How to Brush With an Oral B

Oral-B is a dental company that sells toothbrushes and other products for dental health. For a long time, Oral-B only sold manual toothbrushes that had to be used by hand. Now, there are electric toothbrushes that have rotating brush heads. Both types of toothbrushes have their own set of brushing instructions to ensure that your teeth are being cleaned thoroughly.

Things You'll Need

• Manual toothbrush
• Electric toothbrush
• Toothpaste

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Instructions

Manual Toothbrush

• 1

  Squeeze a small line of toothpaste onto your Oral-B toothbrush.

• 2

  Moisten the toothbrush with water, and then begin brushing.

• 3

  Spend 30 seconds brushing the outside of your teeth. This includes the outside of the back teeth. Brush this area in a circular motion.

• 4

  Spend 30 seconds moving the brush back and forth along the top of the teeth, where food is chewed.

• 5

  Move the brush in vertical strokes as your brush the inside of your teeth. Do this for 30 seconds.

• 6

  Spend 30 seconds brushing your tongue. Start at the front of the tongue and go as far back as you can without gagging.

• 7

  Spit out the toothpaste, and rinse out your mouth and toothbrush with water.

Electric Toothbrush

• 8

  Squeeze out a small amount of toothpaste onto your electric toothbrush.

• 9

  Moisten the brush with water, and then press the button at the center of the brush handle to turn it on.

• 10

  Slowly run the toothbrush over each surface of each tooth. The circular moving brush will do the scrubbing for you.

• 11

  Run the toothbrush over the tongue once you've finished the teeth.

• 12

  Brush your teeth or tongue until the toothbrush pauses to let you know two minutes is up. Spit out the toothpaste, and rinse your mouth and toothbrush with water. Place the toothbrush back on its charging station, so it will be ready for your next brushing session.