My Oral-B electric toothbrushes giving up the ghost, what to get as replacement?

[richorlin]

freeradical wrote:
I have an Oral-B Pro 1000.

I don't see how spending any more money would get you something better.

We bought the same one when it was on sale on amazon. No bells or whistles. Just a gentle vibration when two minutes are up. Works perfectly and got three for the price of a "fancy" one.

[jdc]

Ive got one of those $6 oral B with AA battery, heads are $6 for 2. battery goes for months, heads last for 3. easy.

[PeterB]

Thanks everyone for opinions.

I do "get" that some people really seem to like Sonicare over Oral-B, but I'm also noticing that the Sonicares tend to run higher than Oral-B. I'm also noticing that Oral-B is having a pretty steep sale on their website for various models, so I might go with one of those. Lastly, I'd actually forgotten that I've got a hygienist appointment this coming Tuesday, so I may ask her when I see her.

[freeradical]

jdc wrote:
Ive got one of those $6 oral B with AA battery, heads are $6 for 2. battery goes for months, heads last for 3. easy.

I have one of those as well, but I don't brush my teeth with it. I use it for house cleaning. Dip it into some Comet, and use it it to clean in hard to get to places.

[NewtonMP2100]

....don't go without good oral.............hygiene.......

[d4]

Had a Gen1 Sonicare when it first came out 20 years ago with the PITA screw-on brushhead. When it died after 10 years I switched to Oral-B. Just recently switched back to a modern Sonicare with the click-on brushhead. So having experience with both brands over 20 years, I think I'm qualified to say that Sonicare is my preferred brand.