To ask if anyone still uses a non electric toothbrush?

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Tonight I used an ordinary manual toothbrush, first time in ages as I was unable to use my electric one.

It felt strange.
Two questions I have, does everyone have an electric one today?

Is it possible to clean your teeth as well with one?
Or is it electric all the way for the best clean?😱

I occasionally grab a manual when in a rush

I just bought a SURI after being sucked in by ads and can’t work it out, feel like I just can’t work out how best to brush with it?

I prefer a manual toothbrush and my dentist is very happy with my teeth.

Have never had an electric one and don't want one

I never had an electric toothbrush.

I'm 45 and don't have a single filling.

Have an electric one for years and believe my teeth are cleaner as a result. Zero evidence, just think they are.

I still use a manual one, prefer it to the electric

I rotate. I have a sonic, if it runs out of charge I use the manual. I actually think they clean slightly differently, so it's a good thing to chop and change.

Same here, my dentist once said as long as you clean your teeth well enough electric toothbrushes are a waste of money.

Same here.

They’re a massive con IMO.

Hmm, I’d always assumed that a manual brush was necessary in addition to an electric but that one could manage without an electric altogether.

For example, a raspberry pip or something like gets stuck in your tooth in the kind of location where flossing etc. would not help. An electric toothbrush would be too much trouble; a manual one would solve it in seconds.

Also, cautionary tale. Friend brushes teeth loads of times every day. Dentist said only use electric toothbrush twice daily.

Same 🙋‍♀️

I have never had an electric toothbrush.

That's what the brands hope for

Prefer manual. I don’t like the vibrations from an electric and the crud that collects on the base. Plus much slimmer for travel.

Late 40s no fillings and always use sensodyne and manual brush

I can't bear the sensation of an electric toothbrush, it's a real sensory ick for me that starts me gagging.

Same, can't stand the feeling of an electric toothbrush

Me.. never have filings.

Same!!

@Cosyblanket99 I LOVE my SURI. Don't 'brush' with it. More like a slow massage over the gum and tooth.

I have a manual one, I prefer it but probably because I don’t have a plug socket in my bathroom, I forgot to vhathe it all the time, ended up using it like a manual toothbrush and the replacement heads are quite expensive, however I do have a water flosser that I wouldn’t be without, it was such a good purchase for me.

None of us have ever used an electric toothbrush. I still keep a paper diary too. Change is hard. 😂

Nothing beats a good old-fashioned Reach firm toothbrush.

It's down to technique, I expect. If you've always done a thorough job with a manual, nothing is gained by going electric.

If you had poor technique or couldn't really be bothered to be thorough, an electric brush might be an improvement.

This isn't a criticism of anyone, just my thoughts on why people have different preferences and results.

The same for me!