Oral-B Genius Electric Toothbrush with Artificial Intelligence, Gifts For Women / Men, App Connected Handle, 3 Toothbrush Heads & Travel Case, 5 Modes with Teeth Whitening, 2 Pin UK Plug, 8000, Silver

Product Information

If you are short of time, the answers to the following 3 questions should let you know all you need to about the Oral-B Genius 8000. Yes. Often referred to as the quadpacer or professional timer; subject to the cleaning mode the brush will provide an audible warning through a slight pause in the brushing mode to tell you to change quadrants. There are 4 quadrants to the mouth, and brushing is normally for 2 minutes. The timer will active at 30 second intervals, with a different sound at the end of the 2 minutes. The LED SmartRing will also illuminate to at 30 second intervals to notify you. Oral-B app and position detection technology– This is a very modern, clever and interactive way to clean your teeth and make sure you do so properly.

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The travel case included with the 8000 is said to be premium. Yes, it is a bit better than the ones I have seen from Oral-B before but it is still a cheap piece of moulded plastic compared to the very desirable travel case that comes with the Genius 9000. Just to be clear, we aren't dentists nor dental hygienists, and reliance should not be placed on this review for medical advice. Everyone has unique teeth, and if your dentist contradicts us, go with what your dentist says. They know your teeth, your brushing habits, and your current dental health much better than we do. Due to my mirror position and my height, during use the only practical position was virtually in the middle of the mirror, which is a bit daft when you want to use the mirror for other things such as looking at yourself whilst doing your hair. You have a smartphone holder in the way unless you move it. Whilst it is up for question as to whether Oral-B’s implementation is the best route to go, it is a logical one and perhaps to me the most obvious option as more and more of us have our smartphones on us all the time and often pay more attention to what they are telling us more than other humans sometimes.

Conclusion

For those who know they have bad habits could use this combination for a few weeks to learn, understand and perfect their clean, but I see very few really committing to this and using everyday. Some will for peace of mind prefer to take it off the charger, so that it is not always being topped up as it were. Reply

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These icons show the different brushing modes, which this brush has six — Daily Clean, Pro Clean, Sensitive, 3D White, Gum Care, and Tongue Clean. This also made it very clear which brushing mode you were using, and the interface to switch between them was very easy to operate. The Pro 8000 also has a two-minute timer, buzzing every 30 seconds to alert you to move onto the next quadrant of your teeth. Even for me, even as someone writing about toothbrushes, I find it hard work and difficult to make set up the smartphone in the holder with the app, a bit of a chore and although it may take 15-30 seconds, that's around 25% of the time I would spend cleaning my teeth. Considering the size and weight of a brush might not be your first thought, but you will likely be surprised by what impact it can have on your overall use and comfort of the brush. If it is too heavy or awkward to hold then it will leave you less likely to use the brush for the desired time or longer, often cutting short the cleaning cycle. The 8000 measures and weighs and ergonomically comfortable 24cm tall with the brush head attached and 2.7cm wide and 3.2cm deep and weighs 140 grams.

Oral-B Genius 8500n Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush, Soft Travel Toothbrush, Bluetooth Connected... The connection and transfer is fairly reliable and I have yet to run into any real problems. Here’s agallery of screenshots from the app for those that are interested: I found myself at times, spending more time cleaning my teeth (this is a good thing to a point) to try and ensure I got all areas of the mouth. However, in doing so, due to the app not registering the areas quite correctly, ended up spending more time in certain areas of the mouth than others. This resulted in the app thinking I had done a splendid job when I know I had not.