6.10.2015

I bought this to replace a Oral B Triumph 5000 pro. Both toothbrushes are fairly bonkers, but this takes it to a whole new level of bonkers.Packaging:The box is large, well designed and easy to unpack. There is no rattling of goods inside.Unpacking:Inside the box you get a single handle, which is the body of the toothbrush. It is a white and silver affair and looks like something you'd clean your teeth with on the set of Star Trek.You also get four heads of different styles, including a cross action head, floss action head, 3D clean head and sensitive head. You can go ahead and ditch the sensitive head, it's pants! Try the others for the normal time (up to 3 months). I like the fact that they give you a selection,as it'll help you choose when you come to buy replacements. I'm quite liking the cross action head, I used to buy 'Precision Clean' but I may opt for Cross Action in the future.You get a Smart Guide, which is a bathroom clock/brushing timer/automated nagging device. It will tell you when you should brush different 'quadrants' of your mouth, when you're pressing too hard and will reward you with stars if you brush for long enough. It's surprisingly useful!Finally you get the charging station, with slots to put your heads in, and a plastic carry box for those times you need to take your toothbrush on the road. All in all, compared to an off-the-shelf £40 toothbrush you'd pick up at a supermarket, this package feels fairly premium.Use:Charge your toothbrush for around 16 hours. Yes it's a long time but you don't want to mess about with the batteries in these toothbrushes. Treat them right and they'll last ages, skimp on the proper charging cycles and you'll run them down quicker and quicker over time.Choose your preferred head and slot it on top of the handle. Stick a battery in the smart guide and set the time. Then download the Oral-B app onto your smartphone. Yes there is an app designed to work with this toothbrush via bluetooth! Follow the step-by-step guide to setting up your toothbrush with the app and you'll be greeted with a picture of some teeth surrounding a timer.Now, hit the round button on the toothbrush and slowly move it around your mouth. Both the app and the smart guide tell you when to move from one part of your mouth to the other, using the teeth on the app as a guide. Better yet, the app reminds you of your daily calendar appointments as you brush and treats you to a scrolling run down of the top news stories of the day! When you're finished, your brushing is added to a calendar of activity, showing what days you've been good and brushed as you should have. Believe it or not, this persistence of memory helps in keeping a schedule - no one likes a combo-breaker!!Maintaining your brush:After each brush, I take off the head and rinse it out. Then I rinse the brush. This takes about 3 seconds but keeps the brush totally clean. If you don't, it starts to get caked in horrible stuff and looks (and smells) a bit manky.Quality of cleaning:Easily the best cleaning result from any toothbrush I've ever used. This brush is often on offer or lightning deal and these offers can be used with the vouchers that Amazon often put out. Definitely worth a buy!

11.8.2014

I think of myself as being open to new technology - I can use a smartphone, I know there's a difference between 3G and 4G, and I can hook my phone up to my car by both cable and with Bluetooth - but I hadn't previously considered the march of connectivity technology into the world of oral hygiene.The Braun Oral-B Pro 6000 blah-blah-blah electric toothbrush uses Bluetooth technology, comes with a range of different brush heads, each with a different function, and employs a separate monitor, and even an iPhone app, to monitor your toothbrushing.More on the technology shortly.I'm using this toothbrush having come from using a manual one for many years now,and the difference is immediately noticeable - my teeth and gums simply feel cleaner, better scrubbed. The toothbrush itself has pressure monitors in it which gauge when you're pressing too hard (the handle lights up red if you press too hard), as well as five different programmes.Alongside the brush, you get a small LCD monitor which sticks to the wall or mirror, displaying the time that you've spent brushing, which programme you're using and even a star rating if you've done a good job of brushing. Along with buzzing-handle reminders every 30 seconds to switch to a different area of your mouth, this is a properly helpful, useful piece of kit.As far as gadgetry is concerned, it comes with a Bluetooth connection. Not only does this pair up with the LCD monitor, but you can also hook the toothbrush up to an iPhone app (not yet available on Android) and upload each of your brushes.The app keeps track of up to 20 brushes (10 days' worth), and can also be used in reverse, giving you the option to change which programmes you want in the toothbrush (e.g. if you're not using the 'whitening' function, you can tell the app to deactivate it on the toothbrush).It's all a bit too techy for my liking, though the results are undoubtedly impressive. I'm afraid that I don't have the mental capacity to brush my teeth with one hand and keep an eye on a smartphone with the other, but for the truly gifted, dextrous toothbrusher - and anyone who wants to make proper, dramatic changes to their oral health - it's a seriously cool piece of kit. If 'cool' is the right word for a toothbrush...Technology aside, it's a total revelation to me in terms of how clean my mouth now feels, and a handy plastic carry case means I don't have to put up with a manual toothbrush when away.Considering the amount of things the brush does, the battery life is more than adequate too. I go well over a week without having to charge it, though it takes a good 24-hours to recharge the battery when it finally packs it in.My only concern is the price - certainly, it's £229 RRP is rather high, though Amazon is already selling it for half that. If you're in need of a new electric toothbrush, or if you've been told by a dentist to make a step-change in how you keep your ivories clean, I'd wholeheartedly recommend putting your money where your mouth is. Just don't pay full price.I should report that I categorically failed to pair my toothbrush to my car, however.

