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Can anyone recommend an electric toothbrush? I have always used a regular manual one, but lots of people including a dentist have recommended an electric one. W

Can anyone recommend an electric toothbrush? I have always used a regular manual one, but lots of people including a dentist have recommended an electric one. Wanna see what the hype is about.

sudofail 4y ago
Philips Sonicare is the way to go. Lot of different options, but they're all great.
- arnejenssen 4y ago
  Philips sonicare + Waterpik flosser. Sensodyne Repair&Protect (has NOVAMIN that restores the teeth)
  - michelb 4y ago
    Maybe NOVAMIN doesn't do much: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068624/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068624/
- whartung 4y ago
  It's been awhile, but back when I tried one I didn't care for the Sonicare. Simply it made my hand numb.
  - moffkalast 4y ago
    Haha yeah it takes a week or two to get fully used to it, I know a few people who just couldn't stomach it.
NikolaNovak 4y ago
I've used regular $10-$25 electric tooth brush for a decade and assumed they're good enough. I've gotten Phillips Sonicare for holiday, and understanding that this is anecdotal evidence, I am shocked at its increased ability to dislodge food from the crevices. I could swear that sometimes the vibration it puts on the tooth, dislodges food from places it's not yet directly touching, just through the vibration through the tooth, which never happened with cheaper electric brushes. Overall, my teeth feel far cleaner afterwards, kinda like after the dental hygienist is done. So it gets my support, expensive as it may be.
- throwamon 4y ago
  > Phillips Sonicare Which of them? There are many models, right?
  - feet 4y ago
    Most of them operate the same way when you consider just the vibrating on the tooth part. They differentiate the models with extra features like timers and Bluetooth or NFC brush heads and whatnot
  - moffkalast 4y ago
    The cheapest model is already most of the way there, though the higher end models do clean at twice the frequency so those might be somewhat better.
  - NikolaNovak 4y ago
    It appears to me that they they are all "basically good enough" and very different to the $10-$25 electric brushes. My wife has fancy, I have basic model, and honestly we can't really tell the difference. I don't really find value in timers, beeps, bluetooth, etc.
  - freeflight 4y ago
    I got a higher-end one as a present like a decade ago, I believe it was the Philips HX 6932/34 FlexCare. Has a whole bunch of programs, most of which I didn't use, some I've come to like and wouldn't want to miss anymore; Extra white is for when you want to get them really polished, and gum care when you want to go to town with some gum message. Getting the brush heads can be a bit of a running cost, original ones can be pricey, cheaper alternative "off-brand" brushes exist. But I'm not sure I want my gums brushed by something that alleges to be of some kind of material out of China. Love the little UV box they can be bundled with; Usually will UV clean the brush head while showering, and when I get out to of the shower I have a freshly disinfected brush to toothbrush with. Last year it started acting up, randomly turning on when not in use, until it didn't really work anymore. Got myself the Philips Sonicare HX6850/57 ProtectiveClean 5100 as replacement. Not as high-end as the last one, sadly it also feels like it in build quality, but has all the programs I want and has been working fine so far.
whateveracct 4y ago
The cheap Oral B one is fine in my book. I've gone through a couple (battery slows down over the years). Honestly the no1 feature of an electric toothbrush is the timer (30s x4).
tcoff91 4y ago
The oral-b ones are very good. Sonicare's have big reliability issues in my experience.
bl_valance 4y ago
Oral-B Pro 1000, don't even look at the more "premium" versions, all it has is extra bells-and-whistles like bluetooth that really don't anything to its basic function.

Can anyone recommend an electric toothbrush? I have always used a regular manual one, but lots of people including a dentist have recommended an electric one. Wanna see what the hype is about.

sudofail 4y ago

Philips Sonicare is the way to go. Lot of different options, but they're all great.

arnejenssen 4y ago
Philips sonicare + Waterpik flosser. Sensodyne Repair&Protect (has NOVAMIN that restores the teeth)
- michelb 4y ago
  Maybe NOVAMIN doesn't do much: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068624/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068624/
whartung 4y ago
It's been awhile, but back when I tried one I didn't care for the Sonicare. Simply it made my hand numb.
- moffkalast 4y ago
  Haha yeah it takes a week or two to get fully used to it, I know a few people who just couldn't stomach it.

NikolaNovak 4y ago

I've used regular $10-$25 electric tooth brush for a decade and assumed they're good enough. I've gotten Phillips Sonicare for holiday, and understanding that this is anecdotal evidence, I am shocked at its increased ability to dislodge food from the crevices. I could swear that sometimes the vibration it puts on the tooth, dislodges food from places it's not yet directly touching, just through the vibration through the tooth, which never happened with cheaper electric brushes. Overall, my teeth feel far cleaner afterwards, kinda like after the dental hygienist is done. So it gets my support, expensive as it may be.

throwamon 4y ago
> Phillips Sonicare Which of them? There are many models, right?
- feet 4y ago
  Most of them operate the same way when you consider just the vibrating on the tooth part. They differentiate the models with extra features like timers and Bluetooth or NFC brush heads and whatnot
- moffkalast 4y ago
  The cheapest model is already most of the way there, though the higher end models do clean at twice the frequency so those might be somewhat better.
- NikolaNovak 4y ago
  It appears to me that they they are all "basically good enough" and very different to the $10-$25 electric brushes. My wife has fancy, I have basic model, and honestly we can't really tell the difference. I don't really find value in timers, beeps, bluetooth, etc.
- freeflight 4y ago
  I got a higher-end one as a present like a decade ago, I believe it was the Philips HX 6932/34 FlexCare. Has a whole bunch of programs, most of which I didn't use, some I've come to like and wouldn't want to miss anymore; Extra white is for when you want to get them really polished, and gum care when you want to go to town with some gum message. Getting the brush heads can be a bit of a running cost, original ones can be pricey, cheaper alternative "off-brand" brushes exist. But I'm not sure I want my gums brushed by something that alleges to be of some kind of material out of China. Love the little UV box they can be bundled with; Usually will UV clean the brush head while showering, and when I get out to of the shower I have a freshly disinfected brush to toothbrush with. Last year it started acting up, randomly turning on when not in use, until it didn't really work anymore. Got myself the Philips Sonicare HX6850/57 ProtectiveClean 5100 as replacement. Not as high-end as the last one, sadly it also feels like it in build quality, but has all the programs I want and has been working fine so far.

whateveracct 4y ago

The cheap Oral B one is fine in my book. I've gone through a couple (battery slows down over the years). Honestly the no1 feature of an electric toothbrush is the timer (30s x4).

tcoff91 4y ago

The oral-b ones are very good. Sonicare's have big reliability issues in my experience.

bl_valance 4y ago

Oral-B Pro 1000, don't even look at the more "premium" versions, all it has is extra bells-and-whistles like bluetooth that really don't anything to its basic function.