Re: Toothbrush Question for Receeding Gums

[Guest guest]

I have a problem with receeding gums and my dentist has recommended

an electric toothbrush, specifically the Sonicare over the Oral B.

In doing research on the two I believe the Oral B would be better

for my problem as it specifically states it has a pressure sensitive

switch to keep you from brushing too hard.

My question to all of you - do any of you have experience with these

types of toothbrushes and your gums that you could share?

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Yes and yes. I have had the full peridontal surgery for receding

and bleeding gums and use a Sonicare. In fact, everybody in my

household uses a Sonicare. The Sonicare is more than just an

electric toothbrush. It does in fact work as advertised.

[Guest guest]

I use one, but it's not SoniCare. I use a power flosser too and have notice

huge changes in my gums and teeth as a result. It's easier to do a good job

flossing with one of these over trying to grip thin thread.

Jill

[Guest guest]

I use one, but it's not SoniCare. I use a power flosser too and have notice

huge changes in my gums and teeth as a result. It's easier to do a good job

flossing with one of these over trying to grip thin thread.

Jill

[Guest guest]

> My question to all of you - do any of you have experience with

these types of toothbrushes and your gums that you could share?

Hi ,

I use the Oral B toothbrush, but it doesn't have the thing regarding

sensitivity that you mentioned. I just LOVE it though!! They hardly

have to do any scraping/cleaning when I go to the dentist now, as it

does a great job of removing plaque. In MY opinion, I think YOU

would know what's best for you!! I would follow your instincts and

get the Oral B. You do want to take care of the gums so they don't

worsen. My son had to have surgery on his gums because of this.

They had to take tissue from the roof of his mouth and put it on his

gums somehow. It was weeks before he could eat well or brush his

teeth.

You're a smart lady, , follow your instincts.

Love Lana

[Guest guest]

> My question to all of you - do any of you have experience with

these types of toothbrushes and your gums that you could share?

Hi ,

I use the Oral B toothbrush, but it doesn't have the thing regarding

sensitivity that you mentioned. I just LOVE it though!! They hardly

have to do any scraping/cleaning when I go to the dentist now, as it

does a great job of removing plaque. In MY opinion, I think YOU

would know what's best for you!! I would follow your instincts and

get the Oral B. You do want to take care of the gums so they don't

worsen. My son had to have surgery on his gums because of this.

They had to take tissue from the roof of his mouth and put it on his

gums somehow. It was weeks before he could eat well or brush his

teeth.

You're a smart lady, , follow your instincts.

Love Lana

[Guest guest]

> Yes and yes. I have had the full peridontal surgery for receding and

> bleeding gums and use a Sonicare. In fact, everybody in my

> household uses a Sonicare. The Sonicare is more than just an

> electric toothbrush. It does in fact work as advertised.

I will second what Mike (Dad) has said. As a one of the members of the

household who uses a Sonicare I can tell you it DOES work well. I have

had fewer dental problems since I started using it and it doesn't irritate

my gums. I can't floss because of my hypermobile fingers and tiny little

jaw (only 28 teeth instead of 32), but with the Sonicare, that doesn't

matter - I still get excellent results on my dental visits and no more

bleeding gums.

-Barb

[Guest guest]

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I'm starting to have receeding gum line (last two years only - but

now it's going fast) - and I've always been careful and done

the 'right' things because my Mom has major problems with receeding

gums - so I agree it must be due to EDS.

I have never tried an electric toothbrush - just the cheap spin types

and those didn't impress me. Based on your post I'm going to check

out electric toothbrushes though.

Mom had/has problems with bleeding gums and her dentist recommended

stimudents - they helped. She also used to use a waterpick - I know

it helped, but it was long ago so I don't remember any details.

One thing that is suppose to help with receeding gums is CoQ10 - a

supplement. Aase said that when she took 3X the recommended dose she

noticed a big improvement and I've recently read that appling the

CoQ10 directly to the gums has been shown in studies to actually

reverse the receeding.

I also know that vitamin C is important for gum health, but I don't

know if it helps with the problem of receeding gums.

> Hi All,

>

> I have a problem with receeding gums and my dentist has

recommended an electric toothbrush, specifically the Sonicare over

the Oral B. In doing research on the two I believe the Oral B would

be better for my problem as it specifically states it has a pressure

sensitive switch to keep you from brushing too hard.

>

> Now it is most likely that my receeding gums are due to the

EDS but hard brushing (even though I use a soft brush and try not to

bush hard) may be at least aggravating the condition. Even if it were

only due to hard brushing the most the electric toothbrush would do

is keep it from getting worse not fix it.

>

> My question to all of you - do any of you have experience with

these types of toothbrushes and your gums that you could share?

>

> Thank you!

> Hugs,

> B.

> HEDS, New Jersey, USA

>

>

[Guest guest]

None wrote:

I have a problem with receding gums and my dentist has recommended an

electric toothbrush, specifically the Sonicare over the Oral B.

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I use an Oral B and love it! Mainly because my fingers and thumbs are so loose

it's difficult /uncomfortable/ & impractical to brush with a regular one.

I don't have problems with receding gums-other than what's normal for age.

My gums bleed any more tho'!

It works really well on ridding my teeth of plaque, too.

Also, I've found it works better than the manual stiff denture toothbrushes for

cleaning partials and dentures.

CindyH

Wisc

[Guest guest]

None wrote:

I have a problem with receding gums and my dentist has recommended an

electric toothbrush, specifically the Sonicare over the Oral B.

~

I use an Oral B and love it! Mainly because my fingers and thumbs are so loose

it's difficult /uncomfortable/ & impractical to brush with a regular one.

I don't have problems with receding gums-other than what's normal for age.

My gums bleed any more tho'!

It works really well on ridding my teeth of plaque, too.

Also, I've found it works better than the manual stiff denture toothbrushes for

cleaning partials and dentures.

CindyH

Wisc