How often should I change my toothbrush?

Authoritative dentists recommend regularlychange the toothbrush. And this is correct, because during use, the brush wears out, loses its shape and stiffness, becomes dirty and becomes not as effective as the new one. How often you need to change the toothbrush specifically to you depends on how often you use it. With the normal regular use of the toothbrush, that is, brushing your teeth daily twice a day, changing the brush is desirable and should be at least once every three months.

Some manufacturers for the convenience of consumersproduce toothbrushes with wear indicators - colored food dyes in rows of bristles. The discoloration of these bristles is a sign that it is time to change the brush.

In addition to the planned replacement of the toothbrush against weardentists recommend changing toothbrushes unplanned after each infectious or viral disease you have transferred (for example, herpes or ARVI) in order to prevent repeated infection with bacteria left on the brush.