comeoveneer!! or any other dental expert-technicators please -- a question about toddlers and electric toothbrushes

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ds (21mo) likes to play with our electric toothbrush. i noticed in boots that the children's ones are only suitable from (4?) - is there a risk of him damaging his teeth or gums?

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Really? My dd uses ours (with her own brushhead)and she's 23months. Hope someone will know the answer to this one...

peadiatric dentist told me that electric toothbrushes were fine for 22mnth old DS - so have "junior" brush heads that I put on my Braun toothbrush - gets the job done.

Realistically the heads are too big to clean properly, but it won't do any harm. I would appease him with a go with the electric one, the give them a quick going over with a brush suitable for their age.

thank you!