Special Toothbrushes

So, I can honestly say I never thought I would find myself writing this blog post and if you had told me even a few months ago I would be an “oral hygiene blogger” then I would probably have laughed at you, however, after my opening posts about tonsil stones I have actually had a few questions coming in about:

• The best ways to remove them,
• Oral hygiene in general,
• Bad breath,
• And specialist toothbrushes!

At this stage for anyone who has not read my earlier posts I would like to stress that, although I do have a little experience training as an oral hygienist, I am not qualified to give you medical advice and you need to do your own research on what is right for you. I am, however, willing to share what works for me and that is what I do here.

Onto the business of specialist brushes

The reason that this post came about was I received a message via the blog asking me which brush might be the best to poke out tonsil stones as in one post I did explain how you could customise a brush to make your own tonsil stone poke, however, I did also say it probably want the most comfortable or effective way of removing a stone.
"Specialist brushes" might sound like something that would be exclusive to dentists or other people who work in the oral hygiene world, however, they are pretty common and manufactured but the usual suspects such as Wisdom, Reach, Colgate etc.
Probably the most well-known specialist brush is the Interdental brush and the most well-known manufacturer of that brush is TePe.
I was first introduced to these brushes as a child when they were given to me after having braces fitted, they were the perfect brush for getting between the permanently attached brace, at that time I used to just pick up any packet off the shelf and buy it, I never realised that they colours of the brushes related to different thicknesses:

In later life I have realised that these brushes are actually really good for cleaning between the teeth as it actually now their marketed use. Tonsil stones don’t form between the teeth but we have established that generally controlling the level of bacteria in the mouth is a good thing for keeping tonsil stones under control so they are a sensible weapon in your arsenal.

Which specialist brush is best for cleaning tonsil stones

So onto the likely reason why you are reading this article, which brush is the best for cleaning tonsils? Interestingly or perhaps amazingly there is not yet such a thing. No brush manufacturer that I know of has developed a brush specifically for cleaning out tonsil stones and there isn’t really a brush that is well designed to pop out the stones off the shelf, for now my best advice is to stick with a waterpik.