Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4911 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Braun
• Model: B00065HRPA

Features

• Pressure sensor helps protect your gums from excessive brushing
• Step-less speed for optimal control and personalisation
• 2 minute Memory Timer
• Full charge indicator
• Includes 1 FlexiSoft brushhead, 1 ProBright brushhead, 1 tongue freshener and 1 interdental cleaner with 10 replaceable picks
• Charger unit with brushhead storage
• 2 Pin plug adapter needed
• 2 years guarantee commencing on the date of purchase

Manufacturer's Description
The Oral-B ProfessionalCare 8000 Series is the most advanced oral care system inspired by dental professionals for ultimate cleaning, superior whitening & polishing and healthy teeth and gums.

Box Contents

Customer Reviews

Braun Oral-B Professional Care 8500 Rechargeable Power Toothbrush
Up until recently, I had been brushing my teeth manually. However, I decided to try out an electric toothbrush, to see if they really are any better than manual brushes.

The verdict: 'brushtime' has never been so fun! Before, I always found myself reluctantly having to brush my teeth. But now, I actually look forward to it! And this is even after several months of using it!

As a result, my teeth are now whiter, my gums healthy and pink, and my dentist has even congratulated me on my teeth. This toothbrush has really changed my attitude towards dental care/hygeine, and I'm glad to say it's for the better!

I have found that the best brusheads that you should use are the Oral-B Triumph brusheads (they are fully compatible with this model), as they have a larger head than the Flexisoft brushheads as well as rubber bristles that act as a flossing mechanism. The interdental cleaners are also very useful and work in a similar way to flossing. However, I have found that the tongue cleaner attatchment is not that great, and you would be much better off using a manual tongue cleaner instead.

Really, I use this brush solely for my teeth and gums, and I do flossing and tongue cleaning manually instead as it gives far better results. BUT like I say, when it comes to teeth and gums, nothing can beat this brush.

Also, if you invest in the 8500 Deluxe version, you'll get a free travel case that can hold the brush handle and two brusheads, which has proved very handy during trips, especially as the battery will last for well over a week on a full charge, so you don't have to carry the charger everywhere with you.

Overall, a fabulous and well justified buy!!!!!

Nearly Perfect
My Philip's Sensiflex decided to die on me just before Easter and after a little bit of searching I fouund this electric toothbrush. As it was half price from Argos and comes with a money-back guarantee from Oral-B, I parted with the cash.

I have to say, that my main reason for buying this brush is because it comes with it's own storage container, and not many toothbrushes out there have this particular feature.

It pulsates 40,000 times and oscillates 8,800 times per minute. The first time you use it, it does take you by surprise and it is normal for your teeth to bleed the first couple of times you use it. However, I love how clean my teeth feel after I've brushed them and I wouldn't part with this brush for the world.

Though this brush does come with a pressure sensor, unlike my old brush it does not move away from your teeth if you exert too much pressure. The brush starts to make a different sound and you then have to move the brush away to stop it pressing against your teeth too hard. I would suggest pressing too hard against your teeth once, so that you know what to listen for.

The first time you use the brush, it also takes 17 1/2 hours to charge, if you don't use it. After that, in order to fully charge the battery from flat it takes 20 1/2 hours, if you use the brush. But, this gives you 56 minutes of charge. My old brush charged in 16 1/2 hours and you only got 32 minutes worth of charge.

I wasn't too impressed with the tongue cleaner and the interdental cleaner, so I don't use them now. Also, the manufacturer claims that you will notice that your teeth will be whiter in 21 days, but they don't provide you with any gauge to check this. So, on some days I have thought that my teeth have looked whiter, but I'm not sure whether this is wishful thinking on my part. Also, unlike my old brush, this one doesn't tell you when it is going flat.

It looks very sturdy and it doesn't feel cheap at all. I wasn't too sure about the colour for the first couple of days, but now I really like it.

The only reason I will not give this product 5 stars is because I cannot attest to its durability.

I'm not sure whether I would have purchased this bursh if I had to pay full price for it, as there are other brushes in the Oral-B range, such as the Professional Care 7000 series and I think that pulsates and oscillates as much as my brush does, but is only £29.99 at the moment.

Make your dentist love you
If you're wondering if you should get an electric toothbrush then consider this. Dental work can cost thousands and these cost a fraction of that - get one!

This is the third electric toothbrush I have had. The first was an earlier model from Braun, the second was a budget model quickly replaced with this. Cheap brushes do the job but have drawbacks that prevent them from providing the full advantages that an electric brush can provide. This model has those advantages.

The first advantage is a very simple practical one. Brushing your teeth is not the world's most exciting task so anything that reduces the tedium and brings some order to it makes the task less boring at which point it is more likely to be done and more likely to be done well. It's still not going to be an exciting task but with a two minute timer and a quadrant timer every thirty seconds this makes the whole process much more methodical. The other main advantage is that most people brushing manually don't do a very good job; get an electric toothbrush and it's much harder to do it wrongly.

It sits tidily on the bathroom window ledge with it's container holding four heads, making it ideal for the family although we use it to contain two main heads and an interdental head and pick. Which is one of the advantages of the braun range, there seem so be a wider range of heads and attachments available than for some manufacturers so it you want an interdental head, as I do, or a interdental cleaner, as my wife does, then they are available. The container also houses the charger which can be safely left connected so you shouldn't find this is running out of charge at any time.

Although not a 'budget' toothbrush if you look around you can find this available at fairly hefty discounts although the brush heads are comparatively expensive. I suspect these are in the same league as printers in that respect, sold cheaply but the accessories are where the manufacturers' profit margin lies. Even if that's the case I won't begrudge it too much as replacement heads, while they might cost two or even three time price of a toothbrush, are still cheaper than dental work.

Are there any problems with this? Well the only problem I have found is that recently my wife has taken to using a philips sonicare which she prefers. I still prefer this, so every once in a while now we find that one or the other hasn't been charged.

Overall - almost perfect. Buy one and make your dentist love you but shop around and don't pay full price.