why do some toothbrushes cost hundreds of dollars? What exactly are they doing that makes them so much better?

Question

You can get a manual toothbrush for $1 or some fancy electric toothbrush for over $200. Can it really be cleaning your teeth that much better?

In: Engineering

Answer 1

Yet another praise for the sonicare. Picked one up at Costco a few years ago and my dentist never has anything bad to say about cleanings. My gum health was typically not great because I never flossed. Now, I still don’t floss, but get much better gum health scores and they don’t lecture me about flossing anymore.

My sonicare also has an auto shutoff feature that gives an extra vibration every 30 seconds or so to remind you to brush a different area of your mouth, and then shuts off after two minutes. I usually break my mouth into quadrants and do one at a time until the timer tells me to switch. if I didn’t have this, with a manual brush I’d fly through and do a shitty job brushing.