Electric Toothbrushes: Reviews

Updated December 2008

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Best electric toothbrush

Oral-B Triumph ProfessionalCare 9400

The Oral-B Triumph combines an oscillating-rotating brush head with feedback regarding your brushing technique. Testers praise this brush for its excellent movement over teeth, ease of use and battery life. A microchip… tracks battery charge, notifies different users when their brush heads should be replaced and rewards you with a smiley face on the LCD display when you complete the recommended two-minute brush time. The strongest reviews, however, are generally based on the performance of the brush and not its computer feedback features.

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Which.co.uk: This product-review magazine from the United Kingdom tests 12 electric toothbrushes. Testers use a laser scanner, sensor and ...

Journal of Clinical Dentistry: This clinical study with 98 subjects compares plaque removal with the Oral-B Triumph and the Sonicare Elite 7300 electric ...

Amazon.com: About 250 owner reviews at Amazon.com give the Oral B Triumph ProfessionalCare 9400 toothbrush a high average score. A few people ...

GizmosForGeeks.com: The anonymous "chief gadgeteer" at GizmosForGeeks.com reviews the Oral-B Triumph ProfessionalCare 9400 and reports that his teeth ...

ExpoTV.com: ExpoTV lets product owners post amateur video reviews items they've bought. The Oral-B Triumph ProfessionalCare 9400 is the ...

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Electric toothbrush for smaller mouths

Sonicare Elite e9500

*Est. $120 Compare Prices

Although most reviews give Oral-B the slight edge, we also found excellent reviews for the Sonicare Elite e9500. Owners praise the Sonicare for excellent cleaning ability, ease of use (it's very light) and long battery… life. An easy-start feature slowly increases the power of the brush over 14 uses to help you adjust to using a powered brush. The Sonicare Elite e9500 includes a smaller secondary brush for harder-to-reach areas that's also a good choice for users with small mouths who find it difficult to reach way back with a standard-sized toothbrush.

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Which.co.uk: Out of 12 electric toothbrushes, the Sonicare Elite e9500 is one of the three recommended models. It receives a perfect score for ...

ConsumerReports.org: This report rates four electric toothbrushes, including the Sonicare Elite 7500, an earlier version of the Sonicare Elite e9500. ...

Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics: This abstract of a German study finds that seven electric toothbrushes didn't perform well, but that the Sonicare and Oral-B ...

Journal of Dentistry: This clinical study with 90 subjects compares the Oral-B ProfessionalCare 7000 and Sonicare Elite. Both brushes reduce plaque ...

Amazon.com: Nearly 200 owner reviews give the Philips Sonicare Elite e9500 a high average score, with less than 10 percent rating it fewer ...

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene: This journal for dental hygienists doesn't rate individual brushes, but it does provide an excellent comparison chart of 15 ...

iVillage.com: Four dentists are interviewed, and the Sonicare Elite is top-rated in an informal ranking. We prefer reviews with head-to-head ...

Epinions.com: A handful of owner reviews give the Sonicare Elite e9500 almost perfect scores, but some note that you need to dry the brush head ...

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No frills electric toothbrush

Braun Oral-B Vitality Dual Clean

*Est. $17 Compare Prices

The Oral-B Vitality costs far less than other rechargeable electric toothbrushes because it's much simpler. Essentially, this is a rechargeable version of a battery-powered toothbrush. The dual brush heads only oscillates… -- it doesn't pulse or move from side-to-side (which experts say gets teeth cleaner). Still, users are big fans of the inexpensive Vitality, saying it's better than brushing manually.

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Which? (UK): This UK-based product review publication thoroughly evaluates 12 electric toothbrushes on ease of use, battery life and overall ...

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice: This study compares the stain removal ability of the Oral-B Vitality toothbrush against that of a dental-office cleaning ...

Good Housekeeping: In this video review from Good Housekeeping, seven electric toothbrushes are tested by consumers and a dentist, Denis Vu. Few ...

Amazon.com: More than 60 owner reviews give the Braun Oral-B Vitality Dual Clean a high average score, with just a few complaints about the ...

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene: Dimensions of Dental provides an useful comparison chart of 15 electric and 44 manual toothbrushes. The Oral-B Vitality is ...

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Battery-powered toothbrush

Colgate Motion

*Est. $7 Compare Prices

Although it doesn't cost that much more than a manual toothbrush, reviews say the battery-powered Colgate Motion toothbrush does a good job of cleaning and is comfortable to use. The Colgate uses AA batteries and isn't… rechargeable. Plan on new batteries about every two months.

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Which? (UK): This product-review magazine from the United Kingdom tests 12 electric toothbrushes by using a laser scanner, sensor and video ...

Journal of Clinical Dentistry: Twenty-six subjects test six inexpensive electric toothbrushes for plaque removal, including the Colgate Motion. While there are ...

Good Housekeeping: Good Housekeeping doesn't say how many toothbrushes are tested, but it gives awards to the Crest SpinBrush Pro, Oral-B ...

Spot Shopping Guide: Editors at Spot Shopping Guide compare the Crest SpinBrush and the Colgate Motion, preferring the latter because its dual brushes ...

Epinions.com: A handful of owner reviews give the Colgate Motion a high average score, with most of the complaints concerning a difficult ...

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