Electric toothbrush for children: types, pros, best models

The usual ones were replaced by an electric toothbrush: a child over 3 years old can use it on their own. But If the baby is not yet 3 years old, an adult can help brushing his teeth with an electric brush.

What is a children's electric brush

There are three types of electric brushes:

• Ultrasonic, in which the main role is given to ultrasonic waves.
• Sound, where plaque removal is designed to cope with sound waves.
• Mechanical.

Children's electric toothbrush should belong to the third type. Such products are an ergonomic handle-case of a small size with a built-in motor. The bristles of the electric brush rotate or finely vibrate vertically.

Why mechanical brush priority

For young users, it is preferable to choose mechanical electric toothbrushes, since children's tooth enamel is immaturity and subtlety, and high-frequency vibrations can damage it. If in doubt when choosing a brush, dentists advise paying attention to the age parameters indicated by the manufacturer on the package.

To clean the teeth of babies, the leading world companies offer the most gentle sound or ultrasonic versions of brushes, children's products are always marked with the word Kids.

Power supplies

Some electric brushes are equipped with a built-in battery, some of them have transformers. But the best option for children is a battery-powered toothbrush. Batteries are located in the handle-case and are reliably protected from water.

Positive aspects of electric brushes

Not all children can clean their teeth correctly, but an electric brush will qualitatively remove plaque from their teeth and gums, regardless of the user's skills. The advantages of devices include:

• simplicity in work;
• reduction in toothpaste consumption;
• that cleaning is perceived by children as entertainment.

Using an electric toothbrush can be presented as a game for children from 1 year. Bright colors, removable panels, funny stickers and soft buzz set up for older children in a positive way, and younger students are allowed to cope with the fear of going to dentistry - the doctor’s buzzing instruments will no longer seem so unfamiliar and unpleasant.

Selection criteria by age and more

Besides the view, an important criterion when choosing an electric brush is the stiffness of the bristles. You can choose the right tool by age:

• from 3 to 5 years it is more correct to use extra soft bristles (can be marked with Extra Soft marking);
• from five to seven years, it is better to brush your teeth with soft bristles (Soft);
• at school age - from seven to eight years - you can gradually switch to medium stiff bristles (on the packaging you should look for the inscription Medium).

Useful are the mode select and timer functions. The first will help to teach the baby to brush his teeth with a weak motor, and in the future to choose an effective and comfortable mode. The second will make it possible to control the duration of the procedure.

Some manufacturers produce models of electric brushes in which the standard sound of the timer replaces a pleasant melody - the child brushes his teeth before it ends.

How to use

Before the first use, rinse the brush with clean water and do the same after each cleaning session. Having applied a specialized baby paste to the movable head, you can proceed to the procedure:

• press the Power button;
• bring the tool to the surface of the front teeth of the upper jaw, linger for a few seconds;
• consistently treat the inner and outer sides, as well as the chewing surface of the dentition of the upper jaw;
• do the same manipulations with the lower jaw;
• rinse your mouth;
• rinse the brush under the tap.

Painted bristles signal that the nozzles are unsuitable, which begin to discolor after a month of constant use. As soon as their shade becomes invisible, it's time to change the toothbrush.

The most successful models

Versions of leading manufacturers differ in the number of nozzles, the shape of the handle, the nature of the movement of the brush itself. The most popular products are companies such as Braun, Philips, Hapica, SC Medica.

Hapica kids

The most versatile children's electric toothbrush designed for babies from 3 to 10 years old. Colorful and comfortable, kids, their older brothers and sisters like it. For family use, additional nozzles are required.

Advantages of Hapica Kids:

• soft bristles;
• effective cleaning;
• compact movable head;
• light weight (58 g).

The brush runs on batteries for 300 minutes and is one of the most economical in terms of energy consumption. Available in three primary colors - yellow, milky pink and blue - with a set of stickers.

Braun oral-b

The German manufacturer has released a series of electric brushes for children. It includes:

• stylized under the legendary Mickey Mouse electric brush Mickey Kids;
• devices for brushing teeth Stages Power Frozen Kids with images of the characters of the cartoon "Frozen";
• Cars Kids, created for boys who love the famous Cars;
• Princess Kids for girls.

All of these items can be purchased separately or found in Brown family packs. The family kit includes one battery-powered children's brush and a full-size analogue for adults. It’s more profitable to buy a kit at a price - the purchase of a separate children's electric toothbrush, which is designed for babies from 7 years old, will cost more.

Benefits of Brown Brushes

Using the products of a German company will save you from several dental problems. With their help:

• gums are strengthened;
• interdental spaces are cleaned;
• plaque is removed;
• soft enamel of deciduous teeth is gently polished.

Brushes are sold with one or two nozzles, equipped with a battery discharge indicator, and have bristles split at the ends, which increases the cleaning efficiency of an uneven chewing surface. To control the duration of cleaning, the device is programmed for 16 tunes. The brush is equipped with a convenient non-slip handle and a battery charger.

Philips Interactive Electric Brush

A true helper for caring parents is an electric toothbrush for children from 7 years old Philips Sonicare for Kids. Its features:

• very soft bristles made using the patented Sonicare technology;
• two year warranty;
• easy removal of plaque, realized thanks to the dynamic fluid flow;
• sweeping movements of bristles (500 per second);
• time control - KidTimer function;
• More than six funny stickers chosen by child psychologists.

Via Bluetooth, the device communicates with the smartphone of a young user or parent and, using a free application, provides training, results control, and virtual rewarding.

For babies from three years old, you can purchase mini nozzles. According to parents, this product is able to interest a child of any age. Thanks to him, not only improves the quality of cleaning, but also increases the processing time of the oral cavity.

SC Medica

SC Medica baby brushes are divided into products designed for babies up to 5 years old, and devices for older children. They are characterized by:

• soft bristles;
• intensity (16 thousand head movements in one minute);
• an intermediate timer for alternately cleaning the quadrants of the oral cavity - 30 seconds each;
• the presence of two interchangeable nozzles;
• bright juicy shades;
• LED lights.

Each electric brush works 150 days from one AAA battery, the warranty lasts 2 years.

The main mistakes of users

Both children and adults make mistakes when using the electric brush. It:

• Imitation of the movements that occur when brushing your teeth with a regular brush. The electric version independently copes with this task, just press it to the tooth enamel.
• Strong pressure. There are models on sale that emit a sound signal when pressed too hard, during the period of getting used to, you can give preference to them.
• Incomplete tooth coverage with bristles.

You need to store the device in an upright position without an airtight cover - it is intended for transportation during travel. For rinsing, do not use boiling water or too hot water (more than 40 degrees). Synthetic bristles do not withstand high temperatures - upon contact with boiling water, the nozzle will become unusable. In all other respects, the device is unpretentious and does not require complex cleaning procedures.