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I moved away from dentist recommended Oral-B as I was concerned it was causing excess wear on more rounded teeth which lead to some enamel erosion and also more damaging to gums.

Five years of Philips Sonicare use later and gums are better with no recession and enamel erosion stopped (same for wife). I did some research and Oral-B put a lot of effort to pushing their products to dental professionals and on my next check up the dentist confirmed that Oral-B incentivises them to recommend their products. He said many of the practice staff prefer Sonicare but Philips just don't offer them any incentives to recommend them.
 
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I moved away from dentist recommended Oral-B as I was concerned it was causing excess wear on more rounded teeth which lead to some enamel erosion and also more damaging to gums.

Five years of Philips Sonicare use later and gums are better with no recession and enamel erosion stopped (same for wife). I did some research and Oral-B put a lot of effort to pushing their products to dental professionals and on my next check up the dentist confirmed that Oral-B incentivises them to recommend their products. He said many of the practice staff prefer Sonicare but Philips just don't offer them any incentives to recommend them.
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Interesting, at Christmas I upgraded from an older OralB to the newer IO, recently I have been having gum pain and when I tried a normal toothbrush it seemed better. So I purchased a Sonicare and I'm going to try that, I think you are right about the OralB causing damage.
 
Simon42 said:
I moved away from dentist recommended Oral-B as I was concerned it was causing excess wear on more rounded teeth which lead to some enamel erosion and also more damaging to gums.

Five years of Philips Sonicare use later and gums are better with no recession and enamel erosion stopped (same for wife). I did some research and Oral-B put a lot of effort to pushing their products to dental professionals and on my next check up the dentist confirmed that Oral-B incentivises them to recommend their products. He said many of the practice staff prefer Sonicare but Philips just don't offer them any incentives to recommend them.
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This is what I found. I tried Oral-B and it was assblasting my gums. Sonicare is the way to go. Batteries last way longer as well. Can get two weeks out of a Sonicare whereas the Oral-B is dead in 3 days.
 
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yep oralb rechargeables still best value, I've picked up for ourselves off of amazon warehouse for £30 lasted for 20odd years (albeit with a battery change)
still good value it's the brush heads you can buy in bulk @~£2 that clock up the ownership cost
 
I use a Phillips sonicare, it comes with a two year warranty (extended to three if you register it, I think).
I've found that usually something goes wrong in that time, so I take advantage of that. They've always sent a new replacement rather than repairing.
I did this six few months ago and its already gone wrong, so Ill get that replaced too hopefully as its still inside the 24 months.
 
I'm not a fan of the oral-b ones.. I've had many in the past and still using one now. I'm just trapped in the ecco cycle, where if the battery is dead on the handle; I have loads of heads left... when I have no heads left, I have a working handle.

I borught a battery powered sonic care to use on my travels, it's much better that any of the oral-bs the I've used.
 
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May replace my Oral-B with Sonicare once it dies again and is out of warranty, as they sound like they last longer. My current Oral-B died 9 months after purchase, so had it replaced under warranty.
 
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Just read the older comments about Oral-B enamel erosion above - I tend to use the "sensitive" mode on my iO6, which I think has been helping prevent gum destruction? I remember after getting the brush, the default mode was too aggressive, so I immediately changed to sensitive and that has felt better.

Reading people's experiences above on enamel erosion was interesting because at some point ages ago, I also thought my enamel had started to get eaten away. Not much pain though. I couldn't put it down to whether it was me overbrushing or the Oral-B brush being aggressive. Dentist seemed to suggest some enamel erosion a couple years ago, but after more recent visits, they said there's nothing wrong with my teeth or gums apart from a bit of plaque.

Curious to know @throwaway4372's experience as like me, you seem content after using your Oral B for a while, assuming you haven't had any experiences of the Oral B being too aggressive on the gums/enamel erosion?
 
Swear by the OralB magnetic drive. Have barely needed a teeth clean by the dentist since owning one, despite regular checks.

Enamel erosion will be more due to the toothpaste you use, some are more abrasive.

I swear by a water flosser too. I just wouldn’t do it otherwise.
 
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Nabinium said:
Curious to know @throwaway4372's experience as like me, you seem content after using your Oral B for a while, assuming you haven't had any experiences of the Oral B being too aggressive on the gums/enamel erosion?
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I don't think it's too aggressive, not noticed anything like that at all.
Ofc I only have one toothbrush, so another could be better and I'd never know it.
 
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