Oral b sensitive gum care electric toothbrush replacement brush heads
For sensitive gums, choose a replacement head that is approved for your electric toothbrush handle and has soft, rounded bristles.
The short answer
Sensitive-gum brush heads are designed to reduce brushing force while cleaning plaque along the gumline; handle compatibility and bristle condition both matter.
How do sensitive-gum brush heads protect the gumline?
A sensitive-gum replacement head uses soft bristles and must have a connector designed for the specific electric toothbrush handle.
How does an electric brush head connect and clean?
An electric toothbrush head contains a fitted connector and a bristle field that oscillates or rotates with the handle. Soft, end-rounded bristles are gentler on exposed root surfaces and inflamed gum margins than stiff or damaged bristles.
How can you fit and use the correct replacement head?
Match the head to the exact handle series, use light pressure, and guide it slowly along each tooth and the gumline. Replace a head when the bristles splay, become rough, or no longer clean effectively.
When does gum sensitivity need a dental examination?
See a dentist if sensitivity is localized, worsening, or accompanied by bleeding, recession, swelling, or a visible notch at the gumline. Those signs can reflect decay, a cracked tooth, gum disease, or abrasion rather than a brush-head problem.
Which replacement head fits your electric toothbrush?
Which head fits my handle? Ask the dental team or manufacturer to confirm the handle family and connector, then ask whether the bristle type suits recession, exposed dentine, orthodontic appliances, or implants.
Frequently asked questions
How should I clean a replacement head?
Rinse the head after brushing, let it dry, and follow the manufacturer’s instructions for storage and replacement.
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Who wrote this page
This library is published by Dental Nation, a licensed dental group practising in the United Arab Emirates. Pages are written and overseen by the same clinical team that treats patients in our clinics, and are held to a fixed editorial standard for safety and accuracy.
This page is patient education, not medical advice, and cannot replace an examination. Anything urgent — facial swelling, trauma, uncontrolled bleeding or severe pain — needs a dentist or emergency care now.