Oral-B Professional Care 1000 Electric Toothbrush, 1 Count
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Oral-B Professional Care 1000 Electric Toothbrush, 1 Count Details
Manufacturer: Oral-BBrand: Oral B
Release Date: 2010-08-29
Model: 1000
Color: White and Blue
Product features:
- Professional Care 1000 electric toothbrush removes up to 2x more plaque than a regular manual toothbrush
- Improve gum health
- One Daily Clean Mode for a convenient routine
- Pressure Sensor stops pulsations when you're brushing too hard
- Number 1dentist-recommended toothbrush brand worldwide--Oral-B.
Customer Reviews of Oral-B Professional Care 1000 Electric Toothbrush, 1 Count
Customer Review: Great product
Summary: 5 Stars
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Electric brushes can be a good thing - there is quite a bit more cleaning action going on because the automatic brush strokes are way faster than your hand can perform so you will always get better cleaning. Also, I have found the rotating action of the head allows you to position it in hard-to-reach areas and then just allow it to do its work, whereas it's much less likely to get sufficient cleaning action manually - especially if, like me, you still have some wisdom teeth left and you are concerned about keeping them from decaying.
I also am an 'over-brusher', so I tend to brush too long and too vigorously, and have caused some unneccessary gum receding and enamel damage. That's one caution I would make with the electric toothbrushes - you get plenty of brushing action and 'more' is not necessarily better. Sometimes a light brushing and some flossing or toothpick action would serve you better than long, intense brushing. This brush has a light pause built into it to let you know you are brushing too hard - probably a good thing for those of us so interest in dental hygiene that we will buy these gizmos.
One reason I got interested in the electronic toothbrushes, is I tend to brush up and down too hard and I was causing both irritation and receding in a couple areas of my gums and a friend mentioned that her dentist said the rotary-action of these brushes can help correct that a bit - sure enough, I found I stopped making my gum sore every time I brushed, plus brushing was so much more enjoyable in general.
I started a few years back with the cell-type battery powered brushes, but they always tended to die on me in a few months, so about a year and a half ago, I went to Oral-B's cheapest re-chargeable model. I had absolutely no problems with it. When I went to the dentist recently after not having gone for over twenty years, they seemed to think my teeth were in outstanding shape, except for the fact that I was over-brushing.
The difference in the smooth-running feel of this nicer tooth-brush versus the cheaper Oral-B one is pretty noticeable - the same level of difference I noticed when going from the cell-type battery brushes to my first Oral-B rechargeable one. Both rechargeable models have the built-in 'three big pauses' signal to let you know you have brushed for a full two minutes, however, I am re-thinking whether I need to follow the 2-minute recommendation every time I brush, since over-brushing is the greatest bane my teeth have.
A couple recommendations: This brush will accomodate the 'dual-action' heads, and once I tried those, going back to the single action was really lame. Dual-action rocks.
Also, in case you don't know, always take the head off of the brush, rinse well, and leave it off to dry, just putting back on the next time you brush. This should keep any bacteria from growing in the brush head. If you still notice a smell of bacteria, or just want to make sure to get it extra clean, use very hot water when rinsing or even have a spray bottle of strong alcohol available to spray into the bottom of the brush head before you lay it down to dry out. I noticed a change in brushing heads was called for in anywhere from three to six months, not because the bristles wear down, but the head becomes slightly looser and it would sort of start pinching my gum or tongue a bit as my skin could get slightly caught between the loose plastic. The miser in me wants to continue until the head simply falls apart, but it's much better to just break down and get a new one at that point, thereby avoiding the discomfort, and getting back to enjoying the luxury of a nice electronic toothbrush.
Also, I followed the instructions in the package of my last rechargeable to allow the battery to completely drain every three months or so. This is a bit of a challenge, because the brush turns off by itself, so even though you leave it off the charger, once it's worn down a bit, it will stop and turn off, even though it is not completely drained. I found that simply hitting the 'on' button as many times as I could as I went by, I was able to get it down to truly dead, but it generally requires using the bush manually for a day or so, until it is completely dead and then you can charge it back up. I did this because I wanted my brush to last as long as possible and will do it with this new one too. I'm assuming it does something like clear the memory on the battery when you allow it to go completely dead.
Two of my personal dental hygiene recommendations: Be a bit careful about using baking soda or toothpastes with strong abrasives if you are an 'over-brusher' which can cause even more worn enamel. Also, 'tartar control' products are highly under-rated in my opinion. I personally feel the chemicals in pastes and rinses that say 'tartar-control' really work, although I will admit, my dentist doesn't seem one bit impressed with them. Still, I used these products faithfully for the 20 years I had no professional dental care, and I had hardly any tartar build-up when I got my teeth cleaned, whereas previously, I did not use the products, and went to the dentist every 6 months and they seemed to find a reasonable amount of tartar to scrape off each time.
Anyway, this is a wonderful product that makes an annoying daily-plus chore downright enjoyable and keeps your teeth looking and chewing nicely. Just don't over-brush.
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Description of Oral-B Professional Care 1000 Electric Toothbrush, 1 Count
Do you know that a regular manual toothbrush can leave behind up to 50% of plaque*? Invest in the health of your whole mouth with the Oral-B Professional Care 1000. Inspired by tools dental professionals use, this rechargeable electric toothbrush surrounds and cleans each tooth, reaching hard-to-reach areas that a regular manual brush can sometimes miss. The unique round brush head gently pulsates to break up plaque and rotates to sweep it away, removing up to 2X more plaque than a regular manual brush. Oral-B Professional Care 1000 also helps improve gum health by helping to prevent and reverse gingivitis. You can even customize your routine with a variety of Oral-B replacement brush heads. The Number 1dentist recommended toothbrush brand worldwide, Oral-B guarantees satisfaction in 60 days or your money back. * - Based on assessment of plaque area.Power Toothbrushes
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