EN ISO 20127:2020

Dentistry - Physical properties of powered toothbrushes (ISO 20127:2020)

This document specifies requirements and test methods for the physical properties of powered toothbrushes in order to promote the safety of these products for their intended use.
There are different technologies of powered toothbrushes. Common features of those powered toothbrushes to which this document applies are:
—     a battery;
—     a motor;
—     a mechanical or magnetic drive system;
—     a moving brush head with tufted filaments.
Powered toothbrushes can have a moving brush head with different motions (e.g. oscillating-rotating, side-by-side), frequencies and velocities.
The requirements listed in this document apply to all types of powered toothbrushes. However, there is a possibility that some requirements are not applicable for all types, for example brush head plate retention can only be applied if the brush has a head portion that might get detached from the brush shaft.
This document is not applicable to other types of powered oral hygiene devices (such as powered interdental brushes) or manual toothbrushes.

Zahnheilkunde - Physikalische Eigenschaften von elektrischen Zahnbürsten (ISO 20127:2020)

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an und Prüfverfahren für die physikalischen Eigenschaften von elektrischen Zahnbürsten fest, um die Gebrauchssicherheit dieser Produkte zu steigern.
Es gibt verschiedene Technologien bei elektrischen Zahnbürsten. Gemeinsame Eigenschaften dieser elektrischen Zahnbürsten, auf die dieses Dokument Bezug nimmt, sind:
- eine Batterie;
- ein Motor;
- ein mechanisches oder magnetisches Antriebssystem;
- ein beweglicher Bürstenkopf mit Filamentbüscheln.
Elektrische Zahnbürsten können einen beweglichen Bürstenkopf mit verschiedenen Bewegungen (z. B. oszillierend-rotierend, rüttelnd), Frequenzen und Geschwindigkeiten aufweisen.
Die in diesem Dokument angegebenen Anforderungen sind für alle Arten von elektrischen Zahnbürsten anwendbar. Jedoch treffen einige Anforderungen möglicherweise nicht auf alle Arten zu, z. B. kann die Retention der Bürstenkopfscheibe nur angewandt werden, wenn die Bürste über ein Kopfteil verfügt, das sich vom Bürstenschaft abziehen lässt.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht anwendbar auf andere Arten von elektrisch betriebenen Mundhygienegeräten (z. B. elektrische Interdentalbürsten) oder Handzahnbürsten.

Médecine bucco-dentaire - Caractéristiques physiques des brosses à dents électriques (ISO 20127:2020)

Le présent document spécifie les exigences et les méthodes d'essai relatives aux caractéristiques physiques des brosses à dents électriques, dans l'intention de favoriser la sécurité de ces produits lors de l'utilisation pour laquelle ils sont conçus.
Il existe différentes technologies de brosses à dents électriques. Les caractéristiques communes de ces brosses à dents électriques auxquelles s'applique le présent document sont:
—          une batterie;
—          un moteur;
—          un système d'entraînement mécanique ou magnétique;
—          une tête de brosse mobile garnie de touffes de filaments.
Dans les brosses à dents électriques, la tête de brosse mobile peut effectuer différents mouvements (par exemple, oscillo-rotatifs, transversaux) et peut avoir différentes fréquences et vitesses.
Les exigences mentionnées dans le présent document doivent s'appliquer à tous les types de brosses à dents électriques. Toutefois, certaines exigences peuvent ne pas être applicables à tous les types, par exemple l'exigence d'ancrage de la tête de brosse ne peut s'appliquer que si la brosse possède une tête détachable du corps de la brosse.
Le présent document n'est pas applicable aux autres types d'appareils électriques d'hygiène buccale (notamment les brosses interdentaires électriques) ou les brosses à dents manuelles.

Zobozdravstvo - Fizikalne lastnosti električnih zobnih ščetk (ISO 20127:2020)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-Sep-2020
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Mar-2021
• ICS: 97.170 - Body care equipment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 55 - Dentistry
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 55 - Dentistry
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 16-Sep-2020
• Completion Date: 16-Sep-2020
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 20127:2020 - Dentistry - Physical properties of powered toothbrushes (ISO 20127:2020)

Relations

• Replaces: EN ISO 20127:2005 - Dentistry - Powered toothbrushes - General requirements and test methods (ISO 20127:2005)
• Effective Date: 23-Sep-2020
• Revised: prEN ISO 20127 - Dentistry - Physical properties of powered toothbrushes (ISO/DIS 20127:2024)
• Effective Date: 04-Oct-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 20127:2005
Zobozdravstvo - Fizikalne lastnosti električnih zobnih ščetk (ISO 20127:2020)
Dentistry - Physical properties of powered toothbrushes (ISO 20127:2020)
Zahnheilkunde - Physikalische Eigenschaften von elektrischen Zahnbürsten (ISO
20127:2020)
Médecine bucco-dentaire - Caractéristiques physiques des brosses à dents électriques
(ISO 20127:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 20127:2020
ICS:
71.100.70 Kozmetika. Toaletni Cosmetics. Toiletries
pripomočki
97.170 Oprema za nego telesa Body care equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 20127
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.170 Supersedes EN ISO 20127:2005
English Version
Dentistry - Physical properties of powered toothbrushes
(ISO 20127:2020)
Médecine bucco-dentaire - Caractéristiques physiques Zahnheilkunde - Physikalische Eigenschaften von
des brosses à dents électriques (ISO 20127:2020) elektrischen Zahnbürsten (ISO 20127:2020)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 4 August 2020.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 20127:2020 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 20127:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 106
"Dentistry" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 55 “Dentistry” the secretariat of which
is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2021, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by March 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 20127:2005.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 20127:2020 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 20127:2020 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 20127
Second edition
2020-08
Dentistry — Physical properties of
powered toothbrushes
Médecine bucco-dentaire — Caractéristiques physiques des brosses à
dents électriques
Reference number
ISO 20127:2020(E)
©
ISO 2020
ISO 20127:2020(E)
© ISO 2020
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may
be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting
on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address
below or ISO’s member body in the country of the requester.
ISO copyright office
CP 401 • Ch. de Blandonnet 8
CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.iso.org
Published in Switzerland
ii © ISO 2020 – All rights reserved

