Electrical toothbrushes are scientifically proven to get rid of more plaque than manual toothbrushes. They are easier to use as they provide the brushing action for you, and can have many extra features to optimize brushing and give you dentist clean teeth. There are many makes of electrical toothbrush on the market so it should be simple to find a brush that fits your oral health wishes. The two top selling brands, Oral-B and Sonicare have a variety of electrical brushes at varying prices that have some different features. So which is better, an Oral B or Sonicare Electrical Toothbrush?
Braun Oral-B range sells from almost 50 GBP to nearly 170 GBP and has electric toothbrushes with circular brush heads that revolve with an oscillating motion. The premium brushes have many modes for sensitive teeth, massaging of gums and lightening of stained teeth. Special indicators inform the average user when they're brushing with too much power so my somehow destroy the teeth; the high range brushes have a visible pressure sensor that lights up to tell the user to decrease pressure, the lower range brushes make an audible sound.
Each brush in the range has a timer so teeth can be brushed to the perfect (dentist recommended) 2-minute brushing time. A quadrant placer function will see the brush stutter each 30 seconds to urge you to head to a different area of the mouth, so achieving ideal cleaning of the entire area.
The whole range has compatibility with multiple brush heads so that the user can choose whichever they prefer. The more dear brushes in the range come with a brush head holder, toilet storage unit and a travel case and charger.
The premium range Triumph 5000 is endorsed by The British Dental Health Foundation and has received the most important award of any toothbrush on the market. Its defining feature is the wireless digital Smart Guide unit, that has a Star Reward system to prompt brushing. This special unit provides a timer, pressure alarm system , quadrant prompt and ‘replace brush head ‘ indicator and wireless syncs with the toothbrush to give realtime feedback on teeth cleaning. The Star Reward system is composed of 5 stars that illuminate one at a time as teeth are brushed, rewarding with the highest note only when brushed correctly in the allotted time.
The Philip’s Sonicare range retails from almost 20 GBP to nearly 250 GBP and has electrical toothbrushes with diamond formed brush heads that pulsate from side to side, not with an oscillating movement. The brushes use Philip’s patented sonic cleaning action, which claims to remove more plaque than any other electrical toothbrush. Like the Oral-B range, the more costly brushes have countless sensitive, massaging and whitening modes to look after teeth and gums, but the range does not include the advanced pressure sensor technology. Sonicare electrical toothbrushes have timers for intensive mouth cleaning, and the quadrant placer, where the toothbrush will stutter to tell the user to move to a different area of the mouth. The interchangeable brush heads are not compatible with different brushes in the range so explicit heads must be purchased for each type. Philips is developing a new environmentally friendly brush head but this is still in production. The most expensive brush in the range, the Sonicare Diamond Clean, is significantly more expensive than its Oral-B opposite number but lasts for a formidable 3 weeks when charged, has an especially modern ultra-slim design and includes a classy glass charger and USB travel case/charger.
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