Whaats worker well and been recommended to you?
I used Oral-B for years but switched to Sonicare a few years back and haven’t regretted it. I don’t have strong feelings about one necessarily being better than the other, but I think either is a big upgrade from manual brushing.
And I know this isn’t what you asked, but if I were to get a new brush now I would probably consider one from Suri. The amount of waste from toothbrushes of any kind is annoying, and I’m always trying to reduce my footprint where practical. Sorry for linking a site with a bunch of affiliate links, but apparently there are a range of different eco-friendlier electric toothbrushes and brush heads for both Oral-B and Philips (I’m not affiliated with any of these companies or this site): https://greenchoicelifestyle.com/eco-friendly-electric-toothbrushes/
Talking about the styles of brushes, not the actual brands, according to research, rotating brushes are slightly better than vibrating brushes but only a little bit, and require a more involved technique; but when used right, both are better than regular Modified Bass method.
What about Lance Bass method? (These can’t be his real teeth… sheesh.)
Don’t buy Phillips. They’re awesome, clean better, but I owned two and both broke within 2 years.
Oral b is more reliable.
If you don’t mind buying them regularly though, Phillips
If i go thru costco is it still an issue?
I’m in Australia. I got mine from Amazon. And I just complained heavily lol
Probably not as much. Costco returns are their own warranty in a way.
I had a medium sized appliance from Costco and it died 6+ months outside its two year warranty and they took it back and refunded no questions. I’ve contacted companies and felt the seriousness immediately rise in their customer support if they learn I bought the item from Costco and am threatening to return it because they get stuck for some of the cost for that.
The only thing about Costco returns is you need to save all accessories. They can be real sticklers for that so they can send it back to the manufacturer but if you retain all the original accessories (for example travel toothbrush cases and cables) they’ll pretty much always refund. If you junked any accessories, even minor ones they may refuse. Retaining the box is also a plus and I’d do it where I can.
I have a Oral-B with Li-ion battery, it’s reliable and fairly cheap, stay away from the ones with NiMH they die too fast.
From what I hear from people around me Phillips brush better, so if that’s more important for you then get that one.
I just go with the Oral-B Pro line, never had any problems. I had one for I think 20 years and it still works fine but I just bought a new one for myself after moving away.
One thing though: watch which brush heads you’re getting. I bought a bundle with the toothbrush and 4 heads and those heads suuuck; way to few bristles, leaves you feeling like you’re brushing your teeth with a rock.
Oral B has been my go to electric brush.
Had a Oral B Braun circular brush for about 10 or more years. Excellent brush and honestly it could probably still last for a few more years, but decided to finally upgrade to a Oral B IO sonic brush.
Both are great and better then a regular brush, but I do prefer my sonic brush versus the original electric brush. Both have the same circular brush heads which is what I would recommend going with.
We had terrible luck with oral b and battery life. Costco exchanged for Philips and they are good so far.
Very compelled towards Philips
Have used both and Philips felt much more satisfying. Check-ups at the dentist turned out fine either way though. Problem with Oral-B are the hollow brush stems with a hole in the middle. The gunk I find built up inside when it comes time to replace the head has me paranoid.
The cheapest “One by Sonicare” model felt too weak IMO but also unless you need the fancy health tracking features, there’s not too much to be gained going beyond the 4100. Brush head replacement prices aren’t too bad online.
If you do go for Oral-B, be wary of aftermarket brush heads since there are moving parts inside and the mechanism in the cheap ones will break within a month, so the brushes stop actually spinning.
Either way, go with the rechargeable models. On the AA/AAA-powered ones, the drop in brushing power isn’t too noticeable day-to-day. But the moment you replace the batteries, you realize how much you’ve missed out while the motor was gradually starved of voltage.
I use oralb because I tried the sonic and I find the sensation unbearably tickly.
Panasonic
Any recommendations on one that wont feel like it’s vibrating the teeth out of my mouth?
