Oral-B EB17-3 Power Toothbrush Replacement Brush Heads (3 Adult Refills)

by Oral B

Product Features

• 3 replacement brush heads fit all Braun Oral-B electric toothbrushes
• Soft, rounded bristles in center protect teeth from too-firm brushing
• Long interdental tips clean deep between teeth and below gumline
• Indicator bristles' color fades to signal when brush head needs replacement
• Brush heads have removable color-code rings

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

The three replacement brush heads in this pack fit all Braun Oral-B electric toothbrushes. They have soft, rounded bristles in the center to protect the teeth from too-firm brushing. Long interdental tips on the edges clean deep between teeth and below the gum line and fade after prolonged use, indicating when a brush head needs replacing. The necks of the brush heads have removable color-code rings to identify individual brush heads for family members. --Fred Brack

Product Description

Green FlexiSoft bristles bend, enabling both gentle brushing and deeper reach of the blue Interdental Tips between teeth. Indicator bristles monitor brushing performance and brushhead replacement.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 0.8 x 8.7 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006ANDJ
• UPC: 069055821534 069055809228 069055849484 069055815236 069055819043
• Item model number: EB17-3
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,581 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

85 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An easy, safe, effective way to brush, February 9, 2004

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Tobin Coziahr "Intergalactic bounty hunter" (Santa Clara, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oral-B EB17-3 Power Toothbrush Replacement Brush Heads (3 Adult Refills) (Health and Beauty)

Dentists all over the country are recommending the Oral-B electric toothbrush. There are several reasons. It does the work for you, vibrating thousands of times a second, it lets you clean your teeth without scraping your gums with a toothbrush, which can cause them to recede and bleed, and it reaches between your teeth to catch plaque and germs. This is a wonderful toothbrush, and I recommend it. However, if you want a review of a toothbrush, you'll read the toothbrush page. This is a page for replacement heads.

There's a lot of confusion about replacement heads for Oral B electric toothbrushes on Amazon, and I just want to give you all some facts. There are only three kinds of heads for ALL Oral-B electric toothbrushes. Flexisoft EB17, Extrasoft EB17, and Ortho OD17. I prefer Flexisoft EB17, which is what this item is. (The Extrasoft is a little too soft, and the Ortho is overpriced)

The reason I mention this is that the prices are all over the board for what is the same product. For example, this listing is for three Flexisoft EB17 heads for $19.99 (The EB17-3 just means there are three of them). There are other offers through Amazon partners for this exact same item for $9.99. Make sure you find the best deal, because they're all the exact same product, listed multiple times!

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An easy, safe, effective way to brush, February 9, 2004

By 

Tobin Coziahr "Intergalactic bounty hunter" (Santa Clara, CA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Dentists all over the country are recommending the Oral-B electric toothbrush. There are several reasons. It does the work for you, vibrating thousands of times a second, massaging your gums, it lets you clean your teeth without scraping your gums with a toothbrush, which can cause them to recede and bleed, and it reaches between your teeth to catch plaque and germs. This is a wonderful toothbrush, and I recommend it. However, if you want a review of a toothbrush, you'll read the toothbrush page. This is a page for replacement heads.

There's a lot of confusion about replacement heads for Oral B electric toothbrushes on Amazon, and I just want to give you all some facts. There are only three kinds of heads for ALL Oral-B electric toothbrushes. Flexisoft EB17, Extrasoft EB17, and Ortho OD17. I prefer Flexisoft EB17, which is what this item is. (The Extrasoft is a little too soft, and the Ortho is overpriced)

The reason I mention this is that the prices are all over the board for what is the same product. For example, this listing is currently for three Flexisoft EB17 heads for $9.99 (The EB17-3 just means there are 3 of them). There are other offers through Amazon for this exact same item for up to $19.99. Make sure you find the best deal, because they're all the exact same product, listed multiple times at different prices! Currently, this listing is the best price for this item, but it might not always be in the future.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly poor quality for an OralB product, April 18, 2010

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M. Afkarian "MA" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oral-B EB17-3 Power Toothbrush Replacement Brush Heads (3 Adult Refills) (Health and Beauty)

I purchased a multi-pack of electric toothbrush heads from USHealth Tests and Products (via Amazon) several months ago. Unfortunately the competitive price of this product did not make up for the poor quality and unsafety of it. During brushing, small pieces of metal came out of the toothbrush heads and shot into the gums and lips, sometimes causing lacerations. After this, the round brushing part of the head would come loose itself.

After 3 of the toothbrush heads did this, I contacted the seller by email and then by phone and explained the problem to them. They apologized and explained that this was a generic product from a chinese manufacturer and although they had never run into this/any problem with their products before, they would send me a replacement (oral B original) product. I agreed.

Unfortunately, over the past few weeks, as I began to use these "original oral B" toothbrush heads, the same problem has recurred with pieces of metal shooting out of the rotating toothbrush head during brushing and hitting the gums and lips. I've been using oral B electric toothbrushes for a few years and have never seen anything like this. I'm not exactly sure if this second set I have received are really oral B products or not.

My point is that low price apparently means poor quality, at least in the case of this seller.