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 ...

Powered toothbrushes with circular bristle heads that rotate in alternating directions are better at removing plaque and reducing the risk of gum disease than ordinary manual toothbrushes, a review of ...

Do you want patients to clean their teeth better? Then it may be time to recommend switching from a manual toothbrush to a powered toothbrush, according to a review article published on December 7 in ...

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 ...

Battery-powered toothbrushes are convenient if you don't like brushing your teeth the old-fashioned way, but they have a catch: batteries. Typically, you either need to dock your brush (and remember ...

Intervention The 63 patients included in the trial were randomly assigned to use either a powered toothbrush with an orthodontic head or a manual toothbrush, and were instructed in their use by a ...

Data sources Data sources were MEDLINE and the Cochrane Oral Health Group Trials Register, with additional hand searches of reference lists from relevant articles and of selected journals dated up to ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers that certain electric toothbrushes can break during use and cause serious injuries. The alert specifies the ...

Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. has joined an investment group that has acquired Water Pik, the Fort Collins, Colorado maker of sonic powered toothbrushes, water flossers and shower heads. The Microsoft ...