Review (4/5): affordable sonic toothbrush
My hygienist and dentist kept encouraging me to switch my family over to sonic care toothbrushes, but the big investment and expensive replacement heads held me back. I purchased one of these toothbrushes each for myself, my oldest child and husband. Since then, we have all gotten better reports from the hygienist. I had actual gingivitis for awhile that occurred during my last pregnancy, and I haven't had it this pregnancy. The big difference in my routine is this toothbrush. If you want to reduce your ecological footprint, put rechargeable batteries in it.
The downside is that it doesn't have some of the fancier features of the more expensive sonics - I still get coffee stains on my front teeth. Sonicare has a whitening brush that would stop that. My hygienist told me I could just hold my current brush on my front teeth for an extra few seconds, though. Also, the top part where the brush head fits into got gunked up in my brush before. I cleaned it out and there was no damage, but I guess it could happen to others - so that is something to keep an eye on.
If you are looking for value in a sonic brush, this could be the answer.