Straight up amazing toothbrush! Love that it has an app to guide your clean and to give challenges to keep you going. Easy to use and charge. Love that it comes with a travel container. Eay to charge and swap the brush and clean it all. Love it and definitely will recommend to family and friends.
The round brush head from Oral-B is gentle and uses micro-vibrations. I definitely felt the difference after even a single use. Gums feel healthier, teeth feel cleaner and smoother (even though I always brush twice a day before this).
The app on your phone is great, and the interactive brush handle. There are different brushing modes to use, example a daily clean but if you have sensitive gums or teeth there is a sensitive mode to use. The brush handle is cute, it greets you when you turn it on, says goodbye, and gives a smile for a good job. Your app will let you know your brushing style and helps to guide you to cover all your teeth, so you never miss a spot. It is so easy to use and follow. The prompts of extras are great, like flossing, mouth wash, tongue clean.
There are little achievements and medals to keep you going, and different challenges to try. It's quite cool to look at each day once you've done your cleaning.
There is a pressure sensor to help keep you from brushing too hard to protect your gums and teeth.
I was incredibly fortunate to receive the Oral-B iO Series 9 toothbrush to trial. You can buy these wee gems for around $450 at the moment but they range up to around $800. That's a lot of money but when compared with, for example, whitening treatments at a dentist, you could argue that it is value for money. As I've never used an electric toothbrush before, I only have the good 'old-fashioned' mechanical one to compare it to. Here's where it gets interesting, though. It took a bit of getting used to in terms of feeling like I was at the dentist - not my all-time favourite place to visit, but this odd feeling didn't last long and would only have been because I wasn't used to an electric toothbrush. My teeth honestly did feel cleaner after using the Oral-B iO and I can say hand on heart that my teeth are noticeably whiter - even after only a short time using this toothbrush. I chose the whitening setting as this was what I saw as an area of need and I was pleasantly surprised. I also found out that I had not been brushing my teeth for nearly long enough all these years, so this was another bonus in terms of looking after my teeth. The timing function is great - you get a sad face if you haven't brushed for long enough and a smiley face with stars when you have. I quite liked the fun factor of this. Another absolute bonus is that this toothbrush is bluetooth and has an app so you can really make sure you are looking after all aspects of oral hygiene - that's got to be a bonus in avoiding the drill at the dentist! You can use it without the app but it's great fun to explore all the different settings and options and it keeps you on track with progress if you're focused on the whitening function. It also tracks how you are brushing your teeth so that you can see if you are missing spots on a regular basis. This Daily Coaching feature is actually pretty cool. You can use the app and brush and it records how you are brushing your teeth. All you need to do to connect the toothbrush to the app is to turn both on and shake the brush. The Oral-B iO comes with a spare brush head in a nifty wee container and you can also set up a reminder in the app for when you need to change it. I'm still new to the world of electric toothbrushes and I'm continuing to explore the app and other features but I'm loving this experience and have really noticed a difference in how my teeth look and feel. I'm still not sure regarding how expensive this is, but if I'm already noticing an obvious difference in the short time I've had this brush, then I think I'm sold.
Tips: I would recommend taking time to explore the app and also to use the Oral-B whitening toothpaste for best results.