Electric toothbrushes have been around for years now but they are just starting to be perfected. This particular toothbrush has a soft rubber grip which is nice to hold for the 2 minutes that is recommended. The manufacturer boasts "dentist inspired cleaning cup" which is fancy talk for it cleans teeth well; something which I agree with. This is a rechargable toothbrush which according to manufacturers can not be over-charged, each charge gives approxiamtely 1 week of brushing is you do it twice daily for 2 minutes. The tooth brush heads have to be changed when they become worn out unlike normal manual toothbrushes which are just thrown away after use. The tooth brush heads are quite expensive at around £6 for a packet of four. Of course with most chargers there is a two-pin plug which requires either one of those special sockets or an adapter. The oscillation of the toothbrush head allows plague etc to be cleaned off individual tooths effectivley. For its £20 price tag this toothbrush is more than capable of the task at hand and its stong build quality gives it value for money.