SoniCare Personal Model

Teeth as smooth and as shiny as pearls - Advantages: Gives your teeth the most thorough cleaning of their life., Encourages longer brushing time., Gives better effects - and with less effort - than manual toothbrushes. - Disadvantages: Increased drool factor.

I remember when these were first shown on Tommorrow's World about 6 years ago as a wonderful new gadget from America. They gave them to a group of people who all raved about how wonderful they were, and one was so impressed he even bought one, pretty impressive since they were £350 a pop back then. Enough of the nostalgia. I bought mine about 4 years ago in the US, which cost me about £50. I saw them in the sale at Index this summer for about £35 I think, so they are getting quite reasonable now. My brother has one too, and when he asked his dentist if they were really as good as the hype, he told him it was "best toothbrush on the ...  Read the complete review

I got my Sonicare brush about five or six years ago after my dentist reccomended it for my dad. At the time it cost a few hundred pounds but nowadays they are a lot cheaper than that - I think I've seen them for around £70 which still seems very pricey for a toothbrush. They come with a charger which can be plugged into a two point shaver socket which recharges the brush for around 60 minutes of use - which if you used twice daily for 2 minutes a time it would last 15 days before needing recharging again. THe sonicare brush vibrates very fast to shift plaque quickly and effecively. Because of this its always a good idea to put the toothbrush in your mouth ...  Read the complete review

We have had our Sonicare electric toothbrush for about a year. Apart from tickling your nose when you use it, it really has whitened our family's teeth. You get a separate brush for each family member which is colour-coded. It really helps to keep calclus under control too - you know, that hard stuff that builds up behind your bottom teeth. You can usually purchase the Sonicare direct from your dentists at a much reduced price - I think the shop price is far too high. However, this is a product which should last you a very long time. Even my 5 year old uses it - makes teethcleaning more fun! ...  Read the complete review