Modern toothbrushes can do far more than just clean your teeth and freshen your breath. Some premium electric toothbrushes not only time your brushing to ensure that you keep cleaning for the full 2 ...

Every twenty-four hours, we’re expected to dedicate four whole minutes of our lives to brushing our precious teeth. Our dentists truly don’t ask for much, just that we take care of our pearly whites ...

Brushing your teeth every day for 2 minutes a day is an essential part of maintaining good oral health for your child. While the American Dental Association (ADA) recommends both manual and electric ...

We live in a time when almost everything is smart. Thanks to technological advances, there are now smarter devices than ever before in great variety. These include smart lamps, smart fans, smart ...

Don't overuse the heads of your electric toothbrush. The ADA recommends you change these heads every three to four months. If ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Healthy You - November 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication.

I am a manual toothbrush user—the feel of the vibration of the electric versions against my teeth kind of freaks me out. But I recently went to an event for a oral-care company where they argued that ...

Do you really need to use an electric toothbrush? It depends. (Photo via Getty Images) A few years ago, I switched to an electric toothbrush and never looked back — at least until recently. A couple ...

Which Toothbrush should you use? Electric or Manual? Let me know which cleaned my teeth better! Smile on :) Help me grow my ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. If there’s one point that dental professionals all agree on, it’s this: Brushing your teeth for 2 minutes, twice a day, is ...