Great Toothbrush!

By L. Holtz (Baltimore, MD USA)

This review is from: Oral-B Professional Care SmartSeries 5000 Rechargeable Toothbrush

I bought the Oral-B Professional Care SmartSeries 5000 Rechargeable Toothbrush about a month ago and love it. It is the third Oral-B rechargeable toothbrush I've owned, and my last one lasted 13 years. When it started to loose its charge while I was brushing my teeth I looked at what was available and decided on the 5000.

I like that it has a space to store 4 brush heads, so I won't have to search for where I placed the extra ones when its time to change it. Also, the contour of the handle is very nice.

On one of the reviews I read before I bought it, someone was unhappy with the timer. It's a nice, waterproof digital clock and you do not have to sync it up with the toothbrush if you don't want to. I did so I could tell when I'm applying too much pressure. If you do use the timer, at 2 minutes you get a smiley face, and at 2 1/2 minutes it winks at you.

The one thing I don't really like is that every 30 seconds it pulses to let you know to move to the next area of your mouth, but I do not brush my teeth in sections like they want you to. I asked my Dental Hygienist, who also uses one, and she doesn't do it their way either.

She also recommended that I leave the handle off the charger until the charge wears down. The toothbrush has a "Smart" battery and she has heard of people having problems with the battery not holding a charge if it is keep constantly charging. The handle shows how much charge the battery has so I only charge it once a week or so.

The travel case that comes with it is another nice feature. Since it holds a charge well, you can take a weekend trip, or a week, if only one person is using the handle, without having to pack the charger. There is room for two brush heads in the travel case.

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