Teeth tastic (Braun Oral-B Professional Care 5000 Rechargeable)

Member Name: EggMan

Product:	Braun Oral-B Professional Care 5000 Rechargeable
Date:	29/05/09 (155 review reads)
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Advantages: Reliable, heads can be replaced, good lasting charge.

Disadvantages: Slippery when wet

This is my first electric toothbrush, always had one of the manual thrust around your mouth ones. First impression was that it was a gimic for the lazy amongst us. However, I have now been using it for over 12 months and I will always have an electric one going forward.

The toothbrush comes with the recharging base, one brush head and the toothbrush body. The first noticebable thing was that it did not include the adapter required to plug into the mains. One of the two pronged adapters commonly used for electric razors is required. Good job for me I used an electric razor and therefore had one to hand.

Plug the recharging base unit in, the toothbrush sits on a pronge and begins to charge indicated by the flashing light on the front of the brush. Once fully charged the light stays constant. From a full charge the brush can last up to 12 days, however this obviously depends on how long you brush your teeth for. Over zealous brushers will see this time reduced. From a full discharge, the toothbrush takes approximately 24 hours to fully recharge, this seems a little long to me, seeing as razors etc can fully charge in a fraction of that time.

The brush body itself is a nice comfortable design and feels snug in the palm of your hand. To switch the brush on, press the button on the front once, the brush head begins to rotate. The brush head is compact and fits extremely well in the mouth. The speed of the brush head is just about right and you feel like you have thoroughly brushed your teeth after you have finished. To switch the brush off, press the same button and the brush stops.

The brush has an anti-slip grip down the sides of the body, however unfortunately this is not very affective once the hands get wet. You soon find the brush slipping through the palm of your hand until your fingers are at the base of the brush head. More annoyingly is the fact your hands seem to slip over the on/off button and you soon find yourself accidently switching the toothbrush off which upsets the timer if you have been counting.

The toothbrush has a built in timer, which is very useful, especially for kids to know they are brushing their teeth for the correct duration. The brush stutters / pulses every minute to let you know how long you have been brushing. The clever part is it pulses twice for 2 mins, thrice for 3 mins etc.

The heads come with coloured collars, so if you have more than one brush in the bathroom, you can simply identify which brush is yours by the colour of the collar.

Overall this is a fantastic toothbrush, cleans teeth very well and is comfortable in the mouth. Mine is over twelve months old and is still going strong. As long as the body / battery lasts you can change brush heads when required. So far there are no signs that my battery is failing.

My only criticisim is the anti-slip grip is not affective enough once the hands get wet.

Summary: A great brush, cleans very well.

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