Electric toothbrushes can be useless and you might be doing more harm than good when you brush

In our quest for the perfect pearly whites, our bathroom cabinets are stocked with whitening toothpastes, floss and mouthwashes. 


But when it comes to oral health, a top dentist has revealed our best intentions could in fact be potentially damaging to our teeth. Dr Tariq Idrees, dentist and owner of Carisbrook Dental Clinic in Manchester, said millions of people are unwittingly destroying their teeth with everyday habits, they think would be beneficial. He said electric toothbrushes can prove 'useless' if they are not used correctly, and you can harm your teeth by rinsing too soon with water after brushing, brushing too much, at the wrong times or in the wrong way. Here, he reveals the ten things which you make think are good for your teeth but are not.