Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Braun
• Model: D19.535

Features

• Rechargeable power toothbrush with 2 brushing modes: Clean or Sensitive, gives superior performance for healthy teeth and gums
• Complete oral care system with dentist inspired attachments plus travel case
• 8,800 side-to-side oscillations sweep plaque away; 40,000 in-and-out pulsations loosen plaque
• Pressure sensor helps protect your gums from excessive brushing
• 2-Minute Timer indicates when the professionally recommended 2-minute brushing time has been reached

Amazon.co.uk Review
The Braun Oral-B Professional Care 8500 Rechargeable Toothbrush will leave your teeth feeling lovely and clean. It has 2 settings so you can choose the one you prefer, and an alarm to let you know when it needs charging (instead of dying half way through brushing like my old electric toothbrush used to). There is storage for up to four brush heads which is great as I’m always losing my spare ones. I would and have recommended this to my friends and family. -- Lisa Tyler, Amazon.co.uk

Manufacturer's Description
Oral-B Professional Care has been carefully designed to offer you and your family a unique brushing experience that is both safe and effective.
The Professional Care 8500 rechargeable toothbrush offers 2 different brushing modes to best meet your individual needs:

• Clean – Exceptional mouth cleaning
• Sensitive – Gentle, yet thorough cleaning for sensitive area

Push the on / off button once, and your toothbrush automatically starts in the ‘Clean’ mode. Push it again and it will change to the ‘Sensitive’ mode. Push it once more and the toothbrush will turn off. Connecting and charging The Professional Care 8500 rechargeable toothbrush has a waterproof handle, is electrically safe and is designed for use in the bathroom. Plug the charging unit into an electrical outlet and place the toothbrush handle on the charging unit. The green charge indicator light flashes while the handle is being charged, and when the handle is fully charged the green charge indicator light shines continuously. The red charge indicator light starts blinking when the rechargeable battery is low. Outstanding Plaque Removal For clean teeth and strong and healthy gums, Oral-B Professional Care gently cleans in areas where plaque bacteria can collect. It provides outstanding plaque removal even in hard-to-reach areas and is gentle on teeth and gums.

Pressure Sensor For optimal brushing results, Oral-B Professional Care has a pressure control feature to help you brush gently. This helps protect your gums from excessive brushing and makes your toothbrush easy to operate. If too much pressure is applied, the oscillating movement of the brush head will continue but the pulsation will stop. In addition to feeling it, you can also hear a different sound. Professional Timer A short stuttering sound at 30-second intervals, which you can hear and feel, reminds you to brush the four quadrants of your mouth equally for a thorough consistent clean.

2-Minute Timer A long stuttering sound indicates when the dentist recommended 2-minute brushing time has been reached. Both timers memorise the elapsed brushing time, even when the handle is briefly switched off during brushing. Only when pausing longer than 30 seconds the timer resets to the initial starting point. In the first days of using the toothbrush, your gums may bleed slightly. In general, bleeding should stop after a few days. Should it persist after two weeks, please consult your dentist or hygienist. If you have sensitive teeth and gums, Oral-B recommends using the sensitive mode. Brush Heads The Professional Care 8500 rechargeable toothbrush comes with 2 Oral-B Precision Clean brush heads and 1 Oral-B Sensitive brush head.

Box Contents

• 1 x Toothbrush
• 1 x Charging Unit
• 1 x Travel case
• 3 x Brush Heads
• 1 x Wall Holder
• 1 x Instructions

Customer Reviews

Does a good job - but takes 16 hours to recharge
This is my first electric toothbrush. I got one because my dental hygienist told me that I had gum abrasion and that electric toothbrushes damage your gums less. So, now I've been using it for 6 weeks, what would I say?

Overall, in terms of electric over manual brushing - I'd say I'm very impressed with how much cleaner my teeth are than you can get with a normal toothbrush - and I have also noticed a distinct difference in the whitening of my teeth (without using whitening toothpaste) just from the stains being removed from my teeth. So that been a bonus.

There are a few things I like particularly about this model - I like the 30-second indication that it's time to move on to another quarter of your mouth and the 2 minute indicator at the end. Other have said the brush makes a noise when you hold it too close, but I've tried that umpteen times and I can't make it change the buzz it makes. It also has two speeds, so where my gums are particularly sensitive I can be even more gentle - and the brush comes with two medium brush heads and a sensitive one. It also has little colour bands you can snap on at the bottom so you know which one is yours - although two of them had the same colour band! This means my husband, son and I can all use the same base and the stand has a pop-up holder that can take up to 4 brush heads. It only takes a second to pop your own brush on or off the base - it just means only one can use it at a time, of course!

Downsides? I researched various types of brush before deciding on this one, so I already knew that the battery light only shows a green light when it's powered or flashes red when it needs powered - it doesn't have a more sensitive indicator to show how full or not it is. However, I was a bit disappointed at the length of time it takes to power - 16 hours! That means that, say the red light flashes and it beeps to say the battery has run out when you are brushing your teeth at night and you plug it in to recharge, it won't be recharged by next morning and you'll have to use a normal brush! Perhaps this wouldn't be a problem if you have a shaver power point in the bathroom and can keep it charged. If you don't, then you will need to buy a plug adaptor that takes a two-point shaver plug.

As far as electric brushes go, this is a reasonable one and I've been happy with it - I don't think I'd go back to brushing with a manual brush now - but I'd like one that charged more quickly!

Fast and furious
This is really fast and much improved fro older models. Good value and held its charge for 2 weeks whilst we wewre on holiday.

Excellent Rechargeable Toothbrush
Braun Oral-B Professional Care 8500 Rechargeable Power Toothbrush

Found this to be an excellent product. My dentist recommended this type of rechargeable toothbrush, however having sensitive teeth chose this particular one. The 2 speeds give the option of sensitive brushing as well normal as do the 2 different type of heads included.

The only problem I had was the 2 pin plug on the charger as I don't have a shaver point in my bathroom, however I purchased an adaptor for foreign visitors to this country and have had no difficulty in recharging the battery.