29.11.2014

I bought this to replace an Oral B Pro 4000 that was losing the ability to hold a charge after about 3 or 4 years and was needing charging every couple of days. Given you can't replace the rechargeable battery on Oral Bs (unless you're handy with a soldering iron), I'd be wary about spending too much money on them. I got the Pro 6000 on a 'lightning deal' so am happy with the price I paid. The RRP for this model is fairly ridiculous - it seems electric toothbrushes are items that are often sold at large discounts.Overall, I'm very happy with Oral B toothbrushes when it comes to brushing your teeth. Took a bit of getting used to at the start, but much better than a manual toothbrush.As many others have stated, the time needed to charge the battery and the not terribly impressive battery life is the drawback with the Oral B range.Compared to the Pro 4000, battery life is a bit better on the Pro 6000 - while Amazon states on this page a seven day battery life like the majority of the (mostly blue coloured) Oral B range from the Pro 5000 downwards, Oral B actually state 10 days for this model (and the others using the same bigger, white coloured body). The low level battery indictor is also much better - I found the 4000 would inevitably, and annoyingly, just stop and only then would the red low battery LED flash. The 6000 has a three stage battery level LED that lights up when the brush is turned on and stays lit briefly when it's turned off so you can easily monitor the charge level. That is very useful. The fact that the rest of the 6000 also lights up like a Christmas tree when turned on is somewhat less useful...The other thing that annoyed me with the 4000 was that the on/off button also cycled though the various cleaning modes so required several presses to turn off. The 6000 has an on/off button (in 'daily clean' mode) that stops with one press. A separate button cycles through the other modes (that I never use - I only ever used 'daily clean' mode on the 4000). I don't use the app, but the separate Wireless SmartGuide seems pretty useful as an extra incentive to brush properly, though I suspect it will be another feature that won't get used once the novelty wears off.However, the fairly annoying drawback compared to the 4000 is that the bigger, chunkier 6000 is more unwieldy to hold and use. And the large clear plastic window with all those pointless lights (apart from the battery level LED) is much more slippery than the blue rubber covering the whole of the front of the Pro 4000 (and other Oral Bs from the Pro 5000 downwards). Not good for a toothbrush that will get wet. I never even thought about ergonomics using the 4000 - it was easy and secure to hold at all times. The awkwardness of the 6000 was obvious from the first use.It's an excellent toothbrush, like the 4000, but I'm undecided whether the better battery functionality and on/off switch design makes up for the more unwieldy feel. Certainly, I think Oral B could have improved the ergonomics of this brush.PS What's with all the Vine Voice reviews for this and other electric toothbrushes!

