Oral-B Smart 4 Electric Toothbrushes For Adults, Christmas Gifts For Women / Him, App Connected Handle, 2 Toothbrush Heads & Travel Case, 3 Modes with Teeth Whitening, 2 Pin UK Plug, 4500, Black

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The idea behind this connectivity is to essentially be a little like having a dentist or hygienist looking over your shoulder saying good, bad, brush for longer, you missed a bit. It is about education for better cleaning rather than telling you that you have got it all wrong. One of the benefits with the Smart 4 is that you do get 2 of the same brush heads included, so if you like that style of brush head you do save yourself a little on the cost. This price does exclude the cost of water, toothpaste and electric to charge it. This price also works on some assumptions, but you get a rough idea. With the Smart 4 4000, a 2 year/24 month warranty is included as standard from the time you buy the brush.

The Smart 4 uses a handle design that has been tried, tested and perfected over many years and I really can’t find any obvious faults with it. It is well built and solid in hand. You should spend 30 seconds cleaning each section. The pacer helps you keep an even brushing time on these 4 sections. The likelihood is that it would survive, but I strongly advise you avoid submerging the brush below water, for example in a bath or sink. A rinse is fine, but the brush does not need to sink to the bottom of a bowl of water.Now, this leads me to one of the biggest problems with the Oral-B Smart 4000 and that is the box contents.

When using the Bluetooth connectivity, the app will show the cleaning mode. I will explain the connectivity option in more detail shortly. Up to 100% more plaque removal and gently whitens your teeth starting from day 1 by removing surface stains If you didn’t know this or are guilty of not brushing for as long as you should, the Smart 4 can help in 2 ways. The Oral-B Pro 2 2000 has 2 cleaning modes, the Pro 3 3000 has 3 cleaning modes, the Smart 5 5000 has 5 cleaning modes, so as you would imagine the Smart 4 has 3 cleaning modes….Yes, I know, I can’t quite figure that out either.

The main feature of the app is the on screen timer and guide that shows you where to brush and how well you have brushed. The heads are interchangeable, so you can select your preferred head and use it with any of the cleaning modes, although some work best with particular modes. Ideally, a way of selecting the mode prior to actually turning the brush on would be the solution. This is not available, not even on the premium Genius 9000 model. It is important for your oral health to replace your toothbrush head every 3 months or sooner if your bristles are frayed. The charging stand is fairly self explanatory, but I explain more about this in the battery section of the review.

When you brush, sensors within the brush detect if you are applying too much force to your teeth. When it detects this, it activates the pressure sensor.

Despite the criticisms of the way in which the cleaning modes are presented, I do love the clean that an Oral-B brush offers. Studies have suggested Oral-B’s oscillating and rotating technology is superior, but there are studies that side with Sonicare.

Each of the 3 cleaning modes work slightly differently, with differing levels of oscillations, rotations and pulsations to achieve different cleaning effects on the teeth.

I think this is a big oversight and even if it meant a few extra pounds being added to the price, I think it would have been a worthwhile addition. If you did not already know, this is generally the recommended brushing time. 2 minutes, twice a day. If you take a look at the very bottom of the brush handle, there is a recess, into which the pin on the charging stand connects to. A charging stand is provided.