Electric Toothbrushes

[otolith]

I've just paid a nice young lady lots of money to torture me for half an hour, and frankly it's overrated, I don't know what people see in it. On the upside, I have nice clean teeth. She said that the condition of my gums has improved a lot since the first session three months ago, but that some of the staining had come back. I'm thinking of getting an electric toothbrush, but there seems to be a wide range of prices and not much clinical evidence that the more expensive "sonic" models are worth it.

What's the sweet spot, price-wise?

[DeuxCentCinq]

Whatever Oral B is half price at the moment.

[grumbledoak]

Philips Sonicare seem best but can be expensive. The cheaper Oral B one are very good too.

The £10 Oral B ones that take AA batteries also accept rechargeable batteries, so no need to take a charger on holiday.

[DeuxCentCinq]

To be fair I had one of the £10 Oral B jobbies, died within 6 months. Then bought a £40 one (half price from £80) with an inductive rechargeable battery, been great for 4 or 5 years, wife has the same one, still going strong after six.

[RDMcG]

My dentist is a big fan of Sonicare which has an up and down motion rather than the circular motion of Oral B. Have used it for years now with great results.

[stuno1]

Another vote for sonicare.

[guindilias]

And another - 2 year guarantee as well, and even after that Philips will take care of you if you're nice to them...

[otolith]

Sonicare worth it then? They seem to run from about £50 to about £250. I'm not sure what paying more gets you?

[jfrf]

used a oral b for 10 year and switched to sonicare, cost £25 at tescos as was on offer.

They are different but I couldn't say one cleans better than the other.
If anything the oralb was possibly better but its very marginal

[Art0ir]

I got the Sonicare for £30 on the Boots website last year. New heads aren't dear either.