How Often Should You Change Your Electric Toothbrush?

The American Dental Association (ADA) suggests replacing your toothbrush every three to four months. This is suitable for manual toothbrushes. But how often should you change your electric toothbrush? You don’t have to replace them all, but it is necessary to change the brush head regularly, just like manual toothbrushes. When the performance of your electric toothbrush is reduced, just throw it and change another one. Generally, the lifespan of an electric toothbrush ranges from two to five years.

When to change your electric toothbrush?

For an electric toothbrush, when you want to take two things into consideration. One is itself, and the other is its brush head. These are the two main indicators of whether you have to change your toothbrush. 

Brush heads:  They play an important role in maintaining your oral hygiene. Since they directly contact your gums and teeth, they tend to carry more external bacteria and dirt to your mouth. You should be cautious and change your toothbrush as quickly as possible when the following circumstances take place.

• Change your toothbrush at once when rust spots or toothpaste stains appear on the brush head . If these rust spots are exposed to the saliva for a long time, poisonous substances will probably be released, which are harmful to your health. The toothpaste stains accumulate dirt every time you use and do no good to your oral hygiene. Once the stains occur, it’s hard to clear them away.
• You have to change your toothbrush when bristles get frayed . Once the bristles begin to wear, your toothbrush also starts to lose effectiveness. Research shows that toothbrushes with frayed bristles are less likely to remove as much plaque and debris as the ones with new bristles can.
• It’s necessary to change your toothbrush after illness . During your illness, germs are likely to remain on the bristles. When you use the toothbrush with such bristles again, the germs will probably breed in your mouth, which may make you infected with the disease once more and do harm to your oral health.

Toothbrush itself: The performance of the toothbrush will affect the feeling when you use it. Toothbrushes with good performance can save effort and time as well as provide comfort. Poor performance can be reflected in the following points:

• Broken key : It means that you can’t press the button to brush. The key doesn’t work any more.
• Battery that cannot last as long as before : When you find that you have to frequently charge the toothbrush, which is far more frequent than before, there is likely to be problems with the battery. If an electric toothbrush cannot guarantee the continuity of the brushing, you will be interrupted to charge the toothbrush and start again and again. This is quite irritating. Meanwhile, the cleaning effects will also be reduced.

Why to change your electric toothbrush or brush heads?

Changing toothbrushes regularly has lots of benefits. 

Ensure effectiveness. 

Replacing your brush heads can guarantee the cleaning effects and effectiveness. Bristles will get frayed after long-term use. Meanwhile, the bristles will begin to bend toward the brush head over and over. For toothbrushes with such bristles, it’s hard to clean your teeth effectively. The bristles lose the ability to clear the gaps between your teeth and are likely to wear down your enamel. Changing the electric toothbrush can improve its effectiveness. It enables you to fully experience what an electric toothbrush provides rather than a manual toothbrush. 

Prevent bacteria from breeding. 

Not changing the brush head will also let bacteria breed in the bristles, which will dwindle the brushing effectiveness as well as your oral health. Food particles, plaque, and bacteria in your mouth will be attached to the bristles. If you don’t clean the brush head thoroughly after use or regularly change it, bacteria will breed and may produce something bad for your oral hygiene. 

Meet various needs. 

Changing electric toothbrush or brush heads can meet your various needs at different stages. It’s easy to get tired of using the same kind of brush head for a long time. Meanwhile, your oral condition will be influenced by different factors, such as your diet. Gum bleeding requires you to use softer bristles. If you want to remove the stubborn plaque, medium-hard bristles are enough.

How to maximize the lifespan of your toothbrush? 

It’s necessary to change the toothbrush regularly. There are also some tips for maximizing the lifespan of your toothbrush and making every penny worth it. 

Avoid brushing vigorously. 

Try to brush gently as much as possible. It can not only reduce damage to your teeth but also avoid bristles getting frayed easily. 

Clean your toothbrush regularly. 

Fully rinse the brush head under running water in order to flush away the bacteria and particles. Don’t put the bristles in the mouthwash. This will make the bristles frayed easily. Then, allow your toothbrush to air dry. 

Avoid falling. 

Electric toothbrushes will be broken easily after falling. Moreover, if the bristles come into contact with the ground, there will be bacteria and dirt remaining on the brush head. Place your toothbrush on the edge of the counter. 

Pull out the plug once fully charged. 

Battery is important for an electric toothbrush to work. Pulling out the plug once fully charged can prolong the lifespan of the battery and reduce the frequency of charging.

Soocas NEOS II: An Electric Toothbrush with Longer Lifespan 

Soocas NEOS II is much more durable than ordinary electric toothbrushes thanks to its advanced and smart design. Like most electric toothbrushes, Soocas is equipped with replaceable brush heads, which enables you to change the brush head with ease. Whichever the brush head or the performance, Soocas will surprise you in all aspects. 

Better anti-fray bristles 

Soocas uses DuPont bristles, making its bristles more flexible and anti-frayed than others. They enable Soocas to maintain its effectiveness before you change a new one. Meanwhile, the bristles of Soocas have been physically rounded in the factory, so that Soocas is less likely to cause discomfort and hurt your gums.

Dual-ring design of the brush head 

The dual-ring design indicates you need to change the brush head. It has two colors on its brush head: yellow and blue. When blue fades, it’s time to change a new brush head. 

Durability

• After a full charge, Soocas is powered to work for 30 days, which is longer than other electric toothbrushes.
• Based on data from Soocas Laboratory, Soocas can still function normally after being dropped from one-meter height. There is no crack on the handle.
• The key of Soocas can be pressed continuously 20,000 times, which is 10 times more than industry standards.