If you feel you won’t use it, you may want to consider if the Pro 3 3000 is for you, you will be paying for a feature you won’t necessarily use otherwise. Ideally, a way of selecting the mode prior to actually turning the brush on would be the solution. This is not available, not even on the premium Genius 9000 model.

The built-in pressure control technology senses your brushing technique and alerts you on your speed and pressure, helping protect your gums. The sleek toothbrush has three unique brushing modes that help to remove plaque, offer a superior clean and delicately whiten to achieve healthy pearly whites. The very nature of being an electronic item with moving parts does indeed make the brush susceptible to failure. However, the reliability of Oral-B products tend to be very good. If you did not already know, this is generally the recommended brushing time. 2 minutes, twice a day.While you are improving your brushing routine, Oral-B's unique round head does all the rest. It removes up to 100% more plaque than a standard manual toothbrush for healthier gums and it starts making your smile whiter as of the first day of brushing by removing surface stains. Not only this, but the toothbrush helps you protect your delicate gums with the proprietary pressure control technology that reduces brushing speed and alerts you to be gentler if you brush too hard. I understand why though. If it did, there is no way of showing what mode it is on, unless you use the app.

To fit or remove the brush head simply align the metal with the hole in the shaft of the brush head and push the two together until you hear and feel them clip into place. As a result of this change, the Smart 4 and other models now have a battery life more fitting of the current climate. Sadly with this Oral-B smart toothbrush, you will need to hold the smartphone or come up with your own mounting solution in the bathroom.

If you are going to offer smart features you need to encourage use and a smartphone stand would have been helpful in this case, to give the phone a home rather than the user having to hold it or place it on a work surface. You should spend 30 seconds cleaning each section. The pacer helps you keep an even brushing time on these 4 sections.

Official Oral-B brush heads are recommended and they all have something known as indicator bristles. These are Blue coloured bristles that will over a 3 month period gradually discolour.Various conditions may affect this quoted usage time, but safe to say you are getting at least double the performance, yet despite the battery change the physical size of the brush handle has not altered. The likelihood is that it would survive, but I strongly advise you avoid submerging the brush below water, for example in a bath or sink. A rinse is fine, but the brush does not need to sink to the bottom of a bowl of water. There are 2 parts to the brush, the handle I have been describing. This has all the clever bits of technology in. As good as the app is, I feel this may also be one of the negatives as some will not see the point of using it or find it more hassle than it’s worth. You don’t have to if you don’t want to.