Electric Toothbrush, Oral-B Pro 7000 SmartSeries Black Electronic Power Rechargeable Toothbrush with Bluetooth Connectivity Powered by BraunElectric Toothbrushes Make Oral Hygiene Much Easier For The Elderly
My own Mom had every tooth in her head until she was 92 and then all bets were off. Here’s a conversation we had over our coffee one morning:
Me: Mom, smile for me
Mom: (returns beaming smile but, what’s this? Miss a tooth!)
Me: MOM! What happened to your tooth? It’s gone?!
Mom: I have NO idea.
And, that was the first tooth to go with 2 other teeth to follow the same path.
After a quick trip to the dentist, we invested in a good quality electric toothbrush which, thankfully, staved off any further loss of teeth.
It’s not secret that any kind of hygiene becomes more difficult for our senior citizens as they age. But, it’s especially important to keep their dental hygiene up to date as infections can easily enter through infected gums.
Electric toothbrushes make brushing one’s teeth a much easier task with more thorough results. Instead of having to concentrate on moving their hand up and down while brushing with a regular toothbrush, a quick push of a button sends the electronic toothbrush off to work its magic.
We loved the Oral-B Pro that you see there above, especially because it has a timer. Two minutes is what dentists suggest as a minimum time of brushing ones teeth. I can verify that, after using the 2:00 minute timer, my own mouth had never been cleaner!
The Oral-B above also has different modes so one can set it for daily clean, gum care, tongue cleaning, along with three other modes. And, the Oral-B Pro 7000 even has bluetooth so it can give feedback to a cell phone on how the brushing is going! Now, yes, that’s sort of ridiculous for an elderly person, but it sure was great for me!
Basic Electric Toothbrushes On Amazon.com
All of the below electronic toothbrushes are very highly rated on Amazon.com. All of these toothbrushes are basic models but they might just fit the bill for your elderly loved one.
Oral-B Black Pro 1000 Power Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush Powered by BraunPhilips Sonicare 2 Series Plaque Control Sonic Electric Rechargeable Toothbrush, HX6211/30Philips Sonicare Essence Sonic Electric Rechargeable Toothbrush, WhiteOral-B Vitality Floss Action Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush
Sophisticated Electric Toothbrushes
Even though my Mom didn’t need all of the bells and whistle, I sure loved them.
Oral-B Pro 7500 Power Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush Powered by BraunPhilips Sonicare Diamond Clean Rechargeable Toothbrush, Rose GoldPhilips Sonicare DiamondClean Smart Electric, Rechargeable toothbrush for Complete Oral Care, with Charging Travel Case, 5 modes, and 8 Brush Heads – 9700 Series, Lunar Blue, HX9957/51Philips Sonicare HX6732/74 Healthywhite Electric Rechargeable Toothbrush 2-pack
Waterpik Water Flossers And Electric Toothbrushes
The new Waterpik systems not only work as a water flosser but some now come with an electric toothbrush too.
Waterpik Complete Care Water Flosser and Sonic Toothbrush, WP-900Waterpik WP100W Ultra Dental Water Flosser with 6 Unique Tip & 10 Pressure Settings, 5-90 psiWaterpik Aquarius Professional Water Flosser Designer Series, Black, WP-672Waterpik WP-950 Complete Care 7.0 Water Flosser and Sonic Tooth Brush
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