When it comes to brushing your teeth, are you team manual or electric?
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. I’ve had a love-hate relationship with electric toothbrushes since I first acquired one during the pandemic in the US. It was a basic Oral-B Pro 1000 Rechargeable electric toothbrush, which cost about $50 (approximately ₹4,200).
It came with a 2-minute timer, a pressure sensor (a hit or miss), and just one brushing mode, lasting a week between charges. As of 2024, the electric toothbrush was lying unused as it frequently wouldn’t charge, or the 2-minute timer wouldn’t work as intended. During a later trip, I ended up buying another electric toothbrush—this time, a model available in India.
I splurged around ₹10,000 on the Oral-B iO8 Ultimate Electric Toothbrush and couldn’t be happier. I don’t have to charge my iO8’s battery frequently. The app (which works on Android and iOS) is easy to understand and provides enough information for me to tweak my brushing for better results.
There’s even an AI-powered toothbrush from Oclean (which I considered but ultimately decided against). The Oclean X Ultra S provides real-time guidance via an AI voice assistant that offers real-time feedback on your brushing technique using bone conduction technology, which sends audio vibrations through your jawbone into the inner ear while brushing. The guidance can range from suggesting zone changes, pressure adjustments, and session duration.
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