Of the ones I've tried, I like the Oral B Pulsar the best. Most of the benefit of an ultrasonic at a fraction of the price. My teeth haven't felt this smooth since my last trip to the dentist.
Of the ones I've tried, I like the Oral B Pulsar the best. Most of the benefit of an ultrasonic at a fraction of the price. My teeth haven't felt this smooth since my last trip to the dentist.
I've used a Phillips sonicare for a long time now. Just had to get a new one because my old one wouldn't hold a charge.
I like the "Oral-B" disposable electric tooth brushes.
You can get a two-pack of them at target for around $9:00 and they work so good that your dentist will French kiss you after a cleaning.
Come on, that clearly takes "dentist approved" to a higher level. 
My dentist (the actual dude, not the TV kind) told me to get a Philips sonicare, so I did. I don't remember whether it was $50 or $75 or whatever, but my teeth haven't fallen out and they don't scrape them as much during cleanings. I'll call that a win.
Agreed on the sonicare. Multiple dentists have suggested that it is the preferred toothbrush on the market. I've been using them for over 10 years and my scheduled cleanings are much less involved than they used to be.
Sonicare here. They go on sale at Costco twice. Year. Same with the brush heads. Totally worth it.
You can get generic brush heads off Amazon for a fraction of the cost, been using them for a long time and really no difference in the quality
RX Reven' said:I like the "Oral-B" disposable electric tooth brushes.
You can get a two-pack of them at target for around $9:00 and they work so good that your dentist will French kiss you after a cleaning.
Come on, that clearly takes "dentist approved" to a higher level.
+1 for the "cheap" Oral B electric toothbrushes. Even though they aren't rechargeable, the battery lasts months and they work fantastic. I found they work far better than the expensive Oral B Rechargeable unit, which eventually the charge would only last 1 day, requiring it to be on the stand every night.
Mndsm said:I've used a Phillips sonicare for a long time now. J
Same here
We had a Sonicare for a while but I found it huge and clunky to use, and the recharge rate was abysmal. With 2 of us sharing it we had to recharge it all the time, and recharging took a day or more. Not impressed.
And the cost of the Sonicare replaceable heads was somewhere between name-brand razor blades and eyeglass frames on the Are You Berking Kidding Right Now? scale.
We switched to Quip toothbrushes and I really like them. They're small, light, and very effective. They're about $25 initial buy-in. The replaceable heads are cheap and come in a subscription service where a new head and AAA battery are shipped every 3 months for $5. They're comfortable and easy to use and don't take up half the sink when you're not using them.
They run for 2 minutes with a half-second pause every 30 seconds; that makes it easy to time out my brushing evenly.
My checkups are great and have been since I started using the Quip. Which is saying something because I have pretty lousy teeth.
They are guaranteed for as long as you subscribe to the head service. I recommend them.
While we're on the subject of dental care, I can't say enough good about this simple thing, the Showerfloss:
My teeth are pretty crowded and string floss is really hard to use. This thing puts a little valve before your shower head and diverts some water through that little pik head. Same idea as a waterpik except again it is small, simple, and cheap. I brush my teeth in the shower every morning and then run the showerfloss around my mouth for a nother minute or two to rinse it out and clean between my teeth. Before we got this thing the dentist used to yell at me every 6 months that I needed to floss more, and my gums would be sore and bleedy while they were scraping. Since I started using this once a day all of that has gone away.
I have been using the Sonicare for years and I love it. The charge seems to last forever, I travel and don't even take the charge base with me unless I am gone for more than a week. The heads can be pricy, but I get them in bulk at Costco and they are manageable. I actually have two bases, one was in my travel kit when I traveled a lot, and one for home. Now, I keep one base on the charger and swap them once a month.
Sonicare. If the charge isn't lasting close to a month, there's something wrong with it. Costco has a deal where you can buy two of them for ~$120. That's WAY under my cost to buy them, so I stopped selling them at my practice and just tell my patients to get them from Costco.
Make sure you're replacing the brush head at least every 3 months.
Our Sonicare battery lasted about 4 days with 2 people using it twice a day. From brand new. And it took about 24 hours to charge. And the replaceable heads cost about what I paid for the Quip, each.
