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

[PeterB]

I have two of the same model, I think it's the Professional Series 8850. I know the toothbrushes have come a long way since then, and there's a dizzying variety of models out there. I tend to really like the Oral-B's, but am open to other types.

I also know there's been a lot of discussion here recently about water flossers, but I have very sensitive gums (serious gum recession) and so I'm not sure if those are for me.

Any suggestions? TiA

[Cary]

I'm thinking about getting the waterpik combo toothbrush and flosser...

Anyone use that?

[Spiff]

I have the professional 9000. Its good for maybe a day off the charger, then it gives out. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I think OralB has a patent on the rotary head movement (back and forth rotating motion). A lot of the other heads are the back and forth.

To each his or her own.

I have been looking at the newer OralB toothbrushes. For a comparable toothbrush, Im looking in the Genius series.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=oral+b+genius...toothbrush&crid=2VJ7T19PUPPO9&sprefix=oral+B+genius+%2Caps%2C192&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_3_14

[John B.]

20+ years on Sonicare here. Sonicare made a huge leap forward when they got rid of the screw-on brush head (that collected guck under the threads) in favor of a click-on brush head. Should last 2-3 weeks between charges (depending on usage). The newer power units/brush heads have wear/use monitoring that lights up when it's time to change heads (I haven't tried running one beyond that long enough to see if it eventually quits working). I saw recently that Target has replacement Sonicare brush heads under one of their house brands, I'm going to try them out and see if they perform well enough for the reduced cost.

For the longest time it was OralB vs. Sonicare vs. (everyone else). Will be interesting to see if Waterpik makes a go of it with their combo brush/flosser. My current dental clinic seems to flip between repping OralB and Sonicare every year or so, probably based on who gives them the better deal that year.

[RAMd®d]

When my very elder Oral-B electric died, I got a replacement that was the shallow end but more expensive.

But this one had bells and whistles!

There was a light that flashed when using too much pressure of the brush on the teeth.

There was a timer to make sure one did due diligence to each quadrant.

The orange light has flashed only twice in the several years I've had this version, and that was to test the light.

Really, all I want is the brush to rotate back and forth, so give me a cheap rechargeable toothbrush for maybe $49.95.

Those prices at the link would be enough to make me consider going back to a non-electric brush.

[freeradical]

I have an Oral-B Pro 1000.

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

[sekker]

We went from OralB to Sonicare a decade ago (via a 4 pack sale at Sam's Club), and we prefer Sonicare. Third party replacement heads are inexpensive and work well.

[mattkime]

Maybe try sonicare but I don't think one is clearly better than the other. I prefer sonicare.

I don't think there's much difference in effectiveness between electric tooth brushes.

[RAMd®d]

Maybe try sonicare but I don't think one is clearly better than the other. I prefer sonicare.

I don't think there's much difference in effectiveness between electric tooth brushes.


That's my feeiing.

From the few studies I've seen one favors the other, but it's usually by a small margin.

And I really think it's tough to do testing that will give a definitive answer.

I do like the idea of cheaper replacement brushes.

What's the noise factor of a Sonicare vs an Oral-B?

The very few times I've thought about Sonicare, they seemed more expensive that Oral-B, and really, a quieter eBrush is the only thing that might make me switch.

[Bill in NC]

John B. wrote:
20+ years on Sonicare here. Sonicare made a huge leap forward when they got rid of the screw-on brush head (that collected guck under the threads) in favor of a click-on brush head. Should last 2-3 weeks between charges (depending on usage). The newer power units/brush heads have wear/use monitoring that lights up when it's time to change heads (I haven't tried running one beyond that long enough to see if it eventually quits working). I saw recently that Target has replacement Sonicare brush heads under one of their house brands, I'm going to try them out and see if they perform well enough for the reduced cost.

For the longest time it was OralB vs. Sonicare vs. (everyone else). Will be interesting to see if Waterpik makes a go of it with their combo brush/flosser. My current dental clinic seems to flip between repping OralB and Sonicare every year or so, probably based on who gives them the better deal that year.

This.

My hygienist & dentist are much happier since I switched from an Oral-B spin brush to Sonicare, even though it's the cheap one with the snap-on heads.

If you must buy Oral-B brand at least buy a model that includes sonic.