Tooth brush
By laurika
@laurika (4532)
United States
October 15, 2007 8:10pm CST
My dentit recommend me a electric tooth brush from Sonicare.I went look to the store and there are few of them from 29$ to 110$.Does anybody of you has this tooth brush?Can you tell me what is the difference between the type and if you will recommend it?If you don't have any experience, you still can share if you are using manual tooth bursh or electric one.
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5 responses
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
16 Oct 07
I have used Sonicare before and it is OK, but I prefer the Braun OxyJet Professional which has a really good dental irrigator built in. The toothbrush is cordless rechargeable and has many useful changeable heads including a polishing head and one that sort of flosses. It has a tiny head for getting into small spaces and a variety of soft and hard regular sized heads. I bought mine on eBay, which is where I always get a great deal of the replacement brush heads too.
The OxyJet 8900 station is compact and durable and all of the attachments feel really good (and stash inside the device which is very tidy!) Although it retails for more, anything around $100 USD is a good price and well worth it. For some reason a lot of dentists don't know about the better quality dental irrigators and therefore neglect to tell patients about them. After I told my own dentist about them, he was open-minded enough to look into the matter and started using one himself and now even sells them in his office.
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
17 Oct 07
The $29 one is better than nothing, but I consider the irrigating wand that the Oxyjet has equally as important as the brush. It sprays water in a circular motion against the gum line to get out all the stuff that is left behind just by brushing. The toothbrush part of the system has a flossing head and also a brush head that does work similar to what a hygienist does in polishing your teeth after cleaning in addition to the regular brush. And there are other attachments, too, that make it well worth the extra money. If you don't already have a good quality dental irrigator, then the more expensive one is really the way to go. I am very frugal and would not spend more money than necessary on this sort of thing. When I bought mine, my husband threw away his Sonicare and got one for himself, too. He also likes the Braun much better.
@derek_a (10873)
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16 Oct 07
I had a Sonicare a few years ago, but to be honest with you I found it inferior to brushing with a normal toothbrush which kept my teeth a lot cleaner. When I was using the Sonicare, I always had to have scaling and polishing when I visited the dentist which wasn't the case when I used the standard toothbrush. Some people though, say they are great, but I would not buy another one.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
16 Oct 07
There are also electric tooth brush on sale in the big supermakets in my area, but they are too expensive. I have not used them yet for this reason. I have been using manual tooth brush only. I am used to them already and I love to use them.
But what is the good of using an electric tooth brush? Has the doctor give any comments about that, please? I would be interested to know the information. Thank you in advance for your response.
@bowtieguy (5915)
• United States
17 Oct 07
I have never used a electric one, mines has those special brissles on it though and I floss and pick at my teeth too and use a tounge scrapper as well, I would never share with anyone else for personal reasons, mostly because I am a little germaphobic.
