Braun Oral-B Triumph 5000 Five-Mode Power Toothbrush with Wireless Smart Guide

This is undoubtedly an excellent toothbrush, and the remote display is a nice if non-essential extra. When it comes down to the task in hand, giving your teeth the best possible clean, this is clearly highly regarded by experts and I'm very happy with mine. I can't honestly say that the overall performance is noticeably different to my previous lower-spec model though, so you won't miss out if you opt for fewer bells and whistles.There are 3 brushes included, though I find the standard brush is all I need. The flossing brush seems ineffective to me, and doesn't get between closely-spaced teeth. If you are fortunate enough to have perfectly spaced teeth it may work rather better.I find it a bit too easy to accidentally press the mode change button on the handle when brushing. When you want to change the mode, it's very hard to know what mode you have selected (deliberately or not) - all you get are obscure icons on the remote display which tell you very little, particularly if your vision / intellect are not at their peak at that time of day. It would be better if the selected mode was far clearer, and also shown on the brush itself.A very useful feature is the ability to warn you when you are pressing too hard - surprisingly easy to do and not good for delicate gums. However the red warning light is only visible if you are looking at the brush in a mirror, or at the remote display. It would be better to have a clear audible indication.Overall, it is a very good, well made brush, highly regarded by experts, and really does a great job of cleaning teeth. The flossing brush is ineffective on closely spaced teeth though. There are well justified gripes about how long it takes to charge (18+ hours) and aspects of its design are more Johnny English than Johnny Ive. I've tried a variety of different electric toothbrushes, and for me the 2 crucial functions are (i) a head that oscillates in a circular motion rather than just up & down, and (ii) has some form of built-in quadrant timer that lets you know when to move on to the next stage of brushing. The quadrant principle divides (metaphorically) your teeth into 4 groups - top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right. If you spend 30s brushing each quadrant, you magically comply with the the recommended 2 minutes of brushing. If you can find better uses for your money, a decent make of brush with these 2 features would probably serve you equally well for less cash. This is a good unit, but the extra cost is going on non-essential 'nice to haves' and while I can certainly recommend this for anyone who likes to have 'the best', I would be equally happy and have equally clean teeth with a decent quality lower-spec brush.

I haven't used it yet but i've just opened the box and woooo! oh my- ching ching!! it's on offer at boots for £76.99 but amazon does it again at £70, so i can't complain, as i was in 2 minds to send it back as i need these extra funds to buy my iphone 4s!! but hey after seeing this toothbrush, it ain't going nowhere except for in my mouth baby! and i can't wait. I'm loving the digital display. I'll keep you posted on performance once i use it, but 1st impressions-BRILL!I'M BACK............I'VE USED IT,, TODAY NEW YRS EVE.............AAAAANNNNNND..............O