Do you use one and if not, can I ask why?

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I am interested in the rough proportion of people in the UK who use an electric toothbrush - no idea why - its just something I pondered upon whilst brushing my teeth. I use an electric, but haven't always - started around 3 years ago, and haven't looked back since. My teeth feel so much cleaner, and its easier too.

I cannot really see why someone wouldn't use one, outside from the expense, which I do understand would be prohibitive for many.

AIBU to ask: do you use an electric toothbrush, and if you don't then what is the reason for that?

Honestly, I don't have my life together enough to keep it charged!
And when you use an electric toothbrush manually, somehow you (i) catch my lip on the rotating head that's not moving.

Oh yes, same here. I've not used an ordinary toothbrush for decades. I recently got an Oral B Genius 8000 - far superior to the model I had before. (It cost £99 but worth every penny.)

I use one. I am an ex dental nurse. They give a more thorough clean

Is there really any need for that?

I use an electric one but sometimes buy an ordinary one for holidays. I find using an ordinary one very slow and it takes me a good five minutes to get my teeth as clean.

I’ve used one for about 10 years. My teeth feel much cleaner using it.

Why are people finding it so hard to keep them charged? Don’t you just plug in the charger in the bathroom and then put the toothbrush back on the charger between uses? Or am I missing something about bathrooms in the UK?

Ha ha ha.

There are rules about having electricity in the bathroom here. Not every house has a power socket in the bathroom.

I’ve been using electric toothbrushes forever!
in the last 2 years though I’ve switched to a silicone toothbrush, why they don’t get the hype they deserve I don’t know.
Ive only ever charged it twice, and I always brush for longer than 2 minutes!

I've tried but I don't like them. They move too fast and make my teeth feel funny. My dentist said he uses a bamboo one and is happy with my teeth so I don't need to switch.

I use one due to arthritis.

Yes but the heads are very expensive as I have the io series 9

Used one for donkeys years and try and keep an up to date model.

Yes I do I started this year and I wouldn’t go back to an ordinary tooth brushe

Im charging mine now and the charge lasts around 3 -4 weeks
I have a case that I keep the charger in
It’s only a cheap £20 reduced from £60 in Superdrug as I used my membership card

Oh that sounds annoying. Pretty standard here to have at least one powerpoint in the bathroom for hairdryers, electric shavers, etc. New builds have multiple powerpoints in the bathrooms.

I'm wondering if I need to go back to manual brushing because of the cost of energy, but I wouldn't want o have to pay for fillings and root canals etc though so it's tricky.

I've had my brush a decade and do the standard 4 brush heads a year. I charge it on Wednesdays. It's a lot less plastic than using skincare.

I’ve used one for years and all the kids do too. I have a charging plug in the bathroom. I do need to remember to rotate them around the charger which is a pain but I think they clean teeth better. I wish you could buy a multi toothbrush charger.

I use a manual toothbrush, I had an electric one but I disliked the sensation and I couldn’t get the hang of not doing the brushing motion. My teeth are clean and healthy with a manual as everytime I go to my six monthly hygienist appointment she literally has nothing to do, to the point that my monthly dental fee has been reduced.

Probably not as good as bamboo but I have ones that are part of a loop recycling system so you send back the old ones!

I've used one for 30 years. If I ever have to use a manual toothbrush, my teeth don't feel clean.

Annoyingly, the house I moved into last year has no socket in the bathroom. Electric toothbrushes are designed to sit on the charging unit all the time, so if you have a socket in the bathroom, you can just keep it on that and it will never run out of charge. And you can rinse the entire brush under the tap, they are meant to get wet!

Yes I do! I also got one about 3 years ago and never looked back however, the battery life is no longer good so may buy another. I got a £25 oral b one (in the sale and more expensive originally supposedly) which was good until the batter life starting depleting.

No they aren’t!
The battery degrades really quickly if you leave them on charge the whole time

much better to let it charge fully, then run out then charge fully…

you can buy adapters for normal plugs so you can plug in a toothbrush charger

Has anyone got a Suri brush?

I keep getting ads for them - they have plant based brush heads which biodegrade and look about the same price as an Oral-B one

i don’t need a new brush atm but am tempted to get more that’s a bit more environmentally friendly when it’s time to replace

www.trysuri.com/products/suri-sustainable-sonic-toothbrush-uv-c-led-case?gclid=CjwKCAjwpKyYBhB7EiwAU2Hn2Wnq0CtPEc1DRdnyv4iGjd6vrzi535IhauOjSTJXrajEvoTMlvwuOxoC7mEQAvD_BwE

I have three that I charge interchangeably and always have! Is that wrong?

I’ve used one for around 15 years. Hate using a manual on holiday. I have a fancy Philips vibrating one now (DH bought me for Christmas - trust me I loved it) and it was weird at first as it vibrates instead of spins. But it’s fab, love it!

Soak the brush head in lemon juice and water, diluted vinegar or a bit of a Milton tablet. Or even very dilute bleach and rinse well.

Electric toothbrush, 30 plus years I think. Can’t remember when I last used a manual brush.