With a speed of lightening . (Braun Oral-B Professional Care 5000 Rechargeable)

Member Name: eiley123

Product:	Braun Oral-B Professional Care 5000 Rechargeable
Date:	15/07/07 (557 review reads)
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Advantages: Good value , chunky , rechargeable, sturdy , stable base , fast oscillation

Disadvantages: No replacement heads included in pack

This review refers to the Oral B advance power rechargeable electric toothbrush which looks the same as the picture except the charger stands a little lower and deeper. Rather than try to get mine Iadded I have opted for this one as it is the same .

In my quest to save my remaining teeth from becoming tombstones I have recently invested in an electric toothbrush . I had an electric toothbrush many years ago but found I preferred using a traditional one . However I have been pleasantly surprised with my Oral B .

The first pleasant surprise was I saw it for sale at my local chemist's whilst I was picking up a prescription . Waiting for it to be dispensed I was having a browse with no intention of buying anything when I saw the Oral B rechargeable electric tooth brush for £9.99 . The label showed the full price as £19.99 which is still not bad for such a product . Being made by Braun I felt it should be a good product .

After my purchase I thought I must give this a go as soon as I get home . Here I came across a typical problem . The product was packaged in one of those hard, clear plastic covers which seems as if it is stuck to your purchase . After much tugging and pulling I gave up and went off in search of the largest and sharpest pair of scissors we own . Even then it was a fight to get the toothbrush out but I won the battle , eventually .

The toothbrush is fully charged and ready to use .It is mainy white with a little blue on the handle and the bristles . The handle is about eight inches high and nice and sturdy . For anyone with grip problems such as arthritis or carpal tunnel it is nice and wide and easy to get hold of .There are two simple press buttons . One for on and one for off . Simple .

The detatchable head is packaged in it's own wrapper in the main packing .It is easy to attach .You just push it in and voil'a .What I like about this electric brush is it has a really fast spin speed . It has a rotary , oscillating brush head that fair zooms around . However it does only have the one speed . The brush attachment is slim and long and so reaches well into the back part of your mouth for those hard to reach teeth .

The product includes a charger and this is pretty basic and simple . It is a small base with a raised part on which the toothbrush fits . It connects to the elctricity supply via a two pin plug so no doubt like me you need to use an adaptor . It stand nice and stable .

The toothbrush seems to run quite a while before it needs recharging . I suppose it depends how much you are using it . I tend to charge once a week whether needed or not just so it always up and running . It charges quickly and if it has lost power you will know by the reduced speed of the brush .

For me I still use a conventional toothbrush on the odd occasion as I like the control of knowing which nook and cranny I am cleaning . Overall though I am very pleased with my purchase . The price was really good and so are the results . My teeth feel really squeaky clean .

The only other downside was there were no spare heads in the pack or for sale at the chemists . I have bought a pack of two replacement heads from Asda but at £6.58 for the pack they are not cheap . Still if you think of it in terms of buying two new traditional toothbrushes at £3.29 it does not sound quite so bad .

Electric rechargeable toothbrushes must be on offer at chemists at the moment . Maybe there are new ranges coming out and this is old stock . I have since seen more and bought Hubby one by a different maker , so a review will follow after the trial period . Why not pick up a bargain yourself but make sure there are replacement heads avaiable or else it will not be such a bargain .

Recommended as a good value , no frills , rechargeable toothbrush which does the job .

Thanks for reading
Copyright Eiley 2997 .

Summary: A good value , powerful , rechargeable , electric toothbrush

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