Seeing as electric brushes have already been around for decades I doubt it will happen.
Idk I’ve never tried or had the urge to try one. Possible, though.
I had used a normal one for years.
Last year my dentist strongly suggested I make the switch, and it is a notably better end result. The electric brush reaches into more nooks and crannies in less time, alerts me when exerting too much pressure and has a general timer function which is very handy.
I was hesitant to get one at first but the investment is well worth it.
I’ve always used one as a child, but haven’t had one since I moved out a few years ago. Now I bought one for myself a few days back. Idk what it is exactly but it does really feel like I’m giving myself a deep clean instead of smearing around the stuff on my teeth. Of course that’s exaggerated, but if you’re a bit lazy like me you should try one. I got mine on sale for 20 bucks, so its not like its super expensive.
I had electric toothbrush before, and honestly I don’t see much benefits from it compared to regular tooth brush. Brush + floss is still the best way of taking care of my teeth
My teeth are definitely cleaned better by the electric brush.
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i am extremely lazy and often dont brush as long as i should, e-brush makes it a bit easier and it has a timer so i know im not done yet. But overal for normal people i guess there isn’t any real benefit
Who says you’re not normal? I can imagine many people are bad at tracking the time required for the desired cleaning result, or stick to wisdom they learned as kids, which might be outdated.
That being said, your hunch about the effectiveness seems to be correct:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24438077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459492/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33225464/
It seems children and people that need assistance whens brushing profit most from an electric toothbrush. My dentist recommended I use an ET, so I got an ultrasonic one, which resulted in a stark difference in how clean my mouth felt. It broke since then and I got a regular ET, but much like you, I love that the device tells me when I’m done or if I’m applying too much pressure, so personally, I can’t imagine going back to manual.
The thing that makes this seem unlikely to me is simply that a normal toothbrush is so much cheaper and doesn’t do that much worse of a job.
