Sonicare E5500 toothbrush, scrubs them teeth good!
By Demon_Buttercup onThe Sonicare E5500 electric toothbrush created quite a bit of excitement when I told my dentist I had gotten one and had just began to use it.He said that was all he used and that he was sure I would notice a great difference, a trrific improvement of my teeth.I was a little leary of the brush, as I have very sensitive teeth.However the Sonicare toothbrush has a setting where the speed starts off slow and daily gets faster and faster to slowly break you in - get you used to the sonic vibrations of the brush.While the brush made my teeth feel marvelous, a fresh from the dentist clean with no residue left over, by the time it got up to full speed I was afraid to put it in my mouth.If I hit a filling at a certain angle, the vibrations of the brush made me scream out in agony.It was also difficult to spit and rinse in the middle of the brushing cycle, which is a timed 3 minutes.Sure, you can push the button and turn it off, but then the fear of putting it back in my mouth and accidently hitting a filling made me cringe.Truth be told, as nice as the end result of the SonicareE5500 were, I have stopped using it.It's a great toothbrush if you don't have overly sensitve teeth with lots of fillings.I do believe if this toothbrush was available 15-20 years ago, maybe my teeth would not be so bad - so sensitive - and I could use the toothbrush more.
I have to agree with you, this toothbrush is a little to powerful for people that have sensitive teeth. I've tried it myself and the way it vibrates is a little too much for me to handle. I stopped using mine too.
I like that it slowly works up to full speed over time, that sounds like a great feature. Too bad it's too hard on your sensitive teeth though :(
I just got this not too long ago and really like it. So far I haven't had any problems with it.
Sorry this didn't work out. I love my Sonicare but have to admit it took some getting use to! Way different feel than brushing with a manual toothbrush.
Thanks for sharing and your honest feelings on this model of electric toothbrush. At least you gave it a try and I understand it would be hard with sensitive teeth, that is my problem too. Great job!
Thanks for all the honest information. I don't use electronic toothbrushes because of this problem. I have yet to find one that will work with my sensitive teeth.
I appreciated reading both your pros & cons on this. I have heard some great things about this & wondered how sensitive teeth might react to it.
Sorry it did not work out for you. Thanks for your honesty.
I believe that the newest SoniCare toothbrush also has less of a vibration so it might be easier on those of you with sensitive teeth. The brush also has a slimmer design and can be purchased with or without a UV sanitizing unit.
I love my sonicare. I'm sorry it hurt your teeth. Mine is a newer one and has a setting for sensitive teeth, if that helps you any.