M G !!!!!!!!!!! lollollol,,,I AM SOOOO EXCITED. THIS TOOTHBRUSH WAS DISSED BY THIS SCOTTISH COMEDIAN WHO I LOVE, HE IS SO FUNNY, ON MICHAEL MCINTRYES COMEDY SHOW OVER CHRISTMAS, WHO I LOVE TOO! AND THE SCOTTISH GUY WAS DISSING IT! VEX HIS GIRLFRIEND BOUGHT HIM IT, AND HERE WAS I SITTING WITH MY MAN INFRONT THE TV SCREEN ALL ARKWARD AS MY BOYFRIEND HAD TOLD ME AS WELL EARLIER TO STOP WAISTING MY MONEY ON THESE THINGS..ANYHJOW I LAUGHED I LAUGHED AS THE SCOTTISH GUY HAD TO SAY WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. MY BOYFRIEND WAS UNAMUSED OBVIOUSLY AGREEING IN HIS HEAD WITH THE SCOTTISH GUY...........MEN..SO,,,,,I OPENED IT UP AND STUCK IN THE BLUE HEAD AS ON THE BOX IT IS NOT CLEAR AND DOESN'T OUTLINE WHAT EACH COLOUR REPRESENTS BUT IT SHOWS ON THE BOX THE MULTICOULORED ONE WITH THE GREEN CENTRE AS NUMBER 1, THE BLUE ONE AS NUMBER 2 AND THE COLOURED ONE WITH THE YELLOW CENTER AS NUMBER 3 THEN UNDERNEATH INSTEAD OF NUMBERING AGAIN IT GOES.:FLOSS ACTION:SENSITIVE:3D WHITESO I ASSUME ABOVE IS 1, 2, 3, WHICH MADE ME BELIEVE THE SECOND 1 DOWN WAS FOR SENSITIVE TEETH.........CAN SOMEONE HELP ME,,HAVE I GOT IT RIGHT?I DIDN'T THINK THE TIMER WOULD WORK BECAUSE ONCE I SET THE TIME AND EVERYTHING, I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY START TIMING ME. SURELY THERE MUST BE A BUTTON I'M MISSING TO PRESS, EVEN THOUGH I SCANNED THE THING INSIDE OUT..NO BUTTON.. NO WAY COULD IT BE THAT INTELLIGENT RIGHT?? SO OFF I BROUGHT THE TIMER WITH ME TO THE BATHROOM NOT SURE ON WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD BE BUT ALL I KNOW IS THE BATHROOM WAS TOO FAR FROM MY BEDROOM TO SYNCH WITH THE TIMER IF IT NEEDED TO........??(dunno)AANNND, TO MY AMAZEMENT, THE TIMER STARTED WORKING AS SOON AS I TURNED IT ON!!?? O M G! I GOT MY 1ST STAR, THEN MY SECOND STAR,THEN MY THIRD! BY THEN I WAS LOVING IT SOOOO MUCH WHAT AN ASCENTIVE THAT I DIDN'T WANNA STOP. HAHA. IT WAS TICKLING SOME SPOTS WHICH WAS A CHALLENGE, AND WAS REALLY WORKING MY GUMS AND TEETH. MY BACK TEETH BLED BUT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH ME WHICH MY DENTISTS RECOMMENDS I TARGET THOSE AREAS MORE. WHEN USING MY MANUAL IT HAD STOPPED BLEEDING SO I THOGHT, 'YIPEE' WHEN THIS ELECTRIC ONE MADE MY TEETH BLEED I WASN'T EVEN UPSET, I WAS EXCITED,,BECAUSE,I THOUGHT,,'YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS, TARGET DAT! IT'S ALL GOOD, I KNOW IT IS TARGETING MY BAD AREAS GOOD AND PROPA!' HEEHEE.SO ANYWAYS, I WAS LOVING IT SO MUCH THAT I DIDN'T WANT IT TO END, I STARTED BRUSHING IN OUT GOING BACK TO OTHER AREAS SAYING TO MYSELF, 'no, must spend longer with them' NEXT THING I KNOW I WENT OVER THE 2 MINUTES AND DID 3:01 HAHA SO I WENT OVER BY A MINUTE AND 1 SECOND, AND ERM,,,,MY TEETH ARE SPARKLING!!!!!!!!! SPANKING!!!! I SWEAR! I AM SO CHUFFED! I'M NOT LYING NOR EXAGGERATING I COULD FEEL ALL THE LITTLE PLAQUE BUGGERS POPPING OUT! THEN BECAUSE MY TEETH LOOKED SO GOOD I WAS MORE INCLINED TO DO A FLOSS ( I'M NOT GOOD AT THAT COS IT'S SO TIME CONSUMING! I GOT 2 KIDS FOR GODS SAKE WHICH ARE TIME CONSUMING ENOUGH! STRAIGHT UP! BUT ERM cough cough, I ER COULDN'T HELP BUT TO DO A BIG FLOSS ON EACH TOOTH I ENPHASISE AND BOY, I'M AMAZED..AND THIS IS ONLY DAY 1!! YO, I NEED TO SEE IF AMAZON DOES THESE EXACT TOOTHBRUSH HEADS...CAN'T WAIT TILL TONIGHT BOY,, FOR ROUND 2! (o m gosh, that sounds naughty innit-lol lol)