Oral-B Advance Power Electric Toothbrush, 1 Toothbrush Head With Indicator Bristles, Excess Plaque Remover, Battery Powered With 2 Batteries, Blue/White

The Ral-B Advance Power Electric Toothbrush (with 1 indicator-bristle head) isn’t a flagship model, but it does exactly what it’s meant to do: provide good, reliable brushing performance without the need to haul around a charger. Key points • Convenient for travel/short trips: Battery-powered and lightweight, it’s perfect when you want electric brushing power but don’t want to carry a charging base or cable. • Indicator bristles help: The brush head’s indicator bristles fade as they wear, giving an easy visual cue when it’s time to replace the head. • Performance is solid: It feels noticeably more effective than manual brushing, with a steady, reassuring action. For short breaks away from home, it gets the job done and leaves your teeth feeling clean. • Battery endurance: The power stays consistent over days of use; I haven’t noticed significant drop-off mid-trip. Minor limitations • Not as powerful or feature-rich as mains rechargeable models — but that’s not the point here. Its simplicity is its strength. If you want a dependable secondary electric toothbrush for travel, work trips, or times when you don’t want to lug around a charger, this is a practical and solid choice.

I have never owned an electric toothbrush, I'm not sure why. A few years back I tried an Oral-B disposable electric toothbrush and was blown away. Over time I started to realise that while the disposable ones were convenient and hygenic, I was frustrated that I was being wasteful. So, I turned to Amazon to see what might be available in a similar style. This Oral-B Advance Power toothbrush is an excellent choice for your money it really is. The unit takes two batteries which are inside a waterproof compartment in the handle, so you don't need a charging dock for it. I can't speak to battery life so far as I've only been using mine for three weeks, but the batteries are still going strong. It has a round head that vibrates, which doesn't look that impressive compared to more expensive and fancy-featured models but once it's inside your mouth you will be surprised at how effective it is. It cleans as well as my previous disposable brush, perhaps better because the smaller head allows you to get right in to the small gaps and awkward spaces. I keep mine next to the sink, and the only thing that I was disappointed by was a lack of protective cap or brush shield. I tend to buy the travel caps and place one of those on it during the day just to keep the brush protected from nasty things like flies or being splashed or dropped. This doesn't come with anything like that, and as it's an awkward shape I had to cut my normal travel case with a knife to make it fit as best I could. If that sort of thing is important to you just beware and prepare something as I did. For the price (under £10) this toothbrush seems to be a really excellent little unit, judging by other reviews people say it's reliable, and replacing the heads is easy. You can opt for branded ones or any of the cheaper generic options out there. I imagine, once this one dies I might consider graduating to a slightly more fancy model, but that doesn't seem to be a pressing concern as this Oral-B toothbrush is sturdy, feels nice in the hand and looks well made and protected from water.

These are very handy are inexpensive seeing as they can last a year or longer, the heads are widely available but maybe it's just me because I am finding that the power of these now are not as nippy compared to other one's of the same model purchased over the years. This is despite trying new good quality batteries, don't get me wrong I still find these good but just not as good as previously, and I have never had problems with changing the batteries. As long as you press firmly on both sides of the toothbrush just above the battery cap where indicated at the same time, the battery cap comes off easily, and when you put it back on press the sides once again and you should find it easier. I had trouble recently getting these in the shops as I tried several supermarkets but luckily Amazon had these at a very good price so I was very happy indeed. I have also tried using rechargeable toothbrushes in the past but I always found that before long there was always problems with the built in batteries not charging correctly even though the battery care procedures were followed, so these AA powered toothbrushes are ideal and although not as powerful as I am used to I would still prefer to use this type any day. They leave your teeth really squeaky clean, so that's an added bonus.

This is a fantastic toothbrush that I'm really happy with. The batteries last at least a month and it works fine with rechargeables. Much more convenient for me, and for travel, than having a charger in the bathroom. The voltage of rechargeables isn't as different as 1.2v vs 1.5v -- so 2.4v vs 3v for two in series, as here, -- may imply, since for some reason the standard measure is different. The voltage figure quoted for rechargeables -- or "secondary" cells -- is an average over their relatively flat discharge curve, whilst the figure for "primary" -- non-rechargeable -- cells is a maximum which rapidly declines. And indeed the brush does rotate a little bit faster with fresh alkaline batteries. Either way, the rechargeable models with a built-in battery (at 3.7v if lithium ion) will be more powerful still, but there is already absolutely no lack of cleaning power with this one, so you probably wouldn't end up with cleaner teeth. I also personally prefer that there is no annoying timer nor pressure indicator. You work your way around your mouth until you're done, and don't press very hard: simple. The one downside, I had thought, was that, to keep any water out, the battery compartment lid is ridiculously tight and almost impossible to remove. This led to infrequent (since the batteries last ages) but massive frustration and unrepeatable cursing at Braun's designers, unknown Chinese manufacturers, and Oral-B for good measure... until I realised I was an idiot! There are two little pimples (not dimples) on either side on the rubberised section just above the smooth plastic battery compartment cap, and all you do is squeeze them in to release the catches and pull the cap off. Easy peasy!!! Thank goodness I didn't end up destroying it in trying to prise it off by other means...

