Philips Sonicare Elite toothbrush

alchemista

There's something awkward about Brits discussing dental hygiene....:rotfl:

gromituk

AMO wrote:

good electric toothbrushes brush a lot faster - you're not going to beat 30,000 times a minute.

Except that your definition of "brush" may be completely different from another toothbrush's. Isn't the length of the brush stroke for a Sonicare a lot less than that of an ordinary electric toothbrush, which in turn is much less than that of a manual toothbrush? Again, the figure makes a good headline, but like MHz or megapixels, tells far from the whole story.

GoldenEye

The best electric toothbrush I have used is the Sonicare brand but I have to agree that the replacement brushheads are too expensive.

I have to say that build quality is quite poor on all toothbrushes. I've been through 2 Sonicare, 3 UltraSonex and 2 Oral-B toothbrushes in the past 8 years. I now use a cheap electric Philips toothbrush bought from Amazon (£14.99) and it does the job. If it breaks I'll buy another £15 brush. I use the electric brush in the morning and a manual toothbrush in the evening.

There was a scientific study out recently from The University of Manchester that concluded not much difference between electric and manual toothbrushes. It is how you brush your teeth that is more important (and obvious too). The report concluded that rotary brushes with small heads are only slightly better than manual brushing whilst the rest of the models are worse than manual brushing. I would say it's not worth buying an expensive toothbrush. If you feel manual brushing is effective then don't change.

bootman

Several months ago superdrug had the heads half price. I cleared the shelf. We have enough for several years!

zenmaster

Do they still come with a 2 year guarantee? Mine did and it packed up a couple of weeks before it ran out. I contacted them via their website and they sent me a new one by return.

I was very impressed by the toothbrush and the CS.

bloaty

My son wouldn't have anything else now.

He has tried Oral B and a couple of others but since using the above for 3 yrs he is very pleased with the results.

He said although the heads are quite expensive, as mentioned earlier, they last a long time if used properly. I also find his toothpaste lasts an awful lot longer that it used to, as he doesn't seem to use as much - Mcleans ice whitening.

Would also add that he very rarely needs any work when he goes for his checkups.

The battery died this year but he was lucky to find some in the Boots sale (complete set) so bought 2 while on offer. They also came with 2 heads so worked out quite well.

kalico

I can tell you that I have both the Oral B Ultra and the Sonicare one on my shelf and use whichever takes my fancy. Looking back, I definitely prefer the Sonicare. It gets picked up much more often and my teeth feel cleaner afterwards.

Rakesh.Chauhan_2

Is this what you are talking about?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-Sonicare-HX7351-Electric-Toothbrush/dp/B0000DINOB/sr=8-1/qid=1166988790/ref=pd_ka_1/202-3521504-8295803?ie=UTF8&s=personal

Rakesh.Chauhan_2

Walshy wrote:

Philips Sonicare Elite HX7351 toothbrushes were £99, but are now half price at most retailers.

Then if you go into your local dental surgery before the end of December, they should have a leaflet on the counter to send off for a free gift:

Send off your till receipt from either Amazon, Argos, Boots, Comet, Currys , Dixons, John Lewis, Waitrse, Sainsburys and Tesco, and Philips will send you either a Ladyshave (RRP £20), Shaver (RRP £20), 4 in 1 Mens Grooming kit (RRP £20) or Travel Hairdryer (RRP £18).

I've just received my requested Mens Grooming Kit and they have substituted it for an upgraded 7 in 1 kit! :T

Offer open until 31/12/06, claims should be received by 31/01/07.

Do you need the leaflet? Instead, do you have the address where i can send the reciept off to? I'll just write a covering letter as i dont think the dentists are open. Is there any other information i need to provide?

Walshy

Can't believe its now down to £35.99!!

I photocopied the leaflet just in case I didnt get my free gift, so this is what you need to write down:

The choice of gift: either Ladyshave, Mens Shaver, 4 in 1 grooming kit or hairdryer

* Toothbrush model code: i.e HX7351 (can be any Sonicare Elite, but not Sonicare Advance)

* Name:

* Full Address:

Telephone no:

Email address:

* Name of dental professional:

* Name and location of dental practice:

(* these sections must be completed)

Please tick if you do not wish to receive further information by mail from Philips: (tick box)

We would like to contact you in the future about exciting new products. Please tick here if you do not want to be contacted by Philips by telephone (tick box) or by email (tick box)


Then send with till receipt to: Sonicare Christmas Gift Offer, PO BOX 64, Hadleigh, IP7 6WF. Should arrive within 28 days. Good luck!