That’s a good thing, as the one thing the Series 6 lacks in comparison to the pricier models is Oral-B’s magnetic fast charger, which can charge the toothbrush in just two to three hours. If you're not planning to take your toothbrush on off-grid adventures, and aren't too particular about how its charging dock looks in your bathroom, it's easy to recommend. It regularly thinks you are brushing a different zone to the one you are in, or not register it at all. Its brush heads are made from petroleum-based plastic, which uses the planet’s finite resources compared to using plant-based plastics. The package included the iO7 handle, a magnetic charging base, basic travel case, brush head holder and one iO standard brush head.

The “3D teeth tracking” takes the position detection data from the brush and presents it within the app in an even more detailed form, so that you can see which surfaces of your teeth (outside, inside and chewing) are being missed the most.Oral-B claims a battery life of 14 days, but I’ve often found it to be worse – approximately 12 days use is most common from my testing. You don’t have to use the app every time that you brush your teeth — the data is retained by the handle and shared with the app next time you use it. When first learning how to use the brush, this leads to a Christmas tree-like experience as the LED ring blinks from your custom color to green and then red and back again. Here you’re looking at a bog-standard charger and an overnight charge, but that’s something I can handle if it means a little money off.

As you brush, the motor pauses at 30 second intervals to prompt you to move to the next part of your mouth. That said i also want to share with your readers my personal view on toothbrush and touch on something you said before. The frictionless, smooth magnetic drive system transfers energy to the bristle tips for a clean that wows. It's an impressive system, and will help you get a better idea of how good brushing should feel so you can adapt your habits on days when you choose not to use the app. The app is extremely simple to use; just begin brushing, and a graphic on-screen will show which section of your mouth you're currently cleaning using data from the location sensor in the brush's handle.But when you go from electric brushing to iO it goes beyond the ordinary to become a truly extraordinary experience that you will see, hear and feel differently. The iO7 has to be worse considering the addition of Bluetooth technology, position tracking sensors and a display. It doesn't matter if you end up taking longer than the typical two minutes to complete a thorough clean, but you'll lose points for not completing every part of your mouth, rushing, or applying excessive pressure. Once you get used to it, it isn’t that bad, and it is nice to know when you are applying the right amount of pressure.

It has benefits (more on those below) and offers at a glance feedback without a smartphone, but the app provides more meaningful data.I know the iO6 doesn’t include a 3D tracking image in the app and I know the iO9 provides more detailed tracking (16 zones), but does the iO6 still track which surfaces you have successfully cleaned (inside, biting surface, outside) for each quadrant? You have the best opportunity to make required changes if you use the app whilst you brush as you will be shown on the screen what’s not going well. With the iO range it has become more obvious as a result of the gap around the magnetic attachment point at the top of the handle. This sensor goes further though, because it will show you when you are applying insufficient force as well as the correct amount.

It is recommended that your package is appropriately insured and shipped using a carrier who can provide tracking.The key features that dentists recommend for an electric toothbrush are a timer, pacer and pressure sensor. The app also displays the mode, so if you brush with your phone then you can see the modes on the screen.