tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79489723487001971532024-03-13T13:58:27.169-07:00Philips Sonicare vs Oral BThis blog compares Philips Sonicare vs Oral BZahid Shaikhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00600831200078678198noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948972348700197153.post-8982085768346861792010-10-22T05:15:00.000-07:002011-12-01T16:25:49.547-08:00Electric toothbrush : Philips sonicare vs Oral B<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=httpwwwjrolle-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002CVTVVY&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=httpwwwjrolle-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002OIK4C0&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>First - Check below videos to see how Electric brush works and how to use it:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkdgyXHEboE">How to brush using Oral B video</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWElqhxpxO8">General - how to brush using electric toothbrush</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDGwPLH3sGc">Philps sonicare toothbrush working/review</a><br />
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<b>Main Observations: </b><br />
a) Philips Sonicare is based on vibration. While Oral B is typical spinning brush<br />
used by dentist during cleaning. <br />
b) Sonicare requires normal brushing technique while with Oral B you just move the brush. (less work).But it may be tough to brush certain areas.<br />
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NOTE: Per <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2679175.stm">bbc</a> there is only slight difference between electric and manual tech. The osciallation brush like Oral B may be better then Sonicare per this article: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2679175.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2679175.stm</a><br />
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<b>Main Conclusion:</b> Hence - <b>Sonicare may be better for person with sensitive teeth</b>(and kids version<br />
is great with music ). Even though Oral B has low sensitive (low power)mode - it may be better<br />
to get normal Crest(or other battery brushes) if you are using only sensitive mode.<br />
For normal adult teeth - Oral B is recommended for others(adults not having sensitive teeth). I personally tried Oral B - and I thought it cleaned very well - and at the end of brushing - my mouth looked like I came after (6 months) dentist cleaning. I however thought that i still need to use normal brush every 3 days as its hard to use it in certain areas.<br />
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One of the factors in buying decision should be <b>cost and availability of replacement heads.</b> I found cheaper replacement brush (equate ?) for Oral B at walmart(but I could not find it for Philips Sonicare)<br />
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<b>Other stuff:</b><br />
a) Check if the brush has different brushing modes/power.(eg some old sonicare models will have only one mode)<br />
b) Check if UV cleaning is bundled.(it is not required but good to have - as seen in sonicare)<br />
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<b>Electric Tooth Brush vs Battery Brush like CrestB or Manual Brushingetc:</b><br />
a) It encourages two minutes brushing(by having timers or sounds or visual diagram of quadrant that you are brushing). Making noise(can distrub others) however <br />
is easier to use (in Sonicare) compared to wireless visual diagram(oralb)<br />
b) The main difference with "Battery brush" is the power(battery brush have very low rotations and hence they dont rotate/clean as well as electric brushes). You also have to keep on replacing battery with Crest B.<br />
Also "battery brushes" - does not have bells and whistles like two minute warning, re-charging etc<br />
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<b>Best Deals:</b><br />
<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=httpwwwjrolle-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002CVTVUA&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>For philips sonicare for kids- I found best deals at Kohls. While for others it was usually at <br />
Amazon.com. But you can wait for special deals at walmart etc. The best thing about this brush it emits a sound every 30 seconds to encourage kids to move on to brush other quadrant(4 quadrants). This encourages kids to brush all sections of teeth and ultimately brush for at least 2 minutes.<br />
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<b>Other Tips:</b><br />
a) You STILL HAVE to Floss<br />
b) Get gum guard from your dentist - if you a habit of crunching your teeth at night time.<br />
c) Get "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Betweens-Proxabrush-Refills-8-Count-Packages/dp/B000KPKBOA?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwjrolle-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">gums between</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=httpwwwjrolle-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000KPKBOA" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />" - as your floss wont clean stuff properly - if you have big gaps between teeth(especially on lower back teeths)Zahid Shaikhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00600831200078678198noreply@blogger.com2