Product Description

Oral-B Professional Care 8000 Series provides consumers with a dentist-inspired oral care system for superior teeth cleaning and whitening and rejuvenation of gums, for the ultimate in whole mouth health. The new Professional Care 8000 Series is the latest entry into the successful premium Professional Care line. The Professional Care Series line features rotation oscillation action – a technology pioneered by Oral-B – that has been proven to be demonstrably more effective in removing plaque and reducing gingivitis than other types of power toothbrushes – including those featuring "sonic" technology. The new Professional Care 8000 Series features speed control to provide individualized brushing, a premium ergonomic handle design for comfort, and multiple brush heads and accessories for more advanced, customized cleaning.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1976 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Oral B
• Model: 8850
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• The only toothbrush system with unique 3D Excel cleaning action: 40,000 in-and-out pulsations gently loosen plaque, 8,800 side-to-side oscillations sweep plaque away.
• A Pressure Sensor helps promote gentle brushing since the pulsations will stop when you press too hard.
• Two-minute professional timer to ensure thorough brushing with thirty-second pacer to encourage complete mouth coverage.
• Includes: 1 Precision Clean, 1 Dual Clean, 1 Sensitive, 1 Pro White
• Performance Guarantee: Use Oral B ProfessionalCare 8850 DLX for 30 days - we guarantee you will see a noticeable improvement in your oral health.

From the Manufacturer
The new Oral-B ProfessionalCare 8000 Series is the most advanced oral care system inspired by dental professionals for ultimate cleaning, superior whitening and polishing, and healthy teeth and gums. It is the only toothbrush system with unique 3D Excel technology: 40,000 in-and-out pulsations per minute gently loosen plaque, and 8,800 side-to-side oscillations sweep plaque away to help keep your mouth at its healthiest.

Clinically Proven Benefits

The Oral-B ProfessionalCare 8850 DLX comes with FlexiSoft, PowerPolisher and DualAction brushheads, plus a tongue freshener and an interdental cleaner.

Use an Oral-B ProfessionalCare 8000 Series toothbrush twice daily to:

• Remove up to 97 percent of plaque from hard-to-reach areas
• Remove up to 80 percent more plaque than Sonicare Elite
• Naturally whiten teeth in 21 days
• Polish away even the toughest stains
• Improve gum health by healing and reversing gingivitis
• Rejuvenate gums

Product Features

• Unique 3D Excel Brushing Action with 40,000 pulsations to loosen plaque and 8,800 oscillations to sweep plaque away. It removes twice as much plaque as a manual toothbrush
• A complete oral care system with a variety of dentist inspired attachments:
• Customized Speed Control offers a range of speeds to better meet individual needs
• Rechargeable: lasts up to two weeks, brushing two times a day for two minutes.
• 2 Minute Timer: Ensures professionally recommended brushing time.
• Professional Timer: 30 second timer helps you brush each area of your mouth
• Pressure Sensor: Pulsations stop when you brush too hard.
• Unique 3-Bristle System:
  • FlexiSoft bristles bend for gentle brushing.
  • Long Interdental Tip bristles clean deep between teeth.
  • Indicator bristles signal when to replace brushhead.
• Comes with a variety of accessories

8850 DLX brush handle, charging stand with brushhead storage, 4 brushheads (1 Precision Clean, 1 Dual Clean, 1 Sensitive, 1 Pro White), user's manual.

Customer Reviews

Switched from Sonicare and Prefer Oral B
I had been happily using Sonicare for about seven years. I read positive reviews about Oral B and decided to try it. A key reason I decided to try the Oral B is that I had to unscrew the brush head of the Sonicare once a week and clean the gunk out of it. I hated doing this and often needed a cotton swab to clean the gunk out of the inside of the brush head.

In contrast, the Oral B is much easier to clean. After each brushing I just pull the bush head off and rinse it off and wipe everything off with a towel. It takes less than a minute and the toothbrush is always clean. The Sonicare takes much longer to clean and the process is less pleasant.

But how does the Oral B clean? The smaller brush head of the Oral B makes it easier to clean my back teeth and they are cleaner than they were with the Sonicare. For my front teeth the two products are comparable.

