Dental plaque is bonded to teeth due to a positive charge created by the saliva. The IONPA electronic toothbrush changes this charge and breaks the bond, loosening plaque and making it easier to brush away.
IONPA challenges the myth “more strokes means cleaner teeth” with a new guideline of 22,000 strokes. While more comfortable and gum-friendly than most electric toothbrushes, combined with our ionic technology, which depolarizes and loosens its bond, plaque is easily removed with gentler brushing.
All IONPA brushes have a Smart Timer function. The Smart Timer pauses every 30 seconds, three times in every two-minute session, to remind the user of the recommended two-minute optimal brushing time.
Different modes are available for ideal periodontal care, Clean, White+, GumCare and HiClean.
We currently carry 4 different types of brush heads. From a compact size for kids to a wide-body version that cleans and massages larger surfaces.
Replaceable brush heads keep your teeth clean and the environment green.
Yuichi Izumi, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Southern TOHOKU Research Institute for Neuroscience, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital, Oral Care Perio Center
Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) Department of Periodontology
While professor Yuichi Izumi, a pioneer in periodontal disease studies in Japan, treated his patients, he dreamt of a toothbrush that treated teeth and gums carefully and gently, like a manual toothbrush. He took his ideas to the IONIC Corporation, the leading ionic toothbrush company, based in Chiba, Japan. The company had sold over 2 million ionic tooth brushes over its 40-year history, and with professor Izumi, developed a brand-new sonic action toothbrush, which they named IONPA. By adding ion power to a gentle, therapeutic sonic action, a synergy occurs. The ionic effect efficiently depolarizes and thus, loosens plaque’s grip on the tooth surface, allowing for easy removal with the gentle pulsations of the IONPA handle. IONPA does more to clean teeth, and does it more easily, than either manual or electric brushing alone.
Studies prove that IONPA cleans more plaque below the gumline (as much as 196% versus manual*).
*Using the Rustogi Modified Navy Plaque Index (RMNPI). See: The effect of electric-powered ionic toothbrushing on plaque removal – randomized clinical trial; C. Kano, K. Mizutani, T. Ikawa, T. Sudo, H. Kobayashi, Y. Izumi; Dept. of Periodontology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology. © 2018 European Federation of Periodontology
All IONPA models offer the same, great IONIC effect, paired with ultrasonic action.
No matter which model you choose, you are one step closer to superior oral hygiene.