Teeth cleaning routine.

I have an electric toothbrush with an automatic 2 and a half minutes 'alarm' but I admit I'm sometimes too impatient to wait that long. I use it morning and night, and before going out in the evening (which isn't very often!).

I use those little brushes every night but don't floss.

Yes my toothbrush is electric too Ana I don't think I could stand using the old manual type anymore.

My electric toothbrush divides the two minutes into 4 thirty second bursts, so I brush a quarter at a time. Before this I seemed to brush some parts more than others.

Some friends have recommended a sonic toothbrush - they claim very good results- has anyone got one f these?

mine is a sonic one not sure what that means, but it is very good. I use the head with a flossing action because I don't get round to flossing separately. It has a two minute timer.

If you're right handed it's very important to brush the back teeth at the top on the right hand side. My dentist said that it's an area that gets missed [ditto left side if you're left handed]. I've just bought my grandson an electric toothbrush as he wasn't cleaning his teeth properly.

Mine's the same as yours, jingl. It must be a two minute timer, just seems like two and a half! Must have a look for the head with flossing action.

Yes I have an electric toothbrush and little flossing brushes. I have my teeth cleaned and polished every 3 months and there is always plaque at the back of the front teeth however much I concentrate on them. Any ideas anyone?

£79.99 for a toothbrush! - phew!

I'm pretty sure I didn't pay anything like that for mine! It was several years ago - probably had a Boots electrical money-off voucher at the time.

Whitewave I have the same problem.

Do look at my response to your comment on 'Remember Me' Whitewave.

A couple of years ago I had an electric toothbrush that was extremely expensive but then found one in Aldi for about £15, guess which one lasted the longest ?
My teeth seem to be getting closer together and it makes the use of the inter-dental brushes very difficult. Floss only at bedtime otherwise I wouldn't have any gums left.

Electric toothbrush with timer. Floss. And I must confess: my name is grannyactivist and I am addicted to interdental brushes.
Yes, honestly I've nearly always got one with me - they're in my pockets (frequently fished out of the washing machine), my handbags, my washbag, in a little pot in the sitting room, ditto on the bookshelf. I have two sizes (*orange and yellow) and there is just something about them that I find irresistable.
(*For those who don't know the colour is related the the gauge of the brush.)

How can you be addicted to those flippin' things?!!!

(you are very good and I'm sure your dentist approves)

I use the blue ones (very small gaps) and must admit I'd hate to be without them now - but only at bedtime!

very similar, if not the same, one to mine here on half price offer

You are all very good!

My teeth are getting wider apart. Trying to fill gaps I guess.

My name is Tegan and I'm a interedental brush addict .I take them with me if I'm having a meal out so that I don't spend the rest of the day walking around smiling at people with cabbage stuck to me teeth. There's something quite cute about the way that they come in nice colours and have that little plastic case that they slip into.

I wonder if I could learn to love them too. Would please the hygienist.

I have an electric toothbrush but the sonic ones are different - I'm told more efficient.

Be careful jings; it's a slippery slope......

Just wondering if you have missing teeth (just back from dentist minus 2 teeth, numb mouth and drooling very unattractively) does relying on timer mean the remaining teeth get brushed twice as long? Love electronic toothbrush and interstitial brushes, have wondered about the sonic type, are they any good or better?

Oh Tegan I'm so glad that I'm not alone. Everybody else who knows my dirty secret thinks I'm in need of help! (Except for my hygienist who shares and applauds my habit.)

It isn't a dirty secret, grannyactivist, it's a very clean one

Anyway, people used to use toothpicks all the time, even at the table...yuk! I'm sure you don't do that.