29.7.2014

I really rate the Braun brushes as the best I have used. After a brief flirt with a Philips one (very good in its own right) I decided to go back to Braun as I missed the choice of brush heads and their wide spread availability.I went for the Black Edition a few months ago for a change and because it was on offer but I had heard of a new model with Bluetooth coming out but wasn't available at the time.Now that it is out I was keen to try one with the app as I still rate Braun as the best electric toothbrushes I've sued to dat.The package though contains the brush, some heads including one of the new `cross action' and the smart guide.I'm glad they've included the smart guide as I find it quite handy now and its ideal if you can't make use of the Bluetooth function. There's also a handy travel case that should be standard really across all the top models (my black one didn't feature this).Charging is reasonably quick, though the initial one takes a good while as is to be expected.I prefer my black one now to the white ones and it's a shame they don't offer the top model in more colours.There are six cleaning modes so there is a setting to suit most I would imagine. I use it almost exclusively in daily clean mode which is just right for my needs. It has a red indicator for when you are brushing too hard and it will also stop pulsing to let you know. Build quality is fantastic and I prefer the larger size in use to the Philips I had.In terms of brush heads this pack doesn't include a tri-zone head which is my current favourite but a selection including the new cross action one. The cross action one is good and leaves my mouth feeling clean. There is a large variety of heads that can be had at reasonable prices compared to other brands which is a big bonus, not to mention easy availability on the high street.There is a brush timer for 2 minutes and it pulses every 30 seconds to prompt you to move to the next quadrant of your mouth. The smart guide unit provides a visual representation to prompt you also and also tells you what cleaning mode you are using. It awards stars for completing cleaning and to be honest I find it a lot more useful than I thought I would.I was previously unsure if I would make use of a smartphone app but it actually works well and I find it quite useful. Currently available on iOS and later android it worked fine with my iPhone. I tend to have my iPhone with me when I get up in the morning and get ready or when I lock up or night so it is little extra effort.Overall the Braun series of brushes continue to be my favourite. I really liked this one. It is well built and gives a cracking clean. Would like to see them also available in black (or indeed more colours) as standard.

5.8.2014

I would love to have been sat round the table in Braun’s product development team when someone decided that the one thing the toothbrush-buying public really wanted, was bluetooth connectivity combined with a smartphone App… Seriously? Guys, it’s a toothbrush! Will this never end? Will we see internet-connected hairbrushes and nail clippers? What about bluetooth condoms to advise you of the speed, duration and quality of your sexual activities?Winding it back a bit and looking at the product itself, this is the top model in the Braun Oral-B Pro range, which is a chunky and comfortable device, which has various brushing modes, that either vary the brushing speed or change the frequency and duration of the brushing cycles.

4.11.2014

I guess i am one of the many people out there who has tried there fair share of electric toothbrushes and done the inevitable dance of just grabbing a more convenient manual one when the battery dies, you run out of expensive heads or you travel and weight is an issue. So to get this delivered to my door i was pretty excited. This is by far and above the most advanced, and consequently expensive toothbrush i have ever owned or had the pleasure of using and let me start by saying - there is a difference!Firstly the toothbrush is fantastic at doing what it does, cleaning teeth. It is probably the cleanest my mouth has felt in a long time and such a difference when compared to a manual.

15.7.2017

I use to have the oral B 5000. I went through two oral b 5000 as they both stopped working after travelling with them on aeroplanes. :-/So I decided to purchase the oral B 6000.I will not make the mistake of taking this one on an aeroplane.And here are my PROs and CONs from my experience of using this product.PROs- exceptional cleaning performance if used correctly, leaves your mouth feeling very clean- provides effective strong pressure even after using it for years.- smart sensor feature allows you to detect when you're applying too much pressure- timer allows you to ensure you brush for an adequate length of time. The timer has an attachment allowing it to be attached against a wall.- different brush head attachments available if you're fussy.

