Best electric toothbrush

I have the Oral B Triumph.
it has a soft setting for the kids and a handy (if a little gimmicky) Smart guide display that works via bluetooth to tell you how long you've been brushing and if you're applying too much pressure.
I was able to purchase mine from the BDA Conference in Manchester for a dental health professional rate of £30!
I really like it too.

It has the Which? best buy award and retails in Boots for £139.99 currently.
...Linda xx

I'm after one of these as well - from this will be looking at the Oral B 7000.

Anyone recommend anywhere to buy from - i'm getting told that the 8500 and 7000 are discontinued.

Are their updated version the ones to go for?

These seem OK prices....

http://www.moderntimesltd.com/prodtype.asp?s=thwvxo105708&strParents=&CAT_ID=3&numRecordPosition=1

I have an oral b professional care brush - i think it might be a 5000XL but not sure!

It is the only electric one I have had so can't really compare with others but it seems a lot better than my OHs and flatmates vitality range brushes.

Mine was half price in boots so cost less than £20. Things I think are useful to think about are:

I don't think you need to spend a fortune on a brush. Also consider the price and availability and choice of brush heads.

At work and amongst my friends, no one has found the sonic brushes to make a substantial difference compared to other electric ones to justify the extra costs.

Get rechargeable - don't consider the battery ones - they spend very little time at full power so aren't as effective.

The one i have has some good features above the basic brushes. I find the timer (it interupts brushing briefly every 30 seconds) helpful particularly as it has a 30 sec warning and a different sounding marker for 2 mins. My OHs only has it every 2 mins and it feels like it takes forever to sound and he doesn't always spend an equal amount of time on each side of his mouth. I find that my charge lasts longer than his vitality too. My final thing against the vitality compared to mine is that the vitality has a different handgrip which is difficult to clean - it always looks grubby cos dirt gets trapped in the grips.

I know your question is only about brushes but i would thoroughly recommend seeing the dental hygienist. I put it off due to the cost (£45 for about half hour) and in the end had to go twice to make up for some time of tooth neglect but it has made an amazing difference to the whiteness of my teeth. I was considering cosmetic whitening before but now I don't need it.

The electric brush plus interdental brushes and mouthwash are helping me maintain the whiteness, but the hygienist visit is what really made the difference. i can't recommend it enough!

mr_rush wrote: »

I'm using the Triumph. I got it for less than £60 from Amazon a few months ago. Agree the timer thing is a bit gimmicky but it does mean I do brush for the proper length of time (I think I always used to rush with manual brushing).

That said, I seem to recall seeing a Cochrane meta-analysis in 2003/4 saying that electric toothbrushes were no any better than manual ones.

Quite correct Mr Rush- There is no difference providing You use the manual one effectively, but thats the main problem. Not many people do.

Personally i use the Sonic Care brush. There is no evidence that it is any better, but i do find my patients that use it, tend to have less problems with gum disease and need less fillings if at all.
Of course it could be the fact that someone who is willing to spend a £100 on a toothbrush is someone who cares enough about there teeth that they are less likely to have problems anyway!

If you do go for an electric toothbrush, then get one with a circular head as there is evidence that it works better.
Oral B is good. Personally i love the Sonic Care.

Hopefully they'll be selling them cheap at the dental showcase in November :rolleyes: (trade show)
...Linda xx