Recommendation for electric toothbrush

[hohop]

What brand would you guys suggest？
It looks great that the Oral-B Pro Care 5000 is on sale now at amazon..only $51, was $160.
http://www.weusecoupons.com/upload/...000-electric-toothbrush-51-a.html#post2356437

Is it a good one to buy?

 

[MovingTarget]

Why would you want an electric toothbrush? I've never really found their advantages to be all that great, especially considering the price.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I got a cheap Crest one at Target for like $15. Works fine. And it's not the disposable kind either - you can change the batteries and replace the head, and replacement heads are only a couple bucks each.

 

[eits]

sonicare

 

[geecee]

I have one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/CrossAction-Wh...0053998&sr=1-1

They're cheap, work better than a regular toothbrush for me, and the replacement heads are only slightly more expensive than a regular toothbrush. Probably don't measure up to the expensive ones, but I've never used those so I can't give you a comparison. I'm happy with my dental checkups though, so good enough for me.

 

[AMDZen]

Why would you want an electric toothbrush? I've never really found their advantages to be all that great, especially considering the price.

"Why you all need that there mouth wash? My trusty oralb does jist fine"

 

[Six]

Any Oral B or Sonic Care above $50 works a whole lot better than manual brushing, because it can get under the gums. If your teeth are crooked, your best option is Oral B.

 

[ElFenix]

get the sonicare that takes AAs and some eneloops.

If your teeth are crooked, your best option is Oral B.

whysat?

Why would you want an electric toothbrush? I've never really found their advantages to be all that great, especially considering the price.

i'd let my sonicare discharge at work and had to use a regular manual brush for the first time in years. i'd forgotten how much manual toothbrushes suck. no where near as good.

 

[MovingTarget]

"Why you all need that there mouth wash? My trusty oralb does jist fine"

Mouthwash has advantages and is meant to complement regular brushing and flossing. Electric toothbrushes are neither cheap nor a complement to proper oral hygiene methods. They are a waste of money.

 

[AMDZen]

Mouthwash has advantages and is meant to complement regular brushing and flossing. Electric toothbrushes are neither cheap nor a complement to proper oral hygiene methods. They are a waste of money.

I guarantee you'll find more people on this forum who disagree with you than agree with you. You probably haven't ever owned an electric toothbrush. You just decided they weren't worth the money and that was that.

Every Dentist that isn't an idiot will tell you the same thing. Electric is better. Not all electrics are better than all manual's, but if you buy the right one - electric is better.

 

[moshquerade]

i'd let my sonicare discharge at work and had to use a regular manual brush for the first time in years. i'd forgotten how much manual toothbrushes suck. no where near as good.

depends on the operator. :sneaky:

 

[The Stigenator]

sonicare.. nuf said..

Any electric toothbrush will work the higher end models feature like an LCD and other gizmo's, i find the mid range is more than enough.. 2 minute timer, quad pacer is all you need. Though sometimes the higher end ones have a higher strokes / minute.

 

[thegimp03]

We have Sonicare with E-series brushes. Buy the refills at Costco.

 

[Born2bwire]

I've got that one, it's really nice as you would expect with the top model. The LCD thing you get with it is just fluff but it's nice when you start out because it has a timer to help make your brushing more even. Plus it is the only way you can see what your brush setting is but it should be more waterproof (as I found out after accidentally knocking it into the sink while shaving).

Anyway, as for the efficacy of an electric, I bought mine so that I could better get at my back teeth. I have some impacted wisdom teeth but they have never been bad enough for a dentist to recommend extraction. So I need to keep them good and clean unless decay sets in and I'll have to suffer through getting my wisdom teeth pulled as an older adult.

 

[disappoint]

I'm mailing my sonicare out to mosh for an autograph.

 

[zephyrprime]

I got the philips and it vibrates a lots. Makes a mess so I do not recommend it.

 

[MovingTarget]

I guarantee you'll find more people on this forum who disagree with you than agree with you. You probably haven't ever owned an electric toothbrush. You just decided they weren't worth the money and that was that.

Every Dentist that isn't an idiot will tell you the same thing. Electric is better. Not all electrics are better than all manual's, but if you buy the right one - electric is better.

I realize that I'm in the minority opinion here. No, I've tried electric toothbrushes before. They work okay, but I didn't feel that they justified the price increase over a regular one. Besides, I do have a tendency to brush too hard sometimes, a problem that is exacerbated by an electric toothbrush. My dentist told me to switch back to a regular one because the combination of this tendency and an electric caused a minor recession of my gumline on one side. (Left side...I'm right-handed - go figure) When I switched back and paid more attention to that tendency of mine, everything returned to normal within a few months.

 

[Raizinman]

If you have lots of crowns or fillings, the sonic or vibration tooth brushes will sonically cause the glue to fail. They are just finding out that the same sonic vibrations that cause plac removal also cause the glues to fail. Stick with a regular soft toothbrush if you have crowns and fillings.

 

[moshquerade]

I'm mailing my sonicare out to mosh for an autograph.

And my signature is legible, beautiful, readable cursive!

 

[RPD]

Sonicare works great. Wife runs an ortho office and is a RDA, it's what she uses and my dentist is amazed at every check up that I never, ever floss yet I constantly have minimal plaque build up. I don't use mouth washes. Before every dentist check up I dreaded cleanings because of how abrasive they'd be, since using the Sonicare for probably about 5 years now my teeth have been much cleaner.

 

[moshquerade]

If you have lots of crowns or fillings, the sonic or vibration tooth brushes will sonically cause the glue to fail. They are just finding out that the same sonic vibrations that cause plac removal also cause the glues to fail. Stick with a regular soft toothbrush if you have crowns and fillings.

where did you get this information?

 

[Jaepheth]

Be sure to consider replacement head cost.

I use a Sonicare with a UV sanitizing attachment. My dentist office sells them at pretty much wholesale cost.

 

[The_Dude8]

What brand would you guys suggest？
It looks great that the Oral-B Pro Care 5000 is on sale now at amazon..only $51, was $160.
http://www.weusecoupons.com/upload/...000-electric-toothbrush-51-a.html#post2356437

Is it a good one to buy?

that is a good buy. That one rank top 3.
http://www.best-electric-tooth-brush.com/tag/top-10/

i just ordered the 5000 from amazon. Once you got electric, you don't go manual.

i rather spend a bit more on the electric toothbrush, rather than the expensive dental costs.

 

[xSauronx]

got this cheap ass sonicare last week ($25)
http://www.amazon.com/Sonicare-Xtrem...080710&sr=8-26

im not sure why there are so many complaints about water getting in the things unless people are using it in the shower. i just use it to brush at the sink and would have to go well out of my way to get water near the battery compartment *shrug*

 

[chipy]

i have the Oral B 4000 model and like it so the 5000 model should be great!

it certainly makes brushing teeth more fun