Introduction

An electric toothbrush performs oscillations or rotations of its bristles,driven by a motor.

There are many medical conditions in which using manual toothbrush tend to be challenging & often that leads to compromised oral health in those patients.

Some of the medical conditions are as follows:

1. Arthritis: People suffering from arthritis or any condition which restricts their wrist mobility, electric toothbrush is an exceptionally good alternative as cleaning your teeth with manual toothbrush could fetch difficulty.

2. Gum diseases: If your suffering from gum diseases, electric toothbrush can be a boon. In many studies,we noticed that such patients when used electric toothbrush for 3 months & then reported to the dentist, there was reduction in probing depth, less or no bleeding while brushing & thus a better overall oral health.

3. Orthodontic treatment: Brushing while having braces can be really challenging. Electric toothbrush are ideal for braces because they clean out food & bacteria trapped around brackets, elastics & underlying wires.

4. Handicapped patients: In physically or mentally handicapped patients, it plays a good role in long term maintenance of oral health.

5. Ataxia: This movement disorder affects the part of the brain that controls co-ordinated movement.

6. Paralysed patient: Any other person could help them maintain effective oral health by brushing their teeth with electric toothbrush.

7. Elderly patients: Using electric toothbrush can be a great help to them.

8. Chorea: This disorder is characterised by repetitive, brief, irregular, involuntary movements that typically involves the face, mouth, hands.

9. Tremor: This movement disorder causes involuntary shaking of parts of body such as hands & head.

10. Parkinson’s disease: This neurodegenerative disorder causes tremor, stiffness & imbalance.

11. Cerebral Palsy: A disorder that persists from birth. It’s a disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture. It includes exaggerated reflexes,floppy or rigid hands & involuntary motions.

Conclusion

There are many more medical conditions that affects motor skills of a person. Hence, electric toothbrush proves to be a boon in all these situations. This multi-directional power brush does a better job in reducing gum inflammation & plaque buildup, providing you a good oral health.