{"id":1102,"date":"2014-04-09T15:55:47","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T15:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lakeoconeedentalblog.com\/2014\/04\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:39:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:39:56","slug":"should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Use An Electric Or Manual Toothbrush?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lakeoconeedentalblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/toothbrushes_64.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-764467\" \/><strong>THE TOOTHBRUSH: <\/strong>One of the most basic, efficient tools of modern society! But as technology continues to progress, patients ask which is best\u2014a manual toothbrush or an electric one?\n\n<strong>First of all, it\u2019s important to note that most people can get an effective cleaning using either option.<\/strong> Nevertheless, the Cochrane study evaluating hundreds of electric toothbrushes (ETB) revealed that the ETB&#8217;s are more efficient at cleaning teeth, and thus, more effective for the vast majority of people who brush. However, we\u2019ve listed a few features of each below:\n<h3><strong>Some Perks From The Classic:<\/strong><\/h3>\nA manual toothbrush has been doing a great job for years and will continue to do so.\n<ul><li>It\u2019s simple, accessible, and cheap (not to mention travel-ready).<\/li><li>Changing your brush now and then can be good.<\/li><li>In some cases, it may be softer on enamel and gums (depending on the brush and your technique).<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>Advantages Of An Electric Toothbrush:<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li><strong>For those with limited dexterity<\/strong>, (due to arthritis, stroke, limited shoulder and elbow movement) they better ensure great cleaning.<\/li><li>Some have unique and interesting features that encourage effective brushing (such as gauging pressure, a timer showing time spent, etc.).<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>How Electric Toothbrushes Are Made And How They Work<\/strong><\/h3>\nTake a break from whatever you\u2019re stressing about today and learn something fun. Use the info next time you\u2019re at a party to impress your friends:\n\n\n<h3><strong>5 Things MORE Important Than The Type Of Brush:<\/strong><\/h3><strong>More important than what kind of toothbrush you have is how you use it!<\/strong> Make sure you\u2019re covering these five factors:\n<ol><li>Use soft bristles.<\/li><li>Get a new brush (or brush head) every 4 months or so.<\/li><li>Brush for two minutes a day.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t brush TOO hard; it can hurt your gums.<\/li><li>Be thorough, and get all the corners.<\/li><\/ol>\nIf you have any questions, or you\u2019re wondering what kind of toothbrush is best for you, please <strong>contact us<\/strong>. We consider ourselves pretty dialed-in on your dental hygiene, and we\u2019d love to discuss how you can get the very best cleaning at home each day.\n<h4>Thanks for reading, and for being a valued part of our practice family!<\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<strong>THE TOOTHBRUSH: <\/strong>One of the most basic, efficient tools of modern society! But as technology... <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Should You Use An Electric Or Manual Toothbrush? - Lake Oconee Dental Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Should You Use An Electric Or Manual Toothbrush? - Lake Oconee Dental Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"THE TOOTHBRUSH: One of the most basic, efficient tools of modern society! But as technology...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lake Oconee Dental Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LakeOconeeDental\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-04-09T15:55:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-26T14:39:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"lakeoconeedentistry\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"lakeoconeedentistry\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"lakeoconeedentistry\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0fb2b54913a1391cb5a442fe8e9647d3\"},\"headline\":\"Should You Use An Electric Or Manual Toothbrush?\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-04-09T15:55:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-26T14:39:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":367,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\\\/\",\"name\":\"Should You Use An Electric Or Manual Toothbrush? - Lake Oconee Dental Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-04-09T15:55:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-26T14:39:56+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Should You Use An Electric Or Manual Toothbrush?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lake Oconee Dental Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Lake Oconee Dental Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/site-log.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/site-log.png\",\"width\":356,\"height\":233,\"caption\":\"Lake Oconee Dental Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/LakeOconeeDental\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/thereallakeoconeedentistry\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/lakeoconeedental\",\"https:\\\/\\\/maps.app.goo.gl\\\/CiP3wibcf8P5fyYs7\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0fb2b54913a1391cb5a442fe8e9647d3\",\"name\":\"lakeoconeedentistry\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c3603475dc0dce8e66950734152c69452fa04980f4dfc3cc55be38a164cb2c82?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c3603475dc0dce8e66950734152c69452fa04980f4dfc3cc55be38a164cb2c82?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c3603475dc0dce8e66950734152c69452fa04980f4dfc3cc55be38a164cb2c82?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"lakeoconeedentistry\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Should You Use An Electric Or Manual Toothbrush? - Lake Oconee Dental Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Should You Use An Electric Or Manual Toothbrush? - Lake Oconee Dental Blog","og_description":"THE TOOTHBRUSH: One of the most basic, efficient tools of modern society! But as technology...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/","og_site_name":"Lake Oconee Dental Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LakeOconeeDental","article_published_time":"2014-04-09T15:55:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-26T14:39:56+00:00","author":"lakeoconeedentistry","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"lakeoconeedentistry","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/"},"author":{"name":"lakeoconeedentistry","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0fb2b54913a1391cb5a442fe8e9647d3"},"headline":"Should You Use An Electric Or Manual Toothbrush?","datePublished":"2014-04-09T15:55:47+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-26T14:39:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/"},"wordCount":367,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/","name":"Should You Use An Electric Or Manual Toothbrush? - Lake Oconee Dental Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2014-04-09T15:55:47+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-26T14:39:56+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-electric-or-manual-toothbrush\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Should You Use An Electric Or Manual Toothbrush?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/","name":"Lake Oconee Dental Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Lake Oconee Dental Blog","url":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/site-log.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/site-log.png","width":356,"height":233,"caption":"Lake Oconee Dental Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LakeOconeeDental","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thereallakeoconeedentistry\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/lakeoconeedental","https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/CiP3wibcf8P5fyYs7"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0fb2b54913a1391cb5a442fe8e9647d3","name":"lakeoconeedentistry","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c3603475dc0dce8e66950734152c69452fa04980f4dfc3cc55be38a164cb2c82?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c3603475dc0dce8e66950734152c69452fa04980f4dfc3cc55be38a164cb2c82?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c3603475dc0dce8e66950734152c69452fa04980f4dfc3cc55be38a164cb2c82?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"lakeoconeedentistry"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2135,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102\/revisions\/2135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakeoconeedental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}