Oral-B Professional Care SmartSeries 5000 Rechargeable Toothbrush Review
This will be a long and detailed review. If you don't want to read it all, I give you this quick summary. Great product, well worth the price at amazon. Best clean you can get and has many useful features. I have never had healthier teeth and gums. Read further for more details.
This product is simply outstanding and in a class of it's own.
I had a situation in which my gums are not in their peak condition, and that is putting it lightly. I have had this toothbrush for just a touch over two weeks. I also drink coffee every day, only 1 cup though. Since I have been using this, my gums are already noticeably healthier, my teeth are whiter, and I find it easier to make sure I brush at least twice a day. I think this is mostly because of how much I invested into this product. At this point I have nothing but good things to say about this toothbrush.
I also have my wisdom teeth fully grown in and this toothbrush is small enough where I am able to reach them and give them a proper cleaning. My wife is also using it with a separate brush head.
The device takes a full 10 hours on initial charge before use, as seems to be normal for most NiMh batteries. At first the backing on the timer is a bit confusing and difficult to get off as the instructions do not help. Once you figure it out though, It is quite easy to master.
Positive feedback:
Now onto a more descriptive part about the features this offers. Since my gums are sensitive to begin with I can only use the normal clean and sensitive options until my gums are healthier. The other modes are a really nice feature that I plan to use when I can.
The included 2 sided tape is nice for when you want to mount it to the wall.
I really like how both the toothbrush and the timer give you an indication of when to switch quadrants in your mouth every thirty seconds. The timer will blink and display that you should be working on the next quadrant. The toothbrush pulses every 30 seconds and pulses 3 times every 2 minutes. (I personally don't think 30seconds is enough for each quadrant so I often spend more time after brushing to give my whole mouth a quick once over.)
Once you get the timer set and mounted it does make a nice restroom clock as other have said. After charging and setting the timer, the toothbrush is easy effective and gives the best clean I have experienced sans a dental visit.
Also a side note, I asked my dental hygienist which toothbrush they recommend for electrical as they said I should get one. This one came at the very top of their recommendations. Before this I was using Oral-B's cheap electrical toothbrush. The difference is astounding.
The container for the extra toothbrush heads is very nice allows you to let the head dry out while not connected to the handle. They brush heads are very easy to remove and clean. The different color rings are very helpful if you have more then 1 person using the same style brush head.
The travel pack is a really nice and touch and is compact too.
Best clean you can get without visiting a dental hygienist.
Negative Feedback:
The back plate on the timer is a bit unwieldy at first.
The toothbrush is a bit loud but not as loud as the dollar variants.
IT would have been nice if the battery came pre-charged. It would also have been nice if the timer also came with a rechargeable battery solution.
It is expensive and costs way too much at a standard retail store(0).
It only comes with 2 brush heads.
Oral-B Professional Care SmartSeries 5000 Rechargeable Toothbrush Feature
- Deep Clean mode removes up to 99.7% of plaque from hard to reach areas
- Gentle on teeth and gums
- Improves gum health better than Sonicare FlexCare
- Outstanding whitening and polishing in 3 weeks
- Flossaction technology for superior overall clean
Oral-B Professional Care SmartSeries 5000 Rechargeable Toothbrush Overview
Experience the future of oral care. Oral-B Professional Care Smart Series 5000 Rechargeable Toothbrush -- provides extraordinary cleaning and improves brushing habits.
Oral-B Professional Care SmartSeries 5000 Rechargeable Toothbrush Specifications
Oral-B's most technologically advanced toothbrush, the Professional Care SmartSeries 5000 with SmartGuide provides Oral-B's most advanced cleaning technology for ultimate plaque removal and features a wireless SmartGuide to help maximize your brushing performance. Now with the NEW Deep Clean mode which removes up to 99.7% of plaque from hard-to-reach areas.
Introduction
Oral-B's most advanced cleaning technology plus a wireless SmartGuide. Oral-B's most technologically advanced toothbrush, ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 5000 with SmartGuide provides Oral-B's most advanced cleaning technology for ultimate plaque removal and also features a wireless SmartGuide.
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Product Features
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DETAILS2-Year Limited Warranty and Satisfaction Guarantee: If you are not 100% satisfied within 60 days of purchase, return it for a full refund. Warranty includes replacement or repair. Consumer must ship product, postage paid, and include a copy of proof of purchase. See inside of product package for full details.Parts:
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Customer Reviews
GREAT dental hygene - clean freak -
This power toothbrush is GREAT!
I have been using manual toothbrushes all my life.
I should have switched to electric brushes long ago.
The ORAL-B Pro 5000 is perfect for getting all residual
material and giving a clean feeling after two minutes.
I highly recommend this product
From Sonicare to OralB - Hegel Who -
I have been a Sonicare user for the previous 15 years. As a dentaphobe, I will always be grateful to Sonicare for keeping my mouth cavity free for my 7 year hiatus from the dentist- though to be fair, I also drank mostly water (vs. sugared drinks) and made sure to brush and floss twice daily, chewing sugarless gum throughout the day. Still, I found the Oral B a very nice upgrade for several reasons:
1. NO ICKYNESS IN THE BRUSH HEAD!!! Sonicare brushes are notorious for getting all this disgusting gunk stuck up inside the brush head, leaving me with a sense of wonder about what exactly I was putting in my mouth, even after rinsing the head thoroughly in alcohol.
2. Smaller brush heads. I finally feel like I am cleaning my wisdom teeth, which stick back almost to the uvula.
3. Circular brush heads. Dentists always say to brush in circular motions, yet typical Sonicare brushes only go side to side.
4. Using the floss-action head truly leaves less behind when I floss right after brushing.
5. Another reviewer mentioned the fact Sonicare does not offer either soft bristled brushes or a sensitive mode.
There were a couple downsides:
1. Noise. The Oral B seems much louder, likely because the brush is moving in a circle vs. just side to side.
2. Vibration Speed. One of Sonicare's main tenants for their brushes is that the sonic action itself gets rid of plaque/germs. The Oral B does not seem to vibrate quite as much- though flossing seems to yield fewer hangers-on, and does not just compact any recently-eaten food- such as cracker mush.
There are other benefits, which Sonicare has also added to its latest greatest brushes, such as timers and better chargers. Still, I am happy with the switch- I'll just see if my dentist notices =)
Defective? - Angel -
I'm returning this brush. It doesn't stay charged very well. Even though the battery indicator on the brush shows a full charge or a 3/4 charge, the brush is wimpy and weak. I'd have to charge it every 2 days to keep it at an acceptable strength.
I've owned an Oral b Vitality for over a year that beats this one hands down-and it's a brush. I thought I was upgrading buying this one, but I was wrong. I'll keep my cheap brush that actually gets my teeth clean. I'll never waste my time or money on a ritzy brush like this ever again.
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