i dunno if it was of how rotating electric brushes work, cause i did use an extra soft brush head - though, i haven’t replace it in a recommended time period?

some people are saying they are professionals and they dislike oral b toothbrushes because they are known to cause gum recession. fuck. making mistakes with my teeth always makes me so fucking anxious

  • Clippy [he/him]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
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    11 days ago

    thank you for the response,

    if you use enough force that could do you harm, they stop working by design

    oof, i guess i should have purchased a more expensive model

    Furthermore, a brush head becomes less able to do damage to your teeth or gums over time due to loss of strength and durability in the bristles

    i hate to say this (because i want to find the root cause), but i remember reading somewhere that said old brush heads can cause gum recession because they can harbour more bacteria, and other sources suggested that the jagged edges of a worn brush can cause gum recession

    flossing

    it is plausible that this occured due to a lack of flossing, although the recession only occured in certain spots instead of all of them, (saying this without knowing pattern of recession)