Customer Reviews

Oral-B CrossAction Power Medium Battery-Powered Toothbrush (Colors May Vary)

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1 star:		(1)

 

 

Inexpensive and of quality make. Have had my crossaction more than a year and is still going strong. The bristles move in a circular and back and forth motiopn giving the teet a really good cleaning. Works just as good as other electric tootbrushes double and triple its cost, however it is not as good as some of the more elite toothbrushes ranging 35 and up. But for less than 10 bucks I went ahead and but them as stocking stuffers last christmas for the family to enjoy. Great durable toothbrush.

I've used this toothbrush for a few months and its amazing. I brushed my teeth with the standard manual toothbrush for 24 years, and after using this brush I wish my parents would have started me out on it. You just can't get the cleaning from regular brushes you get from this brush with the rapidly rotating brush head. Plus, it prevents gum damage and overbrushing, and allows you to use less pressure. The battery is still going strong, and for the $6 or so it is so worth it. I thought I was good brushing manually, but now I feel my teeth are twice as clean.

This toothbrush is the best I have ever used.

First, it provides a more thorough cleaning than any other toothbrush I have tried. The closest competitor is probably Sonicare.

Second, the battery life is awesome. The original AA that came with the brush lasted the entire first quarter of my Freshman year.

Third, the batteries are easily replaceable by unscrewing the bottom half of the handle.

I've been using a professional model Roto-Dent brush for a few years, but lately have been using mostly manual brushes. Went to the store to replace my old Oral-B manual brush, and saw this Power model for only about two dollars more. Wow! The difference is amazing. Crisp and clean. I bought another for my wife, and she loves it too.

Seldom do you encounter a product that so thoroughly exceeds your expectations and costs so little. This is an amazing little engineering marvel. And what a joy this power toothbrush is to use! Leaves your teeth feeling slippery and nice and is slim and maneuverable enough to get far back to the molars. Easy to use, doesn't spatter, and doesn't nanny you to death with beeps and stops. If you use NiMH rechargeable batteries, you can also be green and life-on-earth friendly.

For the price of a good manual toothbrush, you can have this terrific electric. I have a couple of plugin rechargeables, but this is the one I use. The battery lasts forever, so recharging just doesn't make sense. I keep a spare on hand for guests, and keep one at my mom's and my daughter's place for visits. If you eat out a lot, you can even keep one in your bag. The brush combines back and forth with circular action. It cleans your teeth and stimulates your gums. I don't know why anybody would use anything else.

you'd think this was an electric fancy toothbrush, tons of power for a battery operated item, just as good as the expensive ones in my opinion. highly recommended!

While shopping for a manual toothbrush this one was on the rack for 4 bucks and change, not even a dollar more than most of the manual brushes. Since it was Oral B it seemed worth a try. I used a $20 electric tooth brush for a while but went back to manual, couldn't pay $80-$100 for a toothbrush (think about it...) This really cleans my teeth VERY well. Maybe a $100 one works better, but I doubt that it's two times better, and certainly it's not 20 times better.

I have been using the Crest spin brush for several years. I really like the Oral B much better and it only uses 1 AA battery instead of 2.

Having evaluated several electric toothbrushes recently, I find that the actual cleaning action of this toothbrush ranks at the very bottom.

It's noisier than other electrics, the round bottom is an awful "innovation" since that means that it has to lay flat on a counter or in a cabinet, taking up much more space than necessary and risking getting knocked on the floor when the countertop gets crowded. But that's not why I wouldn't recommend this brush.

Fundamentally, I simply didn't feel that it cleaned my teeth very well. I had to use more force than I should have to clean around my gums and the second row of bristles with the up-down motion proved nearly useless. Only the rotating top portion was effective.

The one thing that the Oral B has going for it is that it has a better motor than most of the electrics that I've tried. For example, the plastic junctions in a Colgate electric toothbrush skip as soon as I apply any pressure to the bristles and it actually stops from the friction while I'm cleaning my back teeth. The Oral B neither skips nor stops while I'm brushing. It simply doesn't clean very well.

I think that you're better off with a an old fashioned medium-bristle manual toothbrush than this electric. If you must buy an electric, look for one with two revolving heads. The cross-action is not very effective.