to prop-
erly angle the brush in the mouth, but once in place, the
brush head motion will do all the work. Since a power
brush generates more strokes per minute than a manual
brush, the individual may remove more biofilm in the
same amount of brushing time.
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Because there are different types of units available, be
sure to review the manufacturer’s complete instruction
guide PRIOR to recommending or demonstrating the
product. Recommending and instructing is easier if you
have read all instructions and tried the product yourself.
Oral Health Outcomes
A toothbrush is the most frequently used self-care device.
Yet the ability to effectively remove biofilm with a tooth-
brush varies from person to person. For the last several
years, power toothbrushes have become an integral rec-
ommendation to improve biofilm control. There is a
growing body of evidence on products currently available,
which show when compared to a manual toothbrush,
many power toothbrushes are:
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• Superior at removing biofilm
• Effective at reducing gingivitis
• Likely to enhance stain removal
• As safe as a manual brush for soft and hard tissue
• Well-liked and even preferred by individuals
Waterpik
®
Power Toothbrushes
Waterpik Technologies entered the power toothbrush
market more than thirty years ago. From the original
Touch-Tronic
®
toothbrush to today’s SynchroSonic™ Plus
advanced action sonic plaque removal system, Waterpik
®
rechargeable power brushes remove biofilm and reduce
bleeding better than a manual toothbrush.
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Vibe
®
Electric Toothbrush
The Vibe
®
toothbrush is quiet and small enough to take
everywhere. See Figure 2. Up to 15,000 brush strokes per
minute clean better than a manual toothbrush.
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Features include:
• Gentle side-to-side
vibrating brushing
action
• Ergonomically designed
for ease and comfort
• Disposable, like a
manual brush. No
need to replace batter-
ies or brush heads
• Internal battery lasts
up to six months
• Includes a handy travel
brush cover
• Available in four colors
SenSonic
®
High
Performance Sonic Plaque Remover
The SenSonic
®
tooth-
brush is a brush with
state-of-the-art sonic
technology producing
30,000 gentle brush
strokes per minute. See
Figure 3. It has a soft,
compact, contoured
brush head design, elec-
tronic feedback system
that automatically adjusts
speed to maintain peak
performance, a power
indicator light, and a
dishwasher safe, easy to
clean storage carousel.
Several clinical trials
have been conducted on the SenSonic
®
toothbrush
including studies that show its ability to alter bacteria,
reduce biofilm, stain, and gingivitis, and equivalency to
the Sonicare
®
toothbrush.
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Ability to alter bacteria
• Blanco and co-workers showed that exposure to the
sonic frequency generated by the SenSonic
®
toothbrush
severely disrupted the structural integrity of the
periodontal pathogen, T denticola (spirochetes).
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Figure 2
Figure 3