Whaats worker well and been recommended to you?
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 used a Philips for about 7-8 years. Liked it well enough that when the battery died, I bought another.
Regardless of which brand you buy, pay attention to the replacement heads, they can be expensive. Not too far off from how printer ink costs more than the printer.
I have an Oral-B which has been going strong for a few years now and the battery is still good for a about two weeks between charges, though I actually think I prefer Boot’s (UK pharmacy chain) own-brand replacement heads to the official Oral-B ones. It also has Bluetooth which works with Home Assistant because I have a genuine problem with wanting to automate/log all the things. I mean, there’s probably an app too but I’m not dicking about with that shite.
We had terrible luck with oral b and battery life. Costco exchanged for Philips and they are good so far.
Very compelled towards Philips
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.
Suri Metal, repairable construction, charge lasts months not days, vastly reduced plastic waste.
The oral b and braun offers are just hunks of overpriced plastic that seem to be unchanged except gimmicks for the last 40 years.
Are they repairable?
I’d bought Suri’s after my Philips Sonic are broke and they said “we don’t fix them” after I emailed their support.
My wife’s Suri stopped charging (just after the warranty) and they offered me . replacement for £25, if I sent the old one in for recycling, which is a good deal, but they didn’t make any offer of repair.
Pretty sure they could be repaired/reconditioned if you have some aptitude for the task, but you’re right not a service they offer. Just an assumption on my part. Sure cant do anything with the braun/oral b plastic contraptions.
The £25 replacement in exchange for return is a pretty responsible business practice in my eyes. Whether they rwcycle, recondition or harvest parts, its not plastic landfill with a battery inside.
have been using a suri for half a year now. Awesome device. Doesn’t do anything useless like bluetooth or “smart” features. Just brushes teeth. And that perfectly well, while being super compact and with an enormous battery capacity.
And it is not ridiculously expensive either.
I’ll have to check it out, since my Phillips Soniccare button has disintegrated into plastic specs.
I’ve had different dental workers recommend one, the other or “either, they’re all fine” at different times. They all universally recommend using an electric toothbruch if possible.
I used to have a sonicare for years but when the rubber around the button eventually disintegrated to the point where it stopped working, I switched to Oral B because the brush heads are smaller and cheaper. Definitely look at the cost of refills when thinking about the price. They all use an inkjet printer/ razor blade cartridge price model. And when you get something, don’t put it in a sunny window with the rubber covered buttons facing out, that is the 1st point of failure and UV rays seem to accelerate the damage.
Wish I knew about the UV damage, because my sonicare button disintegrated now.
Although I can still use it, as long as I use my nail to click the button.
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.)
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/
Any recommendations on one that wont feel like it’s vibrating the teeth out of my mouth?
Panasonic
I use oralb because I tried the sonic and I find the sensation unbearably tickly.
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 Yakult l 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.
That’s interesting. In my experience, Sonicare fared far better than Oral-B. Philips seems to have better design in that the the brush part that goes in your mouth is isolated from the motor fluids. I had OralB leak into the brush head because there is a hole for whatever reason. 🤮 Technically, my oral-B still works, but at that point I can no longer use it.
Every oral b I had has lasted longer… For me, I always got the diamond clean as the charger is a glass.
I have one of the IQ now. One thing that is bad though is that the app doesn’t connect and offer what it promised anymore
I’ve heard bad things about the DiamondClean. I got one of the cheaper models and haven’t had any issues.
I just assumed they were all f**ked lol… but, maybe it is just multiple bad diamond clean models
Oral B I reckon, because the replacement brushes are cheap with plentiful 3rd party options. At least that’s why I bought into the oral b system about 5 years ago.
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.
