Dueling toothbrushes.Battery or arm-powered: which is better? In a recent review of 42 studies including 3,855 adults, those who used oscillating os·cil·late intr.v. os·cil·lat·ed, os·cil·lat·ing, os·cil·lates 1. To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm. 2. power toothbrushes (the bristle bristle 1. the thick strong animal fibers collected at commercial abattoirs for use in brushes. 2. the sharp serrated awns of grass and some cereal seeds that confer a capacity to penetrate normal skin and mucosa and to cause ulcerative stomatitis, grass seed abscess and the like. head rotates in alternating directions) for one to three months enjoyed 11 percent less plaque and 6 percent less gum disease than those who used manual brushes. People in the study typically brushed for two minutes twice a day. However, power brushes that move in a back-and-forth motion were not any more effective at reducing plaque and gum disease than manual brushes. Researchers theorized that oscillating brushes allow the filaments to work into all the nooks and crannies Noun 1. nooks and crannies - something remote; "he explored every nook and cranny of science" nook and cranny detail, item, point - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" of the teeth. They also recommended daily flossing flossing, n the mechanical cleansing of interproximal tooth surfaces with stringlike, waxed or unwaxed dental floss or tape. flossing aids, n. no matter which type of toothbrush you use. BottomLine Health |
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