Philips Sonicare Elite toothbrush

IHateDida

Thankyou so much - I was going to order one yesterday but glad I waited - just placed my order before Christmas lunch!:T

Remember to go via ecashback.co.uk - you get 3.5% back!

davemuk

Also glad I waited, just ordered one too. Thanks for the updated post Walshy.

Dave

newmoneysaver101

:T A great post, £35.99 you cant go wrong!! Amazon rocks at this price, i've just ordered:A

Dont forget to check back if it has been discounted further, remember the Amazon 30 day refund difference promise, although in this case i dont think it CAN go down any futher

chazza

gone for one too, thanks Walshy. ps there £99 in argos at mo. so this is a bargain! merry xmas everyone

siva

Is it suitable for use by 5yr old? I am hoping to get one for my son. Thank you.

Siva

withabix

siva wrote:

Is it suitable for use by 5yr old? I am hoping to get one for my son. Thank you.

Siva

No.

Even the 'normal' Oral-B ones are difficult with my 9 year old.

Stick to traditional brushes or cheap battery ones for a few more years!

vk2003

I have mentioned in the past that sonic brushes are not as effective as the Oral B electric toothbrushes. This is based on my own observations, and that of my hygienists. When I went looking for evidence of this, I discovered there were a number of research papers comparing the 2 types of electric brushes, and the evidence was incontrovertably against Sonic brushes. I include a few links to (summaries of) these research papers below:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12666948&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10530097&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=16208801
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=8694983
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11763897&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum

My advice is to go for the Oral B/Braun 7000 brush. Correct power level, good brush speed, no unecessary gimmicks, and £4/head or less. Roughly £42.50 full price, but offers often have it at half this price.
Obviously the usuability and effectiveness of a brush is very much down the individual using it, and so what I say will not apply to everyone, but the evidence is there for all to see...

withabix

Toothbrushes can be bought for under £1

No further posts necessary!

shop-to-drop

siva wrote:

Is it suitable for use by 5yr old? I am hoping to get one for my son. Thank you.

Siva

My dentist says absolutely not to any kind of electric toothbrush for children including the battery operated ones.

AMO

vk2003 wrote:

I have mentioned in the past that sonic brushes are not as effective as the Oral B electric toothbrushes. This is based on my own observations, and that of my hygienists. When I went looking for evidence of this, I discovered there were a number of research papers comparing the 2 types of electric brushes, and the evidence was incontrovertably against Sonic brushes.

In all fairness, I think that there isn't a lot in it. A lot of the top of the range toothbrushes probably do the job. As the Sonicare is seen as the elite toothbrush it is a tad more expensive and I certainly believe that it's not as good value as Oral B. Having said that, if you search Google, opinions are divided, and you need to take into consideration the following points:

1) When comparing toothbrushes (in the internet and in your research articles) you are comparing the top of the range Sonicare toothbrush with the top of the range Oral B toothbrush. If not, you have to compare similar ranges. Whilst I don't think there is a lot in it either way, this thread is has been about Sonicare toothbrushes a couple of models older at half the price. Are you comparing with equivalent Oral B offerings.

2) You have to compare cost/benefit, not just in how much it physically costs for a Sonicare toothbrush, but the amount of brushing gain of the teeth against how gentle the toothbrush is against your teeth.

3) You need a few more links other than from that research site. Answers on Yahoo favour Sonicare. Most people favour one or the other, but really there isn't a lot in it.

Personally, I think that so long as people avoid gimmicky low end toothbrushes which are cheap but not good _value_, then they'll be fine!

AMO