Philips Sonicare ProtectiveClean 4100 Electric Rechargeable Toothbrush, Plaque Control, Black

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At the most basic end of the spectrum, Oral B offers its Vitality model with a built-in brushing timer. Unfortunately, no parts on the brush are designed to be user serviceable thus, should it fail, in most cases, they will send you a new brush.

But, when selecting between these different series, it is the 4000/4100 Series that is my top choice. Whatever your decision, make sure it is one you are happy with and do let me know what you go for and why. If you are considering the DiamondClean Series, it really is the DiamondClean Smart 9500 that is the stand out option to go for, if you are prepared to pay for it. Philips partnered with schemes such as TerraCycle in some countries, but making use of this facility isn’t always easy. This does impact the usable battery life with most models offering just 2 weeks on a full charge, whereby the ProtectiveClean can offer a good couple of weeks extra life from the standard cleaning mode.And due to the way the 4100 Series has been tuned, it is very difficult to notice the difference, even though it does exist. It may too have the ability to control the intensity of the clean, thus giving more finite control over the brushing experience. The 4100 offers just 1 cleaning mode (Clean), compared to the 3 modes (Clean, White and Gum Care) available on the 5100 and 6100.

Much more detail is provided in our ultimate Philips Sonicare brush head guidebut, you can perhaps see why each brush head comes supplied with each brush and how using the Gum Care brush head is likely to deliver better results when used on the Gum Care mode than others. For the benefit of your oral health, worry less about the brand of toothbrush and worry more about your brushing technique, brushing time and how often you use the brush.They do also offer an automatic power off feature which in my opinion is the best feature and most applicable of all additions over the basic cleaning mode. Sonicare brushes tend to be supplied less frequently with a series of accessories but the ones that they do, could be considered to be more useful, this is personal opinion of course. This acts as confirmation that the handle has detected the head and that the electronics inside the handle will now keep track of it. But, the 4100 does have an EasyStart mode which gradually increases the brushing intensity over the 14 sessions to ease you in.