Electric Toothbrushes: Reviews, Best Electric Toothbrushes

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Oral-B ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 4000

*Est. $125 Compare Prices

The Oral-B ProfessionalCare (formerly called the 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 users when their brush heads should be replaced and rewards you with a smiley face on the separate 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? magazine: In a test at Britain's Which? magazine, the Oral-B Triumph 9900 and 9500 (immediate predecessors to the SmartSeries 5000 and ...

Journal of Clinical Dentistry: In this clinical study, the Oral-B Triumph removes more plaque than the Sonicare Elite 7300 electric toothbrushes. The study is ...

Consumer magazine: Five staff members at New Zealand's Consumer magazine compare the Oral-B Triumph 9500, which is similar to the 9400 in the U.S., ...

Amazon.com: Hundreds of owners at Amazon.com give the Oral-B Triumph ProfessionalCare 9400, the direct predecessor to the SmartSeries 4000, a ...

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Electric toothbrush for smaller mouths

Sonicare FlexCare

*Est. $140 Compare Prices

Although most reviews give Oral-B the slight edge, we also found excellent reviews for the Sonicare FlexCare. Owners praise the Sonicare for excellent cleaning ability and ease of use (it's very light). Many point out… that it has less vibration than other models, but works just as well. 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 FlexCare includes a smaller secondary brush for hard-to-reach areas, which is 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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Journal of Clinical Dentistry: This study compares the stain removal efficacy of the Oral-B Pulsonic and Sonicare FlexCare. Researchers find no significant ...

Good Housekeeping: The Sonicare FlexCare is the top-rated electric toothbrush in this review by Good Housekeeping. One tester likes the Sonicare's ...

The Wall Street Journal: Staffers at The Wall Street Journal say that the Sonicare FlexCare is easy to use and "gentle on the gums," especially when ...

Amazon.com: The Sonicare FlexCare gets good ratings from Amazon.com reviewers, who, for the most part, say that it is an improvement over the ...

Drugstore.com: The Sonicare FlexCare gets good reviews from the majority of users posting reviews to Drugstore.com. The reviewers praise its ...

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No-frills electric toothbrush

Oral-B Vitality

*Est. $18 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 oscillate… -- 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? magazine: This U.K.-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, Dr. Denis Vu. Few ...

Amazon.com: Several owner-reviewers give the Braun Oral-B Vitality Dual Clean electric toothbrush a high average score, with just a few ...

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Battery-powered toothbrush

Arm & Hammer Spinbrush Pro

*Est. $9 Compare Prices

Although it doesn't cost that much more than a manual toothbrush, reviewers say the battery-powered Arm & Hammer Spinbrush Pro toothbrush does a good job of cleaning and is comfortable to use. The Spinbrush uses AA… batteries and isn't rechargeable. Plan on new batteries about every two months. We also read several complaints from users about durability issues.

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American Journal of Dentistry: After one brushing, the Crest Spinbrush Pro Clean removed more plaque than a manual brush, according to this clinical study ...

Journal of Clinical Dentistry: The Crest Spinbrush Pro is given a slight edge over other inexpensive power toothbrushes, although there is little significant ...

Drugstore.com: There aren't a lot of reviews for the Spinbrush Pro at Drugstore.com (shown here as a Crest product -- it's now branded as Arm & ...

Amazon.com: Reviewers at Amazon.com agree that the Spinbrush does an excellent job of cleaning but several complain of short battery life and ...

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