That was about 3 years ago. If it's different now, cool.
In reply to Duke :
There was something wrong with yours then. The battery charge on these easily lasts a month and has for years.
Mine lasted at least a month when it was new- by the end the stupid thing would last less than two brushes. It was probably 7 years old and well past replacement. My new one works awesome.
Damn y'all fancy.
I use the cheapest Oral B medium brush I can find. Still have all my teeth and only 2 fillings.
Mndsm said:I've used a Phillips sonicare for a long time now. Just had to get a new one because my old one wouldn't hold a charge.
This exact thing. I just bought a new one because mine finally died after 6 years and who knows how many replacement heads.
The new one has all kinds of bells and whistles. SWMBO wants a second one for the bedroom. I wonder why?
docwyte said:In reply to Duke :
There was something wrong with yours then. The battery charge on these easily lasts a month and has for years.
Mine would last for 3 months at least, but I'm only one person and I don't always use it twice a day (shrinks away in shame)
Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) said:SWMBO wants a second one for the bedroom.
Why waste the money, any Harbor Freight motor will provide plenty of vibration:
You're welcome.
Phillips is a giant corporation charging exorbitant prices for the sole purpose of lining executives' pockets and financing their yacht and country club habits. Meanwhile, those who build the toothbrushes and stock the stores are living paycheck to paycheck and those of us that buy the brushes are forced to buy new heads every year. This creates an artificial economy whereby the ultra wealthy control the majority of the capital while the rest of us are just trying to have fresh breath.
Oh sorry, wrong thread.
engiekev said:RX Reven' said:I like the "Oral-B" disposable electric tooth brushes.
You can get a two-pack of them at target for around $9:00 and they work so good that your dentist will French kiss you after a cleaning.
Come on, that clearly takes "dentist approved" to a higher level.
+1 for the "cheap" Oral B electric toothbrushes. Even though they aren't rechargeable, the battery lasts months and they work fantastic. I found they work far better than the expensive Oral B Rechargeable unit, which eventually the charge would only last 1 day, requiring it to be on the stand every night.
Yep, they last about one month ($0.15 per day) and by the time the battery is going, so are the bristles. Maybe the tech has advanced since I was given a rechargeable toothbrush as a gift but back then, the unit was stupid big and heavy (think Dremel tool) and then you'd have a cord / base station taking up space, creating clutter, consuming an outlet, and requiring cleaning.
Berk it, drop a $9.00 twin pack in your cart every other month while at Target and you're good-to-go.
Oh, and you can get them in blue / green which matches various toothpaste and mouthwash color schemes.
This probably belongs in the "Minor Confessions" thread but the OCD is strong in me and I've dug deep, deep, deep into the slider rack many times to get my hands on a twin pack that was both blue / green.
I know, I'm bat E36 M3 crazy; deal with it.
Steve_Jones said:Phillips is a giant corporation charging exorbitant prices for the sole purpose of lining executives' pockets and financing their yacht and country club habits. Meanwhile, those who build the toothbrushes and stock the stores are living paycheck to paycheck and those of us that buy the brushes are forced to buy new heads every year. This creates an artificial economy whereby the ultra wealthy control the majority of the capital while the rest of us are just trying to have fresh breath.
Oh sorry, wrong thread.
ROFLMFAO
I'm reminded of that generic rant we used to apply to contentious posts "I'm not sure if that's even a word, my girlfriend is getting her master's degree in the subject, etc.."
Perhaps someone that has been on GRM for a long time remembers and/or has a copy of the rant.
We bought 4 Phillips sonicares from Amazon like 5 years ago and they have been great. They were 20 dollars each and we buy the replacement heads on amazon. I highly recommend.
Duke said:While we're on the subject of dental care, I can't say enough good about this simple thing, the Showerfloss:
Finally! After years on the board, finally, something for the hootus.
Also any toothbrush with a reminder to utilize it before bed and not just in the morning is the best. You can tell how functional of an adult someone is based upon the number of times a week they brush their teeth before bed. That should be asked in job interviews, you'll immediately know how well someone has their E36 M3 together.
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