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  1. MasterMech

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    We're using the Sonicare (Phillips) and it's doing the job here. I haven't tried any of the others tho so I can't say if they are better/worse.

    What's Randy getting to port a toothbrush these days anyways? :D
     
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    I tried all that electronic rubbish, what a mess. I'll stick to a toothbrush and wide floss.
    I always found it interesting that when I had no dental insurance, I had good teeth. When I started seeing a dentist on a regular basis, they started to find things that needed to be drilled on. Hmmm...:rolleyes:
     
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    Well wife is a dental hygienist, 15 years, she has all studies... we use the sonic care a little expensive yes... cheaper than crowns hell yeah... I also did not go to dentists for years so I needed some work done they did a lot... her office offers free dental to employee families... Nice benefit of being married to my gorgeous, flannel wearing, wood stove loving, young bride:D

    oh water pic is to remove stuff in gum pockets. I figure you know what tooth brush for.. Sounds nuts but get a tongue scraper use after floss.. pockets go away faster
     
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    Yes, I hear you on that. Costco has a couple varieties, that I'm reading up on. The issue (complaint) that I keep seeing popping up is life of the item and battery.
     
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    had our 3 years.. as for battery.. do not leave charger plugged in all time or only put brush on it to charge.. I think 3 years is good for an electronic item used with water
     
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    Thats good to know. Thanks. Never heard of a tongue scraper. I'll have to google it.
     
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    I just use the cheapo $5 one. Get the teeth cleaned yearly. One filling replaced in the past 5 years. No xrays, no floride treatments. The floride rx made me very I'll for two days, and I don't get unecessary xrays. My dentist argued with me but I stood my ground. The hygienist says it all looks good. No dental insurance. When I had insuance, I was in that darn chair more and more. When you are on a fixed income you become more selective.
     
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    I did peek at the Oral-B stuff and I gotta say, it seems a little gimmicky with all the smartphone apps and Bluetooth timer do-hicky thing. I like M-tronic/AutoTune on my saws but not sure I'm ready for it on my toothbrush. :loco: :crazy:

    That said, I will say that I wouldn't go back to a manual toothbrush full-time. I still use one away from home but when we switched, the difference in how clean you feel is amazing. I just leave the power off for tongue brushing, you can turn it on if you can handle the sensation. :wacky:

    The important thing to remember for the electronics to work well is to not use it like a manual toothbrush. Don't push as hard, you don't have to "brush" per say. Just gentle pressure and constant movement. The 30 second feedback is hard to describe but you will know when it's time to switch from fronts to backs and tops to bottoms. Also replace the brush head like you would any manual toothbrush. They last quite awhile if you don't brush too hard with them though. They need to be replaced when they start to lose their shape.

    Like any battery powered tool, battery life is primarily dependent on charge cycles. The less frequent you can get away with charging, the longer the battery will last.

    And one final note, our SoniCare unit has a UV chamber to store the brush heads (2) in. REALLY nice when one of us is sick as we worry less about what germs we are swapping.

    Ours is similar to this one, nice to see they have a pressure sensor to let you know when you're using too much pressure.

    FlexCare Platinum Sonic electric toothbrush HX9170/10 | Sonicare
     
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    I'm lucky that I have strong teeth. I hadn't gone to the dentist since I was 7 until my wife talked me into going in 2014 when I was 32. The hygienist and dentist didn't believe that I hadn't gotten my teeth cleaned in 25 years! They said everything looked great, except that my wisdom teeth needed taken out (which sucked, but my jaw feels so much better now that it's all healed up).

    Anyway, I just use whatever toothbrushes my wife gets from the dentist, and I floss with one of those pick-floss thingies about every month or so. And I drink about a gallon of milk a week, which I'm sure doesn't hurt things. But I guess some people are just more lucky than others with their teeth. My wife, who has always religiously gone to the dentist, had one of her teeth break in half when she was at the dentist for a cleaning a few weeks ago!!
     
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    Yikes!!:eek:
    Somethings else to worry about
     
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    What's hilarious about that (well, for me at least) is that one of her reoccurring nightmares is that her teeth start falling out!!! And then it actually came true lol!!!
     
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    :rofl: :lol::faint:
     
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    Pretty good price too. I'll have to figure the coupon thingy out. Too see how tough it is to do... Thanks for the heads up...:handshake:
     
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    yeah that's what we use and wife gets discount at work!
     
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    Well, I went to Wally World lastnight on the way home. They had a battery operated one for about $15, that had interchangeable heads. So it was a fairly cheap step to get into this rotary tooth brush system. But I used it last night, for the first time. It was interesting, kinda of reminded me of when they polish with the paste at the end of the cleaning....
     
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    Chvymn99 how is it working for you after 1 month? I have a bad habit of pressing too hard on my gums.....


    I have a medical crap and medicines that mess with my mouth. I have tried alot of different tongue scrapers, this is my all time favorite
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    I bought a waterpik last year, but can't say I use it regularly enough. My sonicare died after ~12yrs which set me on a search for a new ultrasonic brush.
    The combo unit works well, but I hate the timeout in the waterpik brush(it pauses for each quadrant), the sonicare at least adapts to how long it takes you to brush.
     
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