Our family switching to electric toothbrushes

[Pferdestarke]

After recommendations from our dentist we have decided to make the switch. The difference in mouth cleanliness is huge and with our little boy having a lovely set of first teeth we think it's a good idea to do it together.

Question is, with lots of different brands with so many features, which one to go for?

Any recommendations much appreciated.

[Martin_M]

I've never been a fan in all honesty and have always felt that my teeth are cleaner with a manual brush.

I've bought my mum a couple of Sonicare brushes over the years which she still uses. My wife used hers for a while but is now back to using a manual brush.

I'm not sure if Sonicare is still regarded as one of the best on the market these days.

[rex]

Get one of the Braun Oral B toothbrushes. I have been recommending them for years. Tried different sonic toothbrushes but is easy to press to hard and not get the sonic effect. Can't really go wrong with an oral B though.

Still need to clean between the teeth with floss or interdental brushes though. Now I sound like my hygienist.

[bearman68]

I ended up with bleeding gums quite a bit with the one I had....

[grumbledoak]

Braun Oral B or Philips Sonicare are both very good. Philips probably slightly edges it, but they cost more. They don't like being dropped much, either, since you mention a little one...

[anonymous-user]

Sonicare for me. Dental check ups have never been so good

[All that jazz]

Pferdestarke said:

After recommendations from our dentist we have decided to make the switch. The difference in mouth cleanliness is huge and with our little boy having a lovely set of first teeth we think it's a good idea to do it together.

Question is, with lots of different brands with so many features, which one to go for?

Any recommendations much appreciated.

They're all a complete waste of money. They last about 6 months until the battery no longer holds charge and then they are fit for the bin. Look at the thousands of reviews on Amazon and you'll see for yourself. You'll achieve the exact same result by learning to clean properly with a small headed normal brush and once you've mastered the technique there's no need for that flossing BS either which is just a fad so that dental hygienists can justify their jobs.

[LordHaveMurci]

All that jazz said:

Pferdestarke said:

After recommendations from our dentist we have decided to make the switch. The difference in mouth cleanliness is huge and with our little boy having a lovely set of first teeth we think it's a good idea to do it together.

Question is, with lots of different brands with so many features, which one to go for?

Any recommendations much appreciated.

They're all a complete waste of money. They last about 6 months until the battery no longer holds charge and then they are fit for the bin. Look at the thousands of reviews on Amazon and you'll see for yourself. You'll achieve the exact same result by learning to clean properly with a small headed normal brush and once you've mastered the technique there's no need for that flossing BS either which is just a fad so that dental hygienists can justify their jobs.

My Oral B is several years old now, works just fine as does it's predecessor

[Rachie]

rex said:

Get one of the Braun Oral B toothbrushes. I have been recommending them for years. Tried different sonic toothbrushes but is easy to press to hard and not get the sonic effect. Can't really go wrong with an oral B though.

Still need to clean between the teeth with floss or interdental brushes though. Now I sound like my hygienist.

I've been recommending sonicare for about the last year, they are a little more technique sensitive but if you're scrubbing with an oral b it can still cause recession/abrasion.

I love my Sonicare

[schmunk]

All that jazz said:

They're all a complete waste of money. They last about 6 months until the battery no longer holds charge and then they are fit for the bin.

From personal experience, this is not true.

[LordGrover]

All that jazz said:

They're all a complete waste of money. They last about 6 months until the battery no longer holds charge and then they are fit for the bin. Look at the thousands of reviews on Amazon and you'll see for yourself. You'll achieve the exact same result by learning to clean properly with a small headed normal brush and once you've mastered the technique there's no need for that flossing BS either which is just a fad so that dental hygienists can justify their jobs.

I don't use an electric brush so can't comment on them, but brushing properly with the 'right' brush is more than adequate. Use a decent toothpaste, sensodyne pronamel for me.

[All that jazz]

schmunk said:

All that jazz said:

They're all a complete waste of money. They last about 6 months until the battery no longer holds charge and then they are fit for the bin.

From personal experience, this is not true.

