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, 4000N, White

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A little extra that the Smart 4 comes with is a brush head stand. This is a white plastic module that clips around the charging stand with 2 prongs on, onto which brush heads can be placed.

It is a little harsher/aggressive feeling than a Sonicare or Colgate brush. Whilst this is not exactly the best way of rating a clean of the teeth, it really feels like it has done something. There are 2 parts to the brush, the handle I have been describing. This has all the clever bits of technology in. In our testing, we were able to get 66 minutes of usage time from the rush, which equates to 16 days use. Does this Smart 4 have the ability to turn off the timer? If not, which brush should I be looking for?

Both have a cylindrical shape to the handle, but the Pro 3 has the much cleaner and more minimal look. If you are going to offer smart features you need to encourage use and a smartphone stand would have been helpful in this case, to give the phone a home rather than the user having to hold it or place it on a work surface. 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. Another small but significant thing to remember is; put the brush in your mouth before powering on and changing modes otherwise the toothpaste might go flying across the room.

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. Brushing for the full 2 minutes is very important, but just as important if not more so is the right technique. Make sure you learn how to clean your teeth properly.

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Up to 100% more plaque removal and gently whitens your teeth starting from day 1 by removing surface stains 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. The charging stand is fairly self explanatory, but I explain more about this in the battery section of the review.

Here at Electric Teeth, we like to calculate the approximate cost of ownership over a 3 year period to try and give you a guide to what it would cost, as well as a benchmark for other brushes.

Brush heads designed with dentists

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. The Smart 4 4000 has a larger rubber grip on the front of the handle that the Pro 3 – 3000 does not have. 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. You should spend 30 seconds cleaning each section. The pacer helps you keep an even brushing time on these 4 sections. It need not be a suction cup holder like the Genius 9000 comes with, but a countertop option would be a nice alternative. It would only cost a few dollars extra.