Philips Sonicare Advance 4100 Sonic Power Toothbrush
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Customer Reviews of Philips Sonicare Advance 4100 Sonic Power Toothbrush
Customer Review: Not as advertised
Summary: 3 Stars
I have been using the Sonicare electric toothbrush for years now. I recently decided to buy a new one as the old one was beginning to show signs of wear.
The brush is advertised as having four (4) 30 second stages (two minutes total) in the brushing action so you know how long to brush the top, front and back, and the bottom row, front and back. There is supposed to be a fraction of a second stop action built into the product. The product I received does not have that feature built in.
Since I have been using Sonicare for so many years, the 30 second timing is so part of my memory that I decided I didn't need the toothbrush to "tell" me when it was time to switch to another row of teeth. So I decided to keep the brush.
However, this is definitely a defect in the brush I received.
Customer Review: brusha-brusha-brusha: Sonicare Advance 4100
Summary: 5 Stars
This company has an excellent reputation in the electric toothbrush field and it's well-deserved. My last version of this brush lasted at least 5 years and was trouble-free. The directions, and web site, advise--and instruct--the user on removing the batteries for recycling before disposing the dead brush, though it's a difficult task. My only quibbles are really advocacy items: the plastic in the product should be recyclable; the mfg used to include little stickers to remind the user when to replace the head (for the lame among us), and they no longer do; and I fear this model may be phased out in favor of others with more (needless, in my opinion) bells and whistles...the machine turns off after its allocated 2 minutes of brushing, does it really also need sub-timed sequences for each quadrant of the mouth?Customer Review: GREAT FOR CLEANING IF YOU CAN GET PAST THE VIBRATION
Summary: 4 Stars
My dentist suggested I get this eletric toothbrush due to a receding gumline. I've had it over a week and it does a progressively better job of cleaning. The hardest thing to get used to is the vibration in your mouth. You have to seal your lips around the brush so paste and spit don't spray out. This makes your lips vibrate and become numb. My favorite feature is the two minute timer. The brust automatically stops after two minutes of brushing to keep you from overdoing it.
After a while it feels like the spaces between your teeth do not get as clean as the surfaces and there doesn't seem to be anything you can do about it. After awhile I switched back to my toothbrush and realized I wasn't doing as good a job around the gumbline as I was with the Sonicare. Guess it's a toss up.
Customer Review: 1 week into it
Summary: 5 Stars
After using the toothbrush for a week I can say overall I feel my teeth are cleaner than just using the electric $5 pulsar Oral B I had been using for the past few years. The first 2-3 days are needed to get used to the action of the brushing and my gums got a little sensitive as a result. My teeth stay cleaner longer throughout the day and since I have a tendency to brush too hard and too long this has helped me cut back on both. It shuts off after 2 minutes and I'm putting effort into making sure I don't push too hard on the brush. Just let the Sonicare do the work. The only thing that is a bit of a detractor to me is that it is a much larger device than I would have thought. The handle is several times thicker than a normal toothbrush. Make sure you read the instructions to use it right.Customer Review: Good system, great price
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my third Sonicare since 1994 and there's one thing I've come to realize: Give or take a couple features, they all clean teeth equally well.
This one might not have the special 30-second quadrant brushing beeps that some newer ones have. It might not have the skinny, flexible neck either. But when it comes to getting your teeth sparkling clean and impressing your dentist, this one gets the job done just as well.
Battery life? Never had a problem with any Sonicare, and this one is no exception.
Replacement heads? Still a bit expensive, but well worth it. For some reason, I seem to go through more of them with this model than the previous two.
I definitely recommend Sonicare and wouldn't hesitate to buy this model again.