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[โ€“] weddingcrasher@lemmy.zip 26 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Sueprised noone mentioned Phillips sonicare. It is european, or am I wrong?

[โ€“] reddig33@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Every Sonicare toothbrush Iโ€™ve owned has torn itself apart after a year of use.

[โ€“] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

i dint like sonicare, so i bought an off brand off amazon. seems likes even better than a sonicare, and with free 6 heads. i think there many to choose from(definitely look at the reviews on the off brand for reliability).

the one i had was by "teetheory"(most likely chinese in origin) and it had 5 different modes, and a custom mode, and you can set the intensity of each mode, or your customized version.(this one isnt sold anymore). its quite sturdy, as i dropped it so many times there was no malfunctioning.

[โ€“] trolske@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I recently got one, and it said made in Netherlands I think.

[โ€“] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

sonicare is quite pricey, at least the replacement, definitely go look for cheaper replacement heads, those should work. or you can look into off-brand ones that are even cheaper.

[โ€“] weddingcrasher@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Oh yeah i always get off brand replacements. Their only disadvantage is that you dont get automatic reminders to replace the head, but i dont mind.

Aside from that its pretty crazy, that the original ones have a nfc chip (i think) on them to enable these notifications - something that is absolutely insane on a prduct you throw away regularly in my opinion.

[โ€“] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

So I are is amazing. However, like everything with a battery, it starts to deteriorate after a year and dies after 2 years. I love them though. If you go from a sonic are to an oral b, it feels like youโ€™ve gone from the brush of the future, to using a broken lawnmower in your mouth.

[โ€“] Mpatch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I have used both and my wife too. The Sonicare is a fucking garbage toothbrush. The oral-b is superior in every way. Speaking with my dentist and prior dentists, they also agree. The little buzzing bullshit doesn't do a near good enough job in removing as mechanical motion of the oral-b

[โ€“] weddingcrasher@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Interesting, my dentist says the opposite, and my subjective feeling always was that my teeth feel cleaner than beforeโ€ฆ

[โ€“] strongarm@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah don't believe everything you read on the internet

[โ€“] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

my bros sonicare's broke too easily, and i bought offbrand ones and they are more resiliant than a sonicare,and more features.

[โ€“] sp3ctre@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

Sonicare is very good, but I think we can say, that it's not entirely european. It seems at least China is in the boat too.

[โ€“] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 0 points 1 month ago

I've had my sonicare for years but last I checked replacement heads were $30 for a pack of 3 on amazon.