ISO 20127:2020(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Requirements . 2
4.1 Physical inspection . 2
4.2 Electrical safety . 2
4.3 Tuft retention . 2
4.4 Mechanical strength . 2
4.5 Resistance to chemical degradation . 3
5 Sampling and pass-fail criteria . 3
5.1 Sampling . 3
5.2 Pass-fail criteria. 3
6 Test methods . 3
6.1 General test conditions . 3
6.2 Visual inspection . 3
6.3 Tactile inspection . 3
6.4 Tuft retention . 3
6.4.1 Apparatus . 3
6.4.2 Procedure . 4
6.5 Brush head plate retention . 4
6.5.1 Apparatus . 4
6.5.2 Procedure . 4
6.6 Resistance to chemical degradation . 5
6.6.1 Apparatus and chemicals . 5
6.6.2 Procedure . 5
7 Test report . 6
8 Marking and labelling . 6
8.1 Powered toothbrush components . 6
8.2 Instructions for use . 6
8.3 Marking and labelling . 6
9 Packaging . 6
Annex A (informative) Gripping device for tuft retention test . 7
Annex B (informative) Gripping device for brush head plate retention test .9
Bibliography .17
ISO 20127:2020(E)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www .iso .org/ directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www .iso .org/ patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and
expressions related to conformity assessmen
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 20127:2005
Zobozdravstvo - Fizikalne lastnosti električnih zobnih ščetk (ISO 20127:2020)
Dentistry - Physical properties of powered toothbrushes (ISO 20127:2020)
Zahnheilkunde - Physikalische Eigenschaften von elektrischen Zahnbürsten (ISO
20127:2020)
Médecine bucco-dentaire - Caractéristiques physiques des brosses à dents électriques
(ISO 20127:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 20127:2020
ICS:
11.060.01 Zobozdravstvo na splošno Dentistry in general
97.170 Oprema za nego telesa Body care equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 20127
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.170 Supersedes EN ISO 20127:2005
English Version
Dentistry - Physical properties of powered toothbrushes
(ISO 20127:2020)
Médecine bucco-dentaire - Caractéristiques physiques Zahnheilkunde - Physikalische Eigenschaften von
des brosses à dents électriques (ISO 20127:2020) elektrischen Zahnbürsten (ISO 20127:2020)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 4 August 2020.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 20127:2020 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 20127:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 106
"Dentistry" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 55 “Dentistry” the secretariat of which
is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2021, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by March 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 20127:2005.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 20127:2020 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 20127:2020 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 20127
Second edition
2020-08
Dentistry — Physical properties of
powered toothbrushes
Médecine bucco-dentaire — Caractéristiques physiques des brosses à
dents électriques
Reference number
ISO 20127:2020(E)
©
ISO 2020
ISO 20127:2020(E)
© ISO 2020
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may
be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting
on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address
below or ISO’s member body in the country of the requester.
ISO copyright office
CP 401 • Ch. de Blandonnet 8
CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.iso.org
Published in Switzerland
ii © ISO 2020 – All rights reserved

ISO 20127:2020(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Requirements . 2
4.1 Physical inspection . 2
4.2 Electrical safety . 2
4.3 Tuft retention . 2
4.4 Mechanical strength . 2
4.5 Resistance to chemical degradation . 3
5 Sampling and pass-fail criteria . 3
5.1 Sampling . 3
5.2 Pass-fail criteria. 3
6 Test methods . 3
6.1 General test conditions . 3
6.2 Visual inspection . 3
6.3 Tactile inspection . 3
6.4 Tuft retention . 3
6.4.1 Apparatus . 3
6.4.2 Procedure . 4
6.5 Brush head plate retention . 4
6.5.1 Apparatus . 4
6.5.2 Procedure . 4
6.6 Resistance to chemical degradation . 5
6.6.1 Apparatus and chemicals . 5
6.6.2 Procedure . 5
7 Test report . 6
8 Marking and labelling . 6
8.1 Powered toothbrush components . 6
8.2 Instructions for use . 6
8.3 Marking and labelling . 6
9 Packaging . 6
Annex A (informative) Gripping device for tuft retention test . 7
Annex B (informative) Gripping device for brush head plate retention test .9
Bibliography .17
ISO 20127:2020(E)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www .iso .org/ directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www .iso .org/ patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and
expressions related to conformity assessment, as w
...