Review (4/5): First time with an Electric Toothbrush
I love this thing! Just used it for the first time! I think I followed the direction correctly. Minimal wrist pressure, just let the weight of the thing do it's own work, like shaving with a DE blade. My mouth feels so fresh! Like I just came out of a dentist (without the rubber taste if applicable). My teeth feel and seem very clean, definitely a nicer feeling than after using my old manual brush. If anyone is wondering like I was, it did not tickle. Much :P. The two minute timer is great! It was starting to feel like forever, I must only brush my teeth for 30 seconds or something! But very clearly I felt and heard the three pulses telling me my two minute recommendation was finished. The charging base is pretty cool simply because of the whole no-metallic parts thing, but you still can't drop the charging base in the sink. You know, electrical chords and such. Charges in 16 hours, which I know, sounds like forever to run it for 2 minutes, but this isn't an RC car you are waiting to play with.
And if you are waiting to play with a toothbrush, you have other issues. Plug it in when you get it, and by the time you are getting ready to go to bed, or getting ready in the morning, it will be good to go!
PROS:
-GREAT, clean feeling
-Nifty charging base
-long chord if needed
-FANTASTIC price for the brush and replacement heads!
-Easy to use
-BIG findable button, but has resistance so you won't accidentally press it.
-Stands up on it's own. I don't have to worry about germs and stuff on my toothbrush!
-Nifty in general.
-Toothpaste doesn't spin off it in any way. Benefit of vibrating instead of spinning heads.
-Washable handle
CONS:
-colors? Designs? Fun? -1/4 star. trivial, I know, but I like my personalization options.
-Compared to manual toothbrushes, the head of this doesn't quite contour or fit in your jaw like a manual does. Requires a bit of maneuvering, but I was always stretching my cheeks out brushing anyway, and apparently that's bad! -1/4 star
-Base is not magnetic. You COULD jiggle this thing out of place and onto the floor, which, as someone who grew up with a litterbox in his bathroom, really disturbs me when a toothbrush falls.
-Doesn't tan you.