If you want to take the charger with you when you travel the Sonicare charger is smaller than the Oral B charger. But for trips of a week or two taking the charger just isn't necessary.

They both have 2 minute timers that prompt you to switch to different quadrant of your mouth every 30 seconds. The Sonicare shuts off after 2 minutes but the Oral B signals that 2 minutes are up but keeps going in case you want to go for extra credit by brushing more than 2 minutes. I just shut it off after 2 minutes. I prefer the Sonicare approach on the timer but it's not a big issue for me.

After 2 minutes, the Oral B leaves my teeth -- front and back -- squeaky clean and the brush and handle are easy to keep clean, which is nice considering that this is a tool that you put in your mouth. There is also a device to attach to clean your tongue which seems to work well.

I'm glad I switched from Sonicare and wouldn't go back. The Oral B leaves my mouth cleaner and is easier to maintain.

Oral B versus Sonicare Elite
I have been using a Sonicare Elite 7500 for 2 years and have had the Oral-B 8850 for about 4 months. Here's a point-by-point comparison.

Cleaning: Too close to call. Both do an excellent job. If you still use a manual brush, you'll be amazed when you first try one of these. Completely different level of clean. The Oral-B has a slight advantage, because the head is a bit wider, and you can cover each tooth without moving it around.

Durability: Strong edge to Oral-B. The Sonicare has battery problems (ours died after 18 months). Sonicare replaced it, but only because we were within the 2-year warranty.

Maintenance: Strong edge to Oral-B. The Sonicare needs to be cleaned regularly, because gunk builds up where the head attaches to the body. Cleaning is not easy, because the gunk gets in hard-to-reach places, and you need a cue-tip to get it out. The Oral-B just requires a quick rinse.

Multi-person use: Edge to Oral-B. If two or more people use the brush, then you will need to switch out the heads. This is easy to do for the Oral-B, as the heads slide on and off with little effort. The Sonicare heads need to be screwed on, which takes a little more time. Also, the Oral-B heads come with nice color-coded rings so you can keep them straight.

Price: The Oral-B is cheaper.

Replacement heads: Oral-B replacement heads are cheaper.

Accessories: The Sonicare doesn’t come with any accessories. The Oral-B comes with a bunch of accessories (flosser, tongue cleaner), but they are useless.

Other stuff. The Oral-B is noisier (sounds like a Dentist’s cleaner) but not obnoxiously so. The “charging” light is annoyingly bright on the Oral-B (so much so that you’ll need to close the door from the bedroom to bathroom if you want to sleep).

Bottom line: go with the Oral-B.

Perfect Checkups - Whiter Teeth - Happy Wife
I was a dental nightmare. For years I got failing grades from my hygienist and lived with greyish teeth, bleeding gums, and bad breath that made my wife turn away in the morning. One day about a year ago I decided it was time to make a change in my life.

I switched to the 8850 DLX machine from a low-end $20 power brush and started using various Rembrandt whitening toothpastes and finishing with Dr Ken's mouthwash. I also began using Johnson and Johnson Stim-U-Dent Plaque Removers before the mouthwash.

For several weeks, my gums bled moderately and hurt after cleaning. I persisted with my new routine, the bleeding stopped, my breath was much improved and my latest annual checkup got me a perfect score. All this with a single brushing every morning followed by a rinse with a good plaque fighting mouthwash.

The 8850 did a lot to help me get where I am today. The 30 second quadrant time signal kept me honest, so I put in a full two minute brushing. The speed control let me use a slower more comfortable speed for a couple of months until my gums adjusted to the more serious routine - now I use maximum speed all the time. The round Oral B brush heads (I sugguest you avoid the oval style) let me get into the tight spaces way back in my mouth and clean every inch of my gumline.

The negatives are pretty trivial. The gadgets that ship with the deluxe kit are pretty much a joke in my opinion. After a few days I threw them away. The flashing blue charger light seems silly, but I've learned to ignore it.

The positives boil down to just one. This is a powerful aid to healthy gums if used daily. It took some getting used to, but it's now changed my life - my wife no longer turns away in the morning and I can face my mirror and my dentist with a smile.