Your view: electric toothbrushes take the prize

I think at this time of year ‘Scrooge’ comes to mind. The main question here is, do you value YOUR teeth? Do you still want YOUR teeth when you get older. If Scrooge can’t afford an electric toothbrush then the answer is simple. Get an electric toothbrush given to you by your family for Christmas. Electric toothbrushes do the job properly. See Which? test results. As the TV meerkats say – Simples. You also get to keep YOUR teeth into the bargain. Do you fancy dentures? Ugh! Have you seen the price of tooth implants? Astronomic! KEEP YOUR OWN TEETH. DON’T BE A SCROOGE. Happy Christmas everybody.

Those concerned with counting the pennies might like to consider the cost of toothpaste. The tiny blob that will fit on the head of an electric toothbrush will, over time, prove to be much more economical than the strip of stripes one tends to spread over the bristles on a hand propelled brush.

I missed the previous debate but picked up an early Black Friday bargain of a new electric toothbrush. The difference between the new Oral B Pro 6000 and my previous cheap electric toothbrushes (that I only used occasionally) is amazing. There is even a smiley face that tells you when you have brushed long enough!

Never thought I would see a bluetooth toothbrush though !!!

My dentist charges about £120 for a filling and £600+ for a crown. Thus the only question I have about tools for cleaning teeth is which works best and so helps me avoid those costs – and keep my own teeth in my mouth. Compared with costs like these the price of electricity or batteries is irrelevant. My Dentist and Hygienist recommend electric toothbrushes and approve of the results they see after I have used them. I see no other basis for discussion.

I buy cheap tooth brushes and change every month and cannot believe the amount of hype produced to take peoples money.
But I would recommend the use of mouth wash

The main reason that I switched to an electric toothbrush was that I was damaging my gums with over zealous brushing, as pointed out by my dentist. I was already using soft toothbrushes, which are difficult to find. An electric brush was much better and I just have to be careful when I use a manual brush on holiday.

Assuming that we want an electric toothbrush, perhaps it’s time to look at some of the technical aspects. I am really disappointed that none of the offerings that feature in the Which? report will charge quickly. Of the ones tested, the fasted model took just short of 11.5 hours and the slowest one took nearly two days to recharge. My camera, tablet, laptop, shaver and phone all charge much more quickly.

Apart from the inconvenience, I don’t like leaving things charging when unattended. There is always a small risk of fire.

Perhaps the poor charging is due to the inductive (wireless) charging system not being very efficient.

This is interesting to non-users about the types. I know the types exist but no idea as to the efficacy difference. Courtesy of Stiftung Warentest and Bing Translator

Electric toothbrushes can be broadly classified into two groups:

Oscillating rotating brushes
“Sound active” toothbrushes

The “oscillating rotating” brushes have round heads, semi-circular back and forth swinging and partially also pulsate. “Sound active” toothbrushes have elongated heads. The term sonic toothbrush has become true, but not quite correct: because the brushes clean not with sound, but by vibrations of the brush head. Because these vibrations at a high frequency, comes a buzzer – hence the name. None of the two systems shows clear advantages in terms of cleaning performance. When buying an electric toothbrush, your individual cleaning behaviour should therefore play a role: with a brush head, you need to clean each tooth individually. Sonic Toothbrush clean more surface area with their elongated heads at once. For a user, who is slightly less eager and patient and tooth cleaning like easily would have it, Sonic Toothbrush can be the better choice.

Tip: In the Product Finder you can filter the electric toothbrushes even after the type of cleaning – how to find or all all oscillating rotating brush head