PULSATING ORAL ACTION (1 Braun Oral-B 3D Standard Plaque Remover D15525 - 1)

Member Name: steveuk

Product:	1 Braun Oral-B 3D Standard Plaque Remover D15525 - 1
Date:	07/04/03 (516 review reads)
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Advantages: Makes teeth feel very clean, well built, brushheads easy to find

Disadvantages: not very cheap

What's long, hard, battery-operated and gives you satisfaction to smile about? ;o) No, you perv, it's not THAT, it's the Braun Oral-B 3D Pulsating Toothbrush!

I've been using an electric toothbrush for about 3 years now and I absolutely love it. My first electric toothbrush was a Philips used Jordan brushheads. Although I was quite happy with the toothbrush itself, I decided to replace it for two main reasons:
(a) Jordan brushheads are not very popular and the only place I could get them was Boots, unlike Oral-B ones for Braun which are available everywhere and are usually on offer at Tesco's or Sainsbury's.
(b) After over two years of use, the battery life of my toothbrush really decreased and needed recharging every couple of days.

The Braun 3D toothbrush is sold in most supermarkets, Argos, Index, Boots and many other stores. At the time of writing, it costs £27.99 on wellbeing.com and 2 brushheads cost about £7.99. I bought my toothbrush on special offer just before Christmas from Sainsbury's for £23.99, which included the toothbrush and 4 brushheads, instead of the usual 2. (That's a year's supply, if you follow the dentists' recommendations and change your toothbrush every 3 monts). In addition to these, you get the charger, which also provides "hygienic" storage for up to 3 brushheads.

The 3D is Braun's mid-range toothbrush. It offers the same features as the basic Plak Control toothbrush (i.e. High speed oscillating movements, brushheads with interdental tips and indicator bristles so that you know when to replace it). In addition to these, the 3D toothbrush features a Pressure Sensor, a 2-minute memory timer and ... 20,000 pulsating movements per minute (hence the 3D name. Oscillating + pulsating = 3D movement).

To be honest, when I saw the "selling feature" of 20,000 pulsating and 7,600 oscillating movements per minute, I was slightly concerned, if n
ot scared. The usage instruction leaflet contained in the box, does have a warning that during the first days of usage your gums may bleed slightly, but I'm happy to say I didn't have that problem. It did take me a few days to get used to the pulsating movement though and strangely enough, I got a headache the first couple of times I used it.

Also, it's worth noting that the pressure sensor feature means that if you apply too much pressure while brushing your teeth, although the oscillating movement will continue, the pulsation will stop in order to prevent any damage to your gums.

I have to admit that the least useful feature is the 2-minute memory timer. That's because it usually takes me longer than 2 minutes to brush my teeth. With regards to battery life, a full change takes 16 hours and will provide an operation time of approximately 45 minutes, that's about 11 days if used twice a day for 2 minutes.

The only thing I don't like about this toothbrush is that the brushhead doesn't seem to lock in place. It doesn't mean that the brushhead will come off during normal use, but I have noticed that sometimes a small gap of about 1mm is formed between the brushhead and the toothbrush, which results in some toothpaste getting in there and drying. However, this is very easy to clean.

Overall, this is a great product. I could never go back to using a regular toothbrush.

Copyright Steveuk 2003

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