Sonic toothbrush

dllive

Hi guys,
I have an electric toothbrush, but I dont feel I get a good clean from it. Has anyone heard of these 'sonic' toothbrushes? Are they better than electric ones and wheres a good (ie cheap!) place to get one from?
Thanks

alanobrien

My wife has this one and says its great, you have to pay for post but its still a good price

http://www.co-operativepharmacy.co.uk/Oral-B-Vitality-Sonic-Power-Electric-Toothbrush/id-3398880

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welshdent

Love mine but I would not recommend my model. I got mine on a deal at a dental conference for a fraction of the usual cost. £200 for a toothbrush is way too high but the principle and action of the technique is good. Get one on offer at one of the large pharmacy chains or supermarkets. Rechargeable oral b brushes are also excellent. Same advice re price applies. Shop around and don't pay full whack

Fire_Fox

I used to have a branded electric brush but have been using a disposable battery 'sonic' for some years, my teeth felt cleaner right away. Of course that absolutely could be down to time or technique, it will be very interesting to hear the dentists' views.

jenniewb

I have an Oral B Sonic 'Complete' tooth brush. I got it at 75% off about a year ago (£25 as oppose to £100). Prior to using it I'd been using the off-the-shelf electric toothbrushes which had a battery already inside (it was replaceable but they never ran out for me). They were about £5 at the time but often on 3-4-2 at boots, I didn't think there would be a difference until I tried the rechargable type.

I didn't think I'd notice any real difference but the discount seemed good and I guess I was just curious. I noticed that the vibrations were far faster and my dentist reported far fewer problems with my teeth- I didn't tell him I'd changed my toothbrush.

If I had the choice again? I'd get another. OP, I'm just wondering if your using it right? There are a few youtube videos if your not due a dentist/hygenist appointment any time soon. It can also be an issue of how hard to push/not to push and this is also important, and also for how long to brush for, it all adds up and makes a big difference.

Toothsmith

I'm not a fan of sonic toothbrushes, and especially not a £10 one.

In studies, the oscillating/pulsating ones are shown to be the most effective.

It seems that the Oral B ones are always on a half-price offer somewhere these days, and I noticed this on the Boots site

http://www.boots.com/en/Oral-B-Braun-Professional-Care-1000-Rechargeable-electric-toothbrush_952989/

£25-30 will get you a very decent very effective toothbrush. Make sure you change the heads frequently (every couple of months) and it should give you good service.

(Bulk buy the heads when they are on offer too - but be careful of fake Oral B heads on the Internet)

Meadows

Really depends on the quality and also the brush shape/size might not be something you like and have to get used to. The other things is are you using it right?

ktb

I've used a Sonicare toothbrush for 8 years and I wouldn't be without it! I paid about £100 for my last one and in the time i've used one, i've needed no dental work - so i feel quids in. The last 2 visits I've made to dentists (a few years apart) they both asked me if I used a sonic or electric toothbrush as it shows.

In a period between buying replacement heads I used an Oral B electric and it really hurt my gums.

I think one of the biggest benefits is the fact it is on a timer! There is no way when I use a manual brush that I do the recommended full 2 minutes each time, but I would say that 90% of times with the Sonicare I do. It does feel like a much better clean too.

LondonDreamer

I had a sonic toothbrush and didn't get on with it at all. Spoke to my hygenist (who is also a fully qualified dentist) and she recommended switching to a standard Oral B one with a small head. Any of the ones that are rechargable rather than the battery powered ones as she said the latter don't have enough power to be effective. I picked up both of these in Amazon lightning deals so paid a fraction of the full price.

Agree with above poster that the ones with timers are brilliant. Mine has the separate bit that functions as a clock when not in use which is also handy - finally know what time it is in the bathroom!

dllive

Thanks for all your replies - very helpful.