7.9.2014

The Oral-B Pro 6000 offers everything you could want from a toothbrush, and plenty of things you won't have thought of too. In terms of cleaning, what you get is pretty top notch - the brush head is reassuringly firm without being prickly, and it feels like you achieve a good clean. There are a number of cleaning setting available for brushing, including a "sensitive" option; so there should be no discomfort here (I used the setting, and didn't feel I got quite as vigorous a clean). As well as this, the toothbrush comes with a smart monitor, which times how long you can brush for (the brush vibrates every 30 seconds, too), pressure sensors which will tell you if you're brushing too hard (both via the brush and the smart monitor)

18.8.2014

The Braun Oral B 6000 is billed as a professional quality rechargeable toothbrush and comes with a plethora of accessories designed to improve your brushing experience. Along with 4 different cleaning heads there is also a handy travel case, and external monitor which times your brushing session, and a two pin recharging stand for us with bathroom two pin shaver outlets. It's also Bluetooth compatible and a downloadable app receives info about your brushing.It has six brush modes ranging from standard daily clean to tongue cleaning. I don't notice a huge amount of difference between the modes but they all seem to do a good job of leaving your mouth feeling fresh and clean.

13.8.2014

I've had a Braun Oral-B toothbrush for years, but it was looking a bit worn so it was great to be able to try out a full-featured model. This toothbrush is slightly longer and chunkier than what I'm used to, but it comes with its own little travel box, which will come in useful. The stand incorporates storage and the charging lead. However, it takes an absolute age to charge and I can't really understand why when it still only lasts as long as my older toothbrush, despite only being used for four minutes a day. There's not much warning - one second it's running, the next it conks out! Another charging annoyance for me is the fact that the lead isn't long enough to reach my shaving socket,

8.9.2014

I got this toothbrush and it replaced an older, less advanced model. However, I am glad I made the switch.The basics: The box contains the toothbrush 'handle', 4 different toothbrush heads, a wireless timer unit, a carry case and a charging dock.The handle is much larger than anything I have used before and it is likeable to that of a tennis racquet handle. After soon getting over the large increase in size from my previous model, I can soon see the benefits. This toothbrush is bluetooth enabled and this initially provided some fun with linking up to the iphone app. This is quite intuitive and fun at first but it soon wears off. It tracks the number of times you have brushed per day/week/month etc and also for how long each time.

10.10.2016

The good, the bad and the ugly.As you probably read - this toothbrush is 3 parts - the toothbrush it self which can work on it's own, the timer/clock - which shows the current time, timer of the brushing and some "grade" for your brush.The good - this is a great toothbrush. I love the watch/timer that is something you can use - not only when you are brushing your tooth.The app is also mostly nice - shows you the timing while brushing with some indication which part of the mouth you are supposed to brush on the same time. Plus - it shows you nice world news - which I live and not since it's not changing enough.It also has all kind of abilities - like type of brushing, (regular, tongue cleaning,

5.8.2020

this is an excellent brush, aside from the battery life. i have used multiple Oral Bs over the years and none clean quite like this one does. i have sensitive teeth and gums so the inclusion of the sensitive head and sensitive mode is great for me, it does the job better than any other brush i have used. it can connect via bluetooth to your phone and track progress aswell for when you brush, how often ect.It does come with a timer that you can stick in the bathroom via some double sided tape, however its not a very good secure fit as it fell off the tape after just minutes for me. however i had the chance to just screw it into the wall releaving my issue however not everybody will be able to do that.

15.6.2016

This is a good addition to the Oral-B range with some questionable capabilities.It is an excellent toothbrush, with different modes of operation which will fit varied needs, including modes friendly for children.The brush comes with a wonderful little screen that can be placed nearby, or stuck on the wall/mirror that operates as a clock when the brush is not in use, and offers a timer when in use. The timer function comes on automatically when the brush is switched on, and if you brush for the recommended (selected) time, then you get stars as a reward which is great fun for the kids and an incentive to brush for the 2' you should.The brush comes with 4 different heads, which is great.Now the questionable stuff.

20.8.2014

This is a really great toothbrush. Its larger than any other I've ever used and has three power setting for sensitive through to power clean. Like most modern electric toothbrushes now it has a built in 2 minute timer to ensure you brush for long enough, and I guess to make sure you dont overbrush (this can damage teeth and gums too).It has a selection of brush heads. I've tested the 'sensitive' and 'polish'. These are round heads (which my dentist says are best). The 'polish' brush has a rubber circle in the centre and it really works! Its really makes your teeth shiny!At first I thought the bluetooth thing was silly. However the little supplied clock sits on the window ledge in the bathroom and you can quickly see how long you have left to brush.

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