Which Sonicare?

red_fox

I'm looking to buy one of the following two toothbrushes (unless there are other suggetions) and I was wondering if the more expensive is much better aside from the rechargeable battery; which I don't have a preference for anyway. What do people recommend?

Sonicare Hydro Clean Battery ~€33

Sonicare Healthy White Deluxe ~€70

Choc Affair

personally i prefer the oral b professional care electric tooth brushes! the circular head seems easier to clean teeth with and great variety of attachments but thats just my opinion:D

red_fox

It's opinions I'm after

I take it you've used both? I took a quick glance at Argos (but I'm not limiting myself to Argos) and they have the professional care 1000 / 3000 for €41 / €68. The only difference seems to be an extra two modes; which I suspect don't offer anything much in the way of cleaner teeth over the 'daily clean' mode.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

The sonicare is a good brush however the heads are very expensive to replace. I do think that is more about your technique than the brush. But exelctric brushes do tend in the short term to motivate and remove plaque better. Personally I would go for the cheaper one and see if you like it first.

Trampas

I have a sonicare and my dentist recommend me to change to oral b

Dutchy

Trampas wrote: »

I have a sonicare and my dentist recommend me to change to oral b

Does your dentist sell the Oral B by any chance?

Two things to consider when buying a sonicare:

1) As mentioned above, the cost to replace the heads (every 3 months or so).

2) The motor in them tends to fail after c. a year so make sure you register your sonicare online (2 year, no hassle, warranty).

They're fantastic imo - would never go back to a manual toothbrush - but, different strokes for differnet folks (boom boom).

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Dutchy wrote: »

They're fantastic imo - would never go back to a manual toothbrush - but, different strokes for differnet folks (boom boom).

Groan.............

georgieporgy

Trampas wrote: »

I have a sonicare and my dentist recommend me to change to oral b

I believe Oral-B Triumph is considered the best model. But sonicare is very good too.

Lux23

I was looking at the Phillps ones in Boots and one of them is nearly €300. Are they really worth paying that kind of money?

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Lux23 wrote: »

I was looking at the Phillps ones in Boots and one of them is nearly €300. Are they really worth paying that kind of money?

no

Dutchy

Wesley Lively Forehead wrote: »

no

+1

If you're gonna splash the cash on a sonicare have a look around for a few deals. Boots were doing iirc c.50% discount off them a while back.

Here's the one I use (heart):http://tinyurl.com/36phrs8


Around 58 English bobs.

Trampas

Dutchy wrote: »

Does your dentist sell the Oral B by any chance?

Two things to consider when buying a sonicare:

1) As mentioned above, the cost to replace the heads (every 3 months or so).

2) The motor in them tends to fail after c. a year so make sure you register your sonicare online (2 year, no hassle, warranty).

They're fantastic imo - would never go back to a manual toothbrush - but, different strokes for differnet folks (boom boom).

I hadn't even used the sonicare but for my teeth the sonicare was to powerful.

The oral-b was only a fraction of the price of the sonicare.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Trampas wrote: »

I hadn't even used the sonicare but for my teeth the sonicare was to powerful.

The oral-b was only a fraction of the price of the sonicare.

A manual toothbrush is less than a euro and if used correctly is as effective as an electric, is portable and handy to replace. Its not what you use its the way that you use it.