Why would an electric toothbrush be better than hand-held? I find them messy
so they don't help in my dental hygiene.
I use
Sensodyne as recommended by my Dentist when the gums/teeth are sensitive. He suggested that I put a small blob onto my finger and rub round all the gum line, pressing it into the 'gaps' below the gum. It certainly stopped sensitivity for me
and I'm the biggest sceptic in the World
.
Go back to the hand-held brush. The enamel can be worn quite quickly by undue pressure. My Dentist suggested it, vaguely but I refused having tried one years++ ago. Apparently rinsing with
Corsidel [sp] once a day can help. I use
Tip-pe brushes size according to the gaps and they really do clean out what the brush can't touch.
For acute pain I take
Nurofen - Dad used to apply oil of cloves, ?osmosis?