Review (5/5): High-Efficiency Oral Hygiene
The vibrating is unpleasant at first, but you get used to it. And you grow to appreciate the intense feeling because you know that it is precisely that motion that makes your teeth so damn clean.
This is an excellent toothbrush. It's the cheapest of the adult brushes in the sonicare line and sonicare is way better than any other electric toothbrush. And any electric toothbrush is way better than a manual toothbrush. Electric toothbrushes are not about being lazy, they're about being time-and-energy efficient when cleaning your teeth. Example: 2 minutes with a sonicare brush makes your mouth around 75% cleaner than 2 minutes with a manual brush. Maybe 25% cleaner than 2 minutes with a different electric toothbrush that isn't sonicare.
And you honestly don't need to spend $100 or $200 on one of the more expensive brushes in the Sonicare line either, since this does the same work for less money. It uses 2 AA batteries, and I use rechargeable ones, which makes it more convenient than charging the brush every night. I just swap my one pair of rechargeable AA's for my other pair when I need to, and so it is easier to travel with the brush.
The sonicare technology was recommended by my dentist, and I found it here on Amazon for cheaper than what the dentist was selling it for, with the buy-from-dentist rebate INCLUDED. You could always win an eBay auction and possibly get one for cheaper than this, but I was too impatient to wait, and most auctions I saw ended around $30 anyway.
Did I mention that I love my Sonicare Xtreme?
Allow me to make an above point clear: If you want to spend $100-$200 on a toothbrush, then just buy 3 to 6 Sonicare Xtremes, and then give them to your family and friends. The Sonicare Xtreme uses the same brush heads as ALL THE OTHER SONICARE E-SERIES BRUSHES. These brushes are the top of the line, and the Xtreme has the exact same essential functions as the rest of the Sonicare family does, except for $100-$150 less. I recommend you don't waste your money on a more expensive brush just because it is more expensive.
Do some more research and see that Sonicare brushes are the best for consumer oral hygiene. Then do more research and see that the Sonicare Xtreme has all the necessary features that the other Sonicare brushes have. Then buy it, and keep your teeth for longer. You and all the people who have to look at your teeth or smell your breath in your life will be happy you did.