Tips on Proper Brushing

From the American Dental Association website

With 60 Second Time Machine comments

Dentists say that the minimum time you should spend brushing your teeth is 2 minutes twice a day. With the 60 Second Time Machine, testing shows that 1 minute, twice a day is all that’s needed for proper cleansing. Here are some tips on how to brush properly:

• Hold your brush at a 45-degree angle against your gumline. Gently brush (hard scrubbing may cause receding gums, tooth sensitivity, and over time, loose teeth) from where the tooth and gum meet to the chewing surface in short (about half-a-tooth-wide) strokes. The TimeMachine has brush heads already angled at the above recommended 45-degree angle.

• Use the same method to brush all outside and inside surfaces of your teeth. TimeMachine reaches all surfaces at once!

• To clean the chewing surfaces of your teeth, use short sweeping strokes, tipping the bristles into the pits and crevices. TimeMachine brushes rotate and at a gentle 400rpm and bristles are angled to reach pits and crevices. The blue, inside brushes are positioned to reach flat, chewing surfaces.

• To clean the inside surfaces of your top and bottom front teeth and gums, hold the brush almost vertical. With back and forth motions, bring the front part of the brush over the teeth and gums. Notice how the patented brush heads on the TimeMachine do all of this … at once!

• Use an egg timer or play a favorite song while brushing your teeth to get used to brushing for a full 2 to 3 minutes. A built-in 60 second timer assures proper time spent. And, testing by dentists at a leading dental college shows that because of the specially engineered, patented TimeMachine brush heads, one minute does the job as well as 2 or 3 minutes with ordinary manual or power toothbrushes.