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How Do I Maintain My Dental Implants? - Sonic Toothbrushes
Dental hygiene is extremely important - especially when you have new dental implants. To maintain your dental implants it is important to develop a great dental hygiene routine. Brushing 2-3 times a day is one way to protect your dental implants. Sonic toothbrushes are clinically proven to clean your teeth better than a regular manual toothbrush. The best electric toothbrushes on the market today utilise 'sonic technology' but what is 'sonic technology' and how does it clean teeth? Read on to find out.
What is 'Sonic' technology?
Sonic technology is used to describe the vibrating method utilised in most modern day electric toothbrushes. These brushes are capable of creating in excess of 30,000 brush strokes per minute. The latest models of sonic toothbrushes can create more than 40,000 brush strokes per minute. Conventional electric toothbrushes typically operate at frequencies ranging between 2,500 and 7,500 strokes per minute. So you can begin to see just why sonic toothbrushes are so effective.
How does 'sonic' technology clean teeth?
Unlike ordinary toothbrushes and regular electric toothbrushes which only utilise the typical 'scrubbing' action for cleaning. Sonic toothbrushes are also capable of producing a secondary cleaning action. This unique cleaning action is due to the intense speed at which the bristles of the sonic toothbrush vibrate. This vibrating motion is able to impart energy to the fluids that surround teeth (such as saliva). These agitated fluids are able to dislodge dental plaque from your tooth surface. These forces can occur at distances of up to 4 mm beyond where the bristles of your tooth brush can actually touch. This makes sonic technology perfect for cleaning around your dental implants.
How effective are 'sonic' toothbrushes?
It would be wrong to say that dental implants are 100% effective at removing all dirt and plaque bacteria from the teeth however tests have shown that the cleaning produced by sonic toothbrushes greatly exceeds that produced by regular brushing. This makes sense when one considers that sonic toothbrushes are able to produce 100 times the number of brush strokes produced by regular manual brushes and 4 times the brush strokes produced by regular electric toothbrushes. Studies have shown that when placed in direct contact with an enamel sample 95% of the dental plaque harboured on the enamel samples was dislodged if the contact between the sonic toothbrush and the enamel surface was for a duration of at least 5 seconds. If the contact time was 10 seconds or longer essentially all of the dental plaque was removed.
Hopefully you now have a better idea about what 'Sonic technology' is. A sonic technology toothbrush is the perfect addition to your daily routine to help keep your dental implants looking great years after your procedure.
It's important to look after your new dental implants and there are various ways that you can do this. For further information on sonic toothbrushes, floss threaders and other items which can help with your dental implant maintenance visit us at www.newdentalimplants.org.