Electric Toothbrushes

TheWaltons_3

Will it be with the NHS or private?

Toothsmith

j1mgg wrote: »

I was looking at getting a new toothbrush ad noticed argos was doing a 50% off on the oral b vitality sonic, precision clean and pro white there is also another one called synchrosonic that has some extras but never heard of the name.

Is there a clear winner here or are they all the same for £20 - £30 mark.

anotherthing, i was looking at getting something done to my front 4 top teeth as 2 are cracked and basically look really bad, what options do i have.

Thanks all

Avoid sonics.

The oscillating/pulsating action of the 'ordinary' Braun Oral B is a much better tooth cleaner.

Get the fastest speed you can afford in their range.

As to treatment options, I can't say without seeing the teeth.

sandy2_2

Toothsmith wrote: »

Avoid sonics.

Why should we avoid sonic toothbrushes, apart from the expense?

Toothsmith

They're not very good.

The dearer ones are probably a bit better than a manual toothbrush, but the oscillating pulsating ones give you the best 'bang for your buck'

Cheap ultrasonic brushes (By that I mean the ones that normally retail for less than £50 - If you can get a dear one cheaper - that's different.) are really a complete waste of time, and you'd be much better with a manual one.

random456

hmm that has surprised me. I thought the Sonicare was meant to be very good. I have used one of the really expensive (£100) ones and I noticed the diff straight away. My mom won't use anything else and she is VERY fastidious with her teeth, also has a water irrigator and wouldn't be without either.

EDIT- Toothsmith, which in your opinion is the best non-manual toothbrush you can buy, I noticed you mentioned Oralb but which model is it? I'd like to buy what you recommend!

sandy2_2

I bought one of the expensive sonic ones (over £100) They say they will refund the price if there's no improvement of gums etc. but without prompting the hygenist said she had noticed a difference

j1mgg

Thanks for the replies i will probably go for

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4426116.htm

is this one any good

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/0542355.htm

or is it one you would not recommend. It say 40,000 strokes per minute

What i will probably need is four veneers and i dont think the nhs would do that so it would probably be private. I had a look and i think it will cost about £1500 in britain but i could get it abroad for about half. Is there any articles on getting dentistry abroad?

Toothsmith

The Sonicare is a good brush, and it's the one I'm using at the moment - but only really because I got it free!!! (Job perk!) The heads are very expensive though, and I don't really believe you can go the full 6 months they say you can between changing them. I think they should be replaced about 4 monthly.

But for £100, the best brush you can by - in my opinion - is the Oral B Triumph (9500). My wife uses one of those, and I'll get my own head for it once I run out of Sonicare heads I think. (I couldn't get a free Triumph, but they did do a 'professional' offer of supplying one to dentists and their staff for £20 each!)

I'm sure you can get this brush for about £120-130 if you look around the internet - and new heads for it are a similar price to a manual toothbrush, but should be changed at least 3 monthly.

A cheaper brush, but also pretty excellent is the Oral B Professional 8500.

This comes in nearer the £60-£70 mark and is probably nearly as good as the Triumph.

If I was spending my own money, this would probably be the one I went for.

Toothsmith

j1mgg wrote: »

Thanks for the replies i will probably go for

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4426116.htm

is this one any good

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/0542355.htm

or is it one you would not recommend. It say 40,000 strokes per minute

What i will probably need is four veneers and i dont think the nhs would do that so it would probably be private. I had a look and i think it will cost about £1500 in britain but i could get it abroad for about half. Is there any articles on getting dentistry abroad?

The first one's head is too big for effective brishing everywhere. There is an Oral B with a smaller head for £14 further down the page - this would be a better bet.

The 'sonic' one in the second link - buying 5 manual brushes for the same money would give more effective cleaning.

I wouldn't trust a sonic that cheap any more than those silly toothbrushes with a battery in the handle that just make the brush 'buzz'.

These are probably more use as sex toys than as oral hygine aids.

Marty999

Toothsmith wrote: »

A cheaper brush, but also pretty excellent is the Oral B Professional 8500.

This comes in nearer the £60-£70 mark and is probably nearly as good as the Triumph.

If I was spending my own money, this would probably be the one I went for.

I bought one of these the other day on Toothsmith's advice, and I am very pleased with it. Argo is selling them for £75 now but I found a shop on eBay which charged less than £50 including postage.