Oral-B Pulsonic Sonic Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush

Experience Sonic Technology in our slimmest form. Oral-B’s slimmest and lightest rechargeable sonic toothbrush yet is designed to provide a quiet, gentle clean. It whitens teeth by reducing up to 94% of surface stains in 2 weeks. With more than 27,000 vibrations per minute, Pulsonic’s Thin Precision bristles clean and promote naturally whiter teeth while allowing effective maneuverability and control with the slim and lightweight handle design. The specially-designed Pulsonic brush head contours to the teeth to provide an effective clean, and a second Precision Tip brush head is designed to help remove plaque and stains between teeth. Oral-B Pulsonic features two customized brushing modes, Clean and Sensitive. The “Clean” mode provides an effective cleaning of your teeth, while the “Sensitive” mode is designed for the gentle care of your tongue and other sensitive areas. It’s two-minute timer indicates when the dental expert recommended two-minute brushing time has been reached and an additional professional timer signals at 30-second intervals to encourage thorough brushing of the four quadrants of your mouth.

Product Features

Sonic technology in our slimmest form
Customize your clean Oral-B Pulsonic offers customized brushing modes to meet your cleaning needs.
Promotes naturally whiter teeth by gently polishing off surface stains.
Whitens teeth by reducing up to 94% of surface stains in 2 weeks
Designed to provide a quiet, gentle clean

Oral-B Pulsonic Sonic Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush Reviews

Excellent Product Our family have been using this product for more than 6 months. The results are excellent. With the timer, my son knows for how long he needs to brush his teeth. And our last checkup at the dentist’s office confirmed that the brushing was very effective in keeping the teeth and gum healthy. Thanks Oral-B.

The Oral-B Pulsonic Sonic Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush is a great product at a pretty good price, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect.

I’ve been using an Oral-B Professional rechargeable toothbrush for about 4 years now and I really like it. The Oral-B Professionals have the circular brush head and work differently than the Pulsonic or Philips’s Sonicare toothbrushes. Even though I love my old Professional model, I think I’m going to stick with the Pulsonic, for several reasons.

The Pulsonic is a surprisingly very light and skinny rechargeable toothbrush that has similar dimensions to a $3 manual toothbrush. It’s a lot easier to hold and manipulate than the Professional model and probably the bulky Philips model, too. The brush head of the Pulsonic is a breeze to take on and off; you slide it onto the unit and then give it a quarter-twist. The brush head locks into place. I hate how the brush head gets stuck on my Professional model, so this is a big advantage of the Pulsonic. The operation of the toothbrush is basically the same, there’s one button that you press to cycle between On, Sensitive, and Off. When it’s in the On mode, the Pulsonic vibrates in 4, 30 second intervals with a short stutter in between to let you know to switch to a different quadrant of your mouth for a complete 2 minute cleaning.

The brush head of the Pulsonic is shaped much like a regular toothbrush, and is different than the Professional’s circular head. The Pulsonic assists in cleaning by sending out sonic pulses, similar to a jewelry sonication cleaner. This is used to blast off debris and break up bacteria biofilms that are populating your teeth and gums. The Professional uses a fast sweeping motion of its circular head to clean your teeth. Here’s where I feel is the key difference that should determine which type of toothbrush you should get. I actually think the Professional cleans my teeth a little better and with less effort on my part because you just sort of place the brush head on top of each tooth. The Pulsonic requires you to make tiny circular motions over your teeth and assists your cleaning with the sonic vibrations. The Pulsonic still does a great job cleaning your teeth, don’t get me wrong, it’s much better than a manual toothbrush. But where the Pulsonic wins is with my gums. I’ve never had a cavity, but the dentist always complains that my gums are a little too puffy or too red. After using the Pulsonic for 3 weeks, my gums seem to be a much healthier shade of pink, with reduced puffiness. I don’t get that kind of effect with the Professional model.

The other thing I’ll mention about the Pulsonic is the base. The base has a small footprint size and the Pulsonic simply rests in a small hole in the base. It’s a bit wobbly, but it works alright. The problem I have, however, is that there are only two spots for brush heads. The unit comes with one brush head and one precision tip for cleaning tight spots or around dental work (works pretty well, too). So really, this is just a one person toothbrush based on the spots for brush head storage. If you have 2 or more people in the house that want to share the toothbrush and have their own brush head(s) it’s an annoying inconvenience.

So I think the choice is up to your specific needs. If you are looking for a rechargeable toothbrush and commonly have cavity problems, then maybe you want to go with one of the high-end Oral-B models that have a circular head. If you want a toothbrush that does a better job keeping your gums in top shape, then I’d recommend the Pulsonic. I’m not a dentist, so that’s just my opinion. For my needs, though, I’ll be sticking with the Pulsonic.