Customer Reviews

Oral-B ProfessionalCare 8900 DLX OxyJet Oral Care Center

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I have used many different oral irrigators and a couple of electric toothbrushes. I wasn't to particular at this point. Then my boyfriend was told he had to have "scaling and planing" to correct his gum disease and we both freaked. We knew that we had to improve our program. We did the research. After reviewing and reading and asking around, we come up with the Oral B 8900. The battery operated brush seems very much like the Sonicare unit in its effectiveness. The selling point of this particular unit is the water jet. It is awesome and I recommend it to anyone. The settings of pressure are from 1 to 5...I have always maxed out oral irrigators in the past and never found much to get excited about. With this unit I have yet to go over a 3 and may in time work up to a 4 or 5 level, but only with consultation with my hygenist. The unit also come with a tongue cleaner that is attached to the battery unit. Much easier to use that manual cleaners. All in all, my boyfriend just spent over 4K and some VERY unpleasant days in periodontal agony. I am sure this little unit will keep me out of the surgeons chair and my boyfriend wants to be sure never to end up with gum disease again. "an once of prevention......"

This is a great product. a friend told me about it. i finally decided to get one. i had bleeding gums. in two weeks of regular use, bleeding has stopped and i can see that my teeth is getting whiter and and my gums are great. just be careful when using the water jet side. you must turn it on with the flossing part in your mouth, or it will spray all over the place :)

I'd been using a fancy Sonicare toothbrush for about a year when my dentist told me I had gum disease. I had to go through an unpleasant scaling procedure to do a deep gum cleaning. Afterwards, we talked about my brushing habits. I told him I didn't know what I was doing wrong, since I flosh, use listerine, and use an electronic toothbrush twice a day. He asked me if it was a sonic toothbrush. When I said yes, he told me to get rid of it and to buy an oral-b mechanical toothbrush. He said that sonic toothbrushes just don't get the job done. I was hesitant to do so, and continued using my Sonicare for another 6 months. A week before my next checkup, I noticed some significant plaque buildup on my teeth. I felt really frustrated as I had taken great care to brush thoroughly since my last dentist visit.

I finally decided to buy this toothbrush set. The difference was immediate. The general clean feeling after brushing with the oral-b brush made a huge difference. Within a couple of days, I started noticing a lot of the plaque built up was being brushed away. The OxyJet irrigator is nice, as well, and can extract some food particles from underneath the gumline. My dentist was very happy that I had finally switched toothbrushes. I had one cavity, and I'm sure that my next visit will be a lot more successful.

No matter how thoroughly you brush, if you're using the wrong tool, you could be wasting your time. I learned this the hard way, and I'm really glad I switched. My teeth feel cleaner than ever since I've switched, and I'll never go back.

The Oral-B OxyJet is a unique oral irrigator. Most of the negative reviews that it has received have been from previous WaterPik users, who complain about the OxyJet's low water pressure.

If you are buying the OxyJet hoping that it will have the same "power" (i.e. psi) as any of the WaterPiks' you will be severely disappointed.

The two different devices clean interdentally in two very different ways.

1. The WaterPik relies on high water pressure to remove food debris and bacteria from in between your teeth.
2. The OxyJet uses a much lower water pressure but with the addition of pressurised micro-air-bubbles which "attack" the bacteria.

Understand the difference and you can make an informed decision. Personally I prefer the OxyJet, while it is true that on the first initial use you do not get that immediate clean feeling (i.e. a sharp defined edge to each tooth when sweeping your tongue across the back of your teeth) with continuous use (and in conjunction with regular brushing) that clean feeling does come about as the micro-bubbles work on the bacteria and plaque.

Whenever I used to use my WaterPik, the cleaning felt very harsh, as if I had just visited my Oral Hygienist, this is not a bad thing, as most people associate that with clean teeth. To me it felt very unnatural and I just could not get used to it.

I prefer the action of the OxyJet as it is much gentler and yet achieves the same result and most importantly because I find it comfortable to use, I use it much more often (daily) than I did the WaterPik (weekly).

This product is great, because it combines a fantastic mechanical toothbrush with a fantastic dental irrigator in one package, which is very well built and put together with the care that Braun and Oral-B are known for. I would highly recommend this product for your overall dental cleaning needs as it addresses every aspect of tooth-care perfectly.

Finally, it would be prudent of me to note that I am not a Medical Professional, dental or otherwise and I have no affiliations to Braun, Oral-B or to [...]

We've used irrigators and electric toothbrushes for a long time and like the way they add to the dental cleaning process. This unit is pretty good with the following caveats. Like one reviewer stated, cleaning mold is an issue. It forms not just on external surfaces but inside the body of the irrigator handle. I have to assume it's also in the water tube leading to the handle. The company should provide a cleaning solution or suggestions for a homemade cleaner. Bleach will damage the unit; don't use it! Also, the irrigator heads have a pinwheel design that is supposed to improve the unit. When it works, it's fine, but when it doesn't (and that's about 90% of the time), the stream is so weak, you might as well just swish water around in your mouth. Lose the pin wheel and design the irrigator head more like Water Pic's so you can get a good, powerful stream to clean gum lines.

I've had about a half dozen Oral B irrigation/toothbrush devices over the years and this one is the best yet. The spray diffusion and force are powerful, while the toothbrush appears very effective. I'm very happy with it.

My son had orthodontic work done and we bought this because of the water jet. We have had Braun electric toothbrushes in the past and have always been pleased. This was no different. The water jet cleans his teeth well enough, no complaints from the hygentist or orthodontist :) Toothbrush works great!

There is a 7900 in our house for years, works like a charm. But the tiny pipe for irrigator was cracked month ago (no reason or cause to it, just crack?!). So my wife decides to have a new one, coz it cost $40+ to replace a new pipe for that one (that's NOT an environmental friendly way to push new sales).

All in all, 8900 is pretty much the same as 7900. the noticeable difference are two, the brush housing and the control button.

8900's housing looks more updated, fashionable. Though, there is a question about how good it can prevent water gets inside. 7900, on the contrary, wears a rubber outwear covers the button, which looks more water proof to me.

8900 is designed to be able to customize to user's preferred rotation speed. Just press down the button and hold it, the brush will start from the highest speed and gradually lower its speed, release the button at the speed you want it. 7900 has only off, highest and low mode.

The toothbrush and waterpik are both excellent. I previously owned a Rotadent electric toothbrush and this brush works FAR better.

I bought this unit primarily for the OxyJet water pick, and I've been very happy with that. I have braces so flossing well is rather difficult and time consuming, but the water pick really helps to clean all the in between places that are hard to get to.

I purchased the Oxy Jet care center over a year ago. I had found out from my dentist that my gum line was receding and if it progressed, I would be faced with surgery and who knows what else? (Pain, dentures, etc) I under went a deep cleaning and purchased the Oral B Oxy Jet. At first I was diligently using the Oxy jet 2 times a day after brushing. As time went on, I'd skip a few days of using the oxy jet but of course continued to brush. My last dental check up was great, my dentist told me that my gums had greatly improved, were in great shape and that "I was doing very well". She seemed very surprised and I told her what I had been using. She said that she recommends any water jet cleaning in addition to brushing to her patients.

I am very happy with this product. I would recommend using the Floss Action brush heads, they are much better at cleaning.