While the head pulsates at a speed of 40,000 strokes per minute, the handle doesn’t transmit as much buzz as similar brushes, and it’s comfortable when gripped in the hand. The toothbrush also very slim and lightweight to hold so there can be no excuses for not getting a good clean every night. As a bonus, you can charge it using nearly any wireless charger – not just the USB pad provided – and the battery lasts for over 160 minutes. These have heads that vibrate very quickly, at frequencies that buff the tooth surface, break up plaque and force toothpaste through the gaps between your teeth and around the gum line.

Like the Sonicare brushes, its brushless magnetic motor keeps the brush head vibrating 42,000 times per minute. But if you love a gadget and want to splurge, it’s hard not to be wowed by the Oral-B io8 Electric Toothbrush. It delivers the same magnetic drive technology as the other brushes in Oral-B’s flagship iO-Series range, but comes without the advanced sensors and Bluetooth connectivity to monitor your brushing and send the data to your smartphone. Electric rechargeable toothbrushes come with replacement toothbrush heads, which should be replaced every three months.We then divide this figure by the four minutes per day brushing recommended by dentists to get an accurate idea of how many days and weeks a single charge should last. It’s hard to distinguish between so many similar products, while the boxes and adverts bombard you with pseudo-science and marketing-speak.

Like the newest iO9 model, it has embedded sensors that work with an app to give you detailed live data about which areas of your mouth you have neglected. You’ll be able to enter your details, and the details of the toothbrush, to get your toothbrush booked in for repair. Vitality Series: Oral B’s most basic brushes, stripped back to the most basic features and with an old-school NiMH battery rather than a longer lasting, faster charging lithium ion effort. This makes it easy to switch between brushing modes and even gives you a well-deserved (and curiously satisfying) smiley face when you’ve brushed well.Battery life, meanwhile, is brilliant, with enough charge to get you through a good month of brushing before recharging via USB. It’s a great choice for younger brushers and still has all the features they’ll need including a built-in two-minute time with a buzzer every 30 seconds to remind then when to move to the next area of their mouth.

Plus, a brushing timer that sends a pulse through the brush when it’s time to stop brushing (usually two minutes), or time to move to another quadrant of your mouth (roughly every 30 seconds).It feels sturdy to hold and incorporates a two-minute timer, pulsing every 30 seconds to ensure every quarter of your mouth is brushed equally. Oral-B’s CrossAction, FlossAction, Precision Clean, Sensi and 3D White brush heads work across brushes in the Vitality, Pro, Smart and Genius lines, but iO Series brushes have their own specific Ultimate Clean and Gentle Care heads. The 30-second pulse timer also makes it easy to track how long to spend in each quadrant of your mouth. If none of these tips help, you make use of the two-year manufacturer’s warranty on your Oral-B toothbrush. Any Sonicare head can be used with any Sonicare brush, but Oral B’s standard heads can only be used with its Pro-series brushes, while its iO heads only work with iO series brushes.