It is from mine and the thousands of Amazon reviews saying the same thing suggests you're very much in the minority.

[tr7v8]

All that jazz said:

They're all a complete waste of money. They last about 6 months until the battery no longer holds charge and then they are fit for the bin.

Now on number 2 or 3 each have lasted 5 years plus, all Oral B.

[Pints]

All that jazz said:

schmunk said:

All that jazz said:

They're all a complete waste of money. They last about 6 months until the battery no longer holds charge and then they are fit for the bin.

From personal experience, this is not true.

It is from mine and the thousands of Amazon reviews saying the same thing suggests you're very much in the minority.

Mine must be about 2 years old and still holds an adequate charge. I suppose it's down to how well you treat the battery - occasional full discharge, not leaving it permanently plugged in, that sort of thing.

Family of Braun Oral B users here.

[smn159]

Pints said:

All that jazz said:

schmunk said:

All that jazz said:

They're all a complete waste of money. They last about 6 months until the battery no longer holds charge and then they are fit for the bin.

From personal experience, this is not true.

It is from mine and the thousands of Amazon reviews saying the same thing suggests you're very much in the minority.

Mine must be about 2 years old and still holds an adequate charge. I suppose it's down to how well you treat the battery - occasional full discharge, not leaving it permanently plugged in, that sort of thing.

Family of Braun Oral B users here.

Mine is a few years old and is absolutely fine as well. Just needs a replacement head once in a while.

[All that jazz]

LordGrover said:

All that jazz said:

They're all a complete waste of money. They last about 6 months until the battery no longer holds charge and then they are fit for the bin. Look at the thousands of reviews on Amazon and you'll see for yourself. You'll achieve the exact same result by learning to clean properly with a small headed normal brush and once you've mastered the technique there's no need for that flossing BS either which is just a fad so that dental hygienists can justify their jobs.

I don't use an electric brush so can't comment on them, but brushing properly with the 'right' brush is more than adequate. Use a decent toothpaste, sensodyne pronamel for me.

Oddly enough that is my exact setup too! I have weak enamel which used to result in some excruciating pain when eating certain stuff but ever since I started using Sensodyne Pronamel I've not had any problems at all. My 18 month check-ups have all come back problem free for the past 10 years or so except for some very minor tartar removal at the base of my 2 front lower teeth which is hard to clean properly due to a damaged gum from when I was a kid. My dentist always comments how good my teeth are . Just no need for electric toothbrushes at all.

[GT03ROB]

I've been using Sonicaire's for the last, dunnoe, 15yrs. I think I'm on my 3rd. If I forget it & have to go back to manual toothbrushes my teeth just feel grubby.

[Munter]

Pints said:

All that jazz said:

schmunk said:

All that jazz said:

They're all a complete waste of money. They last about 6 months until the battery no longer holds charge and then they are fit for the bin.

From personal experience, this is not true.

It is from mine and the thousands of Amazon reviews saying the same thing suggests you're very much in the minority.

Mine must be about 2 years old and still holds an adequate charge. I suppose it's down to how well you treat the battery - occasional full discharge, not leaving it permanently plugged in, that sort of thing.

Family of Braun Oral B users here.

Mines got to be well over 5 years old now and the previous one I had was probably about the same before I replaced it for one with a timer feature. Always plugged in. The thing just works and does a good job.

[schmunk]

All that jazz said:

schmunk said:

All that jazz said:

They're all a complete waste of money. They last about 6 months until the battery no longer holds charge and then they are fit for the bin.

From personal experience, this is not true.

It is from mine and the thousands of Amazon reviews saying the same thing suggests you're very much in the minority.

This is the brush I have. Perhaps you should try this one.

[Piersman2]

tr7v8 said:

All that jazz said:

They're all a complete waste of money. They last about 6 months until the battery no longer holds charge and then they are fit for the bin.

Now on number 2 or 3 each have lasted 5 years plus, all Oral B.

+1 I've had 1 Oral B for at least 5 years, still going strong. I've bought a couple more recently, and no issues with any of them.

Not sure what people must be doing to destroy theirs so quickly.