How Is a Toothbrush Made?

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Summary: Toothbrushes are made with a hard plastic handle, a plastic pad with a contoured angle and round nylon bristles. Consider buying a soft bristle toothbrush that will not cause gum recession with information from a dental hygienist in this free video on oral hygiene and dental health.

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By Jennifer Salamin
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Jennifer Salamin has been working as a dental hygienist for more than seven years. She is a graduate of Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich. Salamin has been working for Dr....read more

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"How, how are the toothbrush made? Well, we have this plastic handle here and also this plastic pad that is a little bit contour angled here and then the nylon bristles. And the bristles can come in medium, soft or extra soft. And why we love this toothbrush so much for people that have wisdom teeth, that have extra teeth in the back. So when you're brushing, you can relax your jaw and get back more posteriorly and brush those back molars without causing a gag reflex. And also the circular bristles are really good.That you can do nice slow circular motions along your gum line so you don't cause recession. And what recession is, is where your gum tissue start to recede, if you brush more vigorously over time, and that would cause more sensitive, sensitivity to your teeth. So that's why I absolutely love this toothbrush. We use a soft bristle because medium and hard would cause more of the, um, the abrasive recession. So we don't want that. So, using an extra soft or a soft bristle brush is what I recommend and this perfect for getting back."

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