Am disconcerted upon writing a positive review on Amazon, not my style - v. critical person. My toothcare routine is non-existent ie. Up until receiving this product I didn't brush my teeth (well mayhaps once per month or so). Nhoos so couple a weeks ago my wife threatened a nuclear response to my oral hygiene: I had no choice. I hate the physical act of tooth-brushing, it's so tedious - and pointless 'cause the goddamned coffee/tobacco stains NEVER GO - they just sit there like graffiti no matter how hard I scrub. After I got fired several years ago I quit any threadbare hygene routine (didn't see the point any more) and let go of caring :) which was fine until the most important person in my life expressed 'concerns'. So I got this thing and have been using it now for two weeks, trying to consistently brush once in the morn, once 'pon the eve, and sometimes after a meal or after lots of coffee and smokes. I've also been using dental harps daily. Two weeks from millimeters deep tartar on inside and out, all shrouded in aegis of tar, blackened espresso patina. Srsly guys it's only now in retrospect that I can fess up and admit that my mouth was an awful mess, so much so I rarely smile (for self-consciousness) or open wider than a sigh :) Nhoos sos I set to work, first the harps (complete with toothpick) put to the coalface, to prize and lever wedging off cracking flakes of tartar from lower incisor to upper bi-cuspid, this was cool 'cause I loves to crunch these great sheets of glacial fall betwixt me gnashers I do, yes I do. They crunch like chalk, love it, remind me of silver mints crunching mmm. After each daily scaling with the harp I learned how to use the brush (never had an electric before see) it's v. simple, has two AA batteries, an on/off switch that's it. I would individually polish each with Colgate toothcare whitening stuff on brush, every day, several times a day for like two weeks or so. After five days of polishing, I noticed that I could breathe through my lower incisors again :) Started freaking people out in shops 'n' cafés when I order 'cause I'm constantly sucking in tiny jets of air on to the tip of my tongue - I member this from when I was a kid and the dentist would give my teeth a scaling, how strange and alien these objects in my mouth now felt lol :D So recently I've been inspecting my teeth with a dental mirror and I've missed loads of tartar and staining, set to that like a few days ago, even more carefully using this brush to remove even these issues - and it's working lol. My teeth are so clean now I can't stop tonguing them y'know, I FLURKING LOVE IT :) ::) btw, battery's still as strong as ever. Now I'm off to buy one for herself lol :D P.S. I went to purchase another one for herself 'cause the price is also truly awesome £9, but when I got as far as the confirmation page the price of the entire transaction had spiraled to like 32 euros??!Q! So the sundry charges were more than twice the value of the item itself. I felt this was a bit unfair and suspicious so I backed the helloutathere ASAP. Not sure if I'm going to get the second one here, will probably go to Boots ;)

I think it is good value for money, and it does what is expected of it. It is better than the hand toothbrush and serves my needs. January 2013. Second review in June 2013: I bought Oral B toothbrush in January 2013 and I thought it is quite handy. It served my needs of replacing the manual toothbrush which I had lot of trouble with and lasted just two weeks. When I talked to the GP with my trouble with manual toothbrush he suggested using an electric toothbrush. He even said he uses an electric toothbrush. I explained manual toothbrush lasts only 2 weeks and it will cost me a fortune to replace electric toothbrush. He said I can change the heads. I wasn't happy about that either. Anyway I ordered an Oral B toothbrush and was quite happy with the outcome. The brush head lasted 6 months as the doctor attested. That is amazing I should think. Anyway just nearing 6 months when I had to routinely change the batteries for recharge, the cap of the battery compartment failed to close. This was rather annoying and disappointing, whereas the electrics and the brush head were satisfactory. Update on 17 October 2016 One Major Fault I think this is a lovely utensil except for the commonly cited problem with the battery cap. After few months battery cap fails to shut, and I have to resort to pretty nasty means to continue to use it which is a nightmare.

Have bought two of these for ease of travel and with an environmental thought in hand (attempting to replace/recharge batteries as they degrade instead of replacing the whole toothbrush). On the first point these work well, on the latter they are an utter failure. Criticisms about being difficult to change batteries are correct - the cap gets quite stiff over time and was the casualty of toothbrush #1. Not a big problem, however it feels like poor design which could be easily rectified. The electronics in both toothbrushes degraded over time with daily use - about 1.5 years down the line I now have to whack the toothbrush on something every time I use it to get the dodgy contacts to connect. Ironically have ended up creating more plastic waste than if I had just bought a proper toothbrush.

The toothbrush is fine. But what I received is aesthetically different but works the same. The one I’ve received is called Precision clean however the one listed is Advance Power. It is a different colour with different packaging.