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According to dentists, many of their patients are used to brushing their teeth by pressing too hard during manual brushing, without using soft bristles. This damages the gums and promotes tooth sensitivity. With electric toothbrushes, brushing is guided by a pressure sensor, and brushing time is calculated with a timer. Although electric toothbrushes remove more plaque than manual toothbrushes, some residue between the interdental spaces remains inaccessible and can sometimes lead to gingivitis. Today, the advent of the smart toothbrush is improving the tooth-cleaning experience.
Here is a guide to help you understand why choosing a smart toothbrush can be beneficial.
What is a smart toothbrush?
A smart toothbrush is a toothbrush with good battery life that is equipped with motion sensors and artificial intelligence. It easily recognizes your brushing style to guide you and help you achieve the best possible results every day. The sensory experience provided by an artificial-intelligence toothbrush translates into gentle, quiet cleaning, innovative features such as an interactive color display, a touchscreen, reminders to replace the brush head, a pressure sensor, as well as an elegant design and a magnetic charger.
Innovations in smart toothbrushes
The ultrasonic smart toothbrush makes brushing sessions even easier while improving their effectiveness. To do this, it uses artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies. This high-tech tool automatically shows you the proper brushing techniques to achieve a brighter smile and better dental hygiene. With this AI toothbrush, you will know exactly how to brush your teeth properly and follow the recommended brushing time (2 minutes according to the French Union for Oral Health).
The different smart toothbrush models
Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Smart: a truly smart electric toothbrush
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To provide more thorough dental hygiene, Philips offers its brand-new connected electric toothbrush: DiamondClean Smart. With this product, it provides AI-assisted brushing. Its 5 brushing modes (White, Clean, Gum Health, Tongue Care, and Deep Clean for tongue cleaning) are among the main advantages of this smart electric toothbrush. However, its greatest innovation lies in its ability to automatically recognize the mode compatible with the brush head connected to the handle, without being paired with a Smartphone.
Another strength is that the DiamondClean Smart electric toothbrush can detect the areas you have brushed without using your Smartphone. Like Kolibree’s connected electric toothbrush, it monitors how evenly the bristles pass over your teeth and your brushing routines. The various built-in sensors measure, among other things, the angle of the brush head, the position of the brush in your mouth, and the pressure applied. Once the smart electric toothbrush is connected to your phone, you will be informed about areas that bleed, where plaque accumulates, and where the gums frequently recede. This also helps you understand your brushing habits and, accordingly, shows you how to brush your teeth properly.
Colgate Connect E1
Colgate, the global leader in oral health, produced its first smart toothbrush well before Oral-B. Its flagship model, the Connect E1, features artificial intelligence built into the handle to monitor brushing time, the surface cleaned, and cleaning frequency. The Connect E1 also includes 3D mapping technology to guide brushing and care for teeth in a targeted way. This is not the case with the Oral-B toothbrush. The Colgate Connect E1 indicates the correct way to brush your teeth and the areas to prioritize for healthy teeth and gums.
The Colgate Connect E1 toothbrush promises a streamlined, simple user experience for optimal cleaning. Its sonic vibration technology, combined with the pressure sensor, reliably removes plaque. Its slim, intuitive design makes it suitable for different users and easy to store in a travel case with its charger.
Oral-B Genius X: a toothbrush with artificial intelligence
This is Oral-B’s second invention in the field of Smart electric toothbrushes. Its artificial intelligence works together with a Smartphone via a Bluetooth connection. When the Genius X electric toothbrush is connected, you receive the data collected by the sensors (pressure applied to the teeth and gums, and brushing areas) through the Oral-B app. If too much pressure is applied, the area concerned turns red. In addition, the connected and smart Genius X electric toothbrush can identify your brushing style.
iO: Oral-B’s latest smart electric toothbrush
Among Oral-B’s smart electric toothbrushes, iO stands out with its AI algorithm, which can record brushing data across 16 areas of the mouth. It is also equipped with a magnetic drive that creates micro-vibrations in the bristles. To adapt to sensitive gums and effectively remove stains from the tooth surface, the Oral-B electric toothbrush is offered with 7 smart brushing modes. It takes 3 hours to fully recharge. On a single battery charge, this smart toothbrush remains operational for 12.5 days.
The benchmark electric toothbrush: Y-Brush’s NylonMed V2
The Y-Brush NylonMed V2 toothbrush lets you brush your teeth in just 10 seconds. It has 3 sonic vibration modes: gentle, normal, and intensive. You can adjust them according to your brushing preferences. Its advantage is that it is ultra-flexible, allowing it to adapt to all types of jaws. If you choose this toothbrush, you will no longer have to waste time in the bathroom. You can try it for a while to form your own opinion. They are available online, so there is no need to rush to the shops. They are also generally delivered within a few days.
The 3 main criteria for choosing a smart toothbrush
Choosing a sonic toothbrush
It is advisable to choose a sonic toothbrush rather than an oscillating-rotating toothbrush. A sonic toothbrush gently brushes the teeth and is used like a manual toothbrush, with large circular movements, whereas an oscillating-rotating toothbrush must be placed on each surface of the teeth to brush them.
The right brush head
There is a very wide variety of shapes and sizes of smart toothbrush heads. As a general rule, small round heads clean interdental spaces more easily without requiring constant use of dental floss or interdental brushes, but you may also prefer an elongated head that resembles those of manual toothbrushes.
Features to look for
Although all smart toothbrushes can connect to your tablet, they do not all offer the same features. When it comes to brushing, some offer brushing modes such as gum massage or whitening, while others operate with different brushing speeds. It should also be rechargeable.
We hope this guide has helped you understand what a smart toothbrush is. We also hope you now understand what a smart toothbrush can do. You should choose your smart toothbrush according to the criteria we have outlined to select the best possible smart toothbrush.
