A couple weeks ago, I was sent a Phillips Sonicare toothbrush to review. I had answered a series of questions on a survey and they had deemed that I'd be a good person to try out the product. They sent me one despite me telling them I already had one -- so who was I to argue if someone wanted to send me a top-of-the-line high-end toothbrush for free? I happily accepted and moved on. ;-)
Before I get into my review, a bit of background. I grew up as a rough tooth brusher. The harder I scrubbed my teeth, the better (or so I thought.) Turns out that wasn't the right technique and over the years I had brushed so hard that I had receded the gums in a couple spots. As a result, my dentist recommended I buy a Phillips Sonicare toothbrush since it would do all the scrubbing (and do so at a much lighter level that I was doing it.) So my wife and I headed to Costco, bought two toothbrushes, charged them, and started our conversion to brushing with power.
Initially, the new toothbrush took some getting used to. Everything was different -- how it did the work (not me), how long it brushed (two minutes), how it felt in my mouth and in my hand, how I used it (angle, movement, and so on), etc. But I finally got the hang of it and started to enjoy the experience. Suddenly, the two minutes I was brushing seemed to go by much faster.
I've been using the toothbrush for over a year now. I've since had two regular visits to the dentist since then, and they have told me my teeth are nearly perfect (of course, some gums are still receded and the fact that I floss once a day helps too.) I give most of this credit to the Sonicare toothbrush. It's made me brush longer (I believe that the average person brushes for something like 20 seconds), kept me from rubbing my gums out of my mouth, and made brushing "fun" -- at least as fun as it can be. ;-)
I'd give this product two thumbs up and would recommend it to anyone who asked me about it. And for those of you looking for a great gift idea, it would make a wonderful present this holiday season.
And now you can save money on one of them...
If you're interested in buying one of these (really interested, not just "kinda thinking about it") then email me and tell me you'd like one. I have five coupons, each good for $10 off a Phillips Sonicare toothbrush. I'll mail one to each of the first five people who email me.
One down -- four to go!
Posted by: FMF | November 30, 2006 at 08:13 AM
It's definitely a great product. I highly recommend it based on using it for about 2 years. Only thing is that you need to open it up and clean it or you can get some nasty stuff growing inside the handle area of the toothbrush.
Posted by: Big Cheese | November 30, 2006 at 11:48 PM
FYI -- all the coupons are gone now.
Posted by: FMF | December 01, 2006 at 09:04 AM