Philips Sonicare UV Sanitizer
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Customer Reviews of Philips Sonicare UV Sanitizer
Customer Review: Well designed and easy to use....Good if it does what it is supposed to
Summary: 4 Stars
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This is a very nicely designed product that accepted the heads of my Sonicare toothbrushed without trouble and operated without a hitch. You simply put the toothbrush head(s) in and push a button on the top. An LED flashes on the top of the unit and you see through some translucent plastic that UV light is activated inside. The unit turns off after about 10 minutes and you take the brushes out. You can, if necssary, easily clean the inside of the unit by pulling out and washing a tray that collects any runoff water, etc.
Is this worth having? I don't really know. There probably is a clinical answer to this to tell us whether killing off 99 percent of bacteria this way is good for us (i.e., reduces colds, reinfections) and whether we would be better to just soak our brushes or perhaps live with the bacteria.
Assuming you do think it is good to have this sort of treatment for your brushes, the unit seems like a nice thing to have. It is well-designed, easy to operate, and doesn't take up much space.
Customer Review: A non-essential device for additional oral hygene; buy only when money is not a constraint
Summary: 3 Stars
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Somehow people seem to have compromised to the idea that teeth may be lost before the body! I guess, nature designed the teeth to last until the man dies, if only he can take care. Any additional care taken to improve general well being should be welcomed. Any one who spends significant amount of money for an electric tooth brush to maintain oral hygene may consider using this gadget to keep the brush head clean, (only) if money is not a constraint.
I guess, it will help when we have coughs and colds in the family.
Having used this device, I have not developed any exciting feeling, except for the comfort of 'scientific assurance' that the brush head is clean. I did not compare this device with any other device which can do the same function. I had only two concerns. 1) Is the unit safe for operation 2) How often do I have to change the UV bulb? I do not have any definite answer to both these questions. Based on general trust on an approved brand, I continue to use.
Customer Review: Not quite sure about this one
Summary: 3 Stars
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After opening the plastic package inside the box (which is not easy), I was left wondering if this "light" would or could really erase all the germs that were on my toothbrush head. Other disinfecting products claim to clean 99% of germs on surfaces, and in the back of my head, I wonder about their claims also. I do wish that an outside organization (non profit preferably) would put a stamp of approval on the claims of the Philips Sonicare.
I am a bit of a skeptic, but I do believe that toothbrushes harbor germs from the bathroom air and the mouth so I do sanitize my toothbrush, but just by dipping in peroxide which I'm not sure does a great job either.
All said, I would recommend this product, but only to people who already own a Sonic Brush Head.
The box is a little deceiving...it looks like a brush head is included in this package, but if you read the print carefully, it does say "brush heads not included" in tiny, tiny print on this side.
Customer Review: Neat idea, useless gadget that takes up space
Summary: 1 Stars
On the one hand, it seems like a neat idea when you have a slightly germaphobic SO. On the other, even the slightly germaphobic may recognize a waste of space.
I also have a background in biology, which is why i should have known better. But i thought, cheap supprise gift. woo hoo, points for me. Not so. Very anticlimactic. As a gift, it bombs. As a useful tool, it also comes up short. Particularly in comparison to other cleaning methods easily available.
Though I do have one quibble with another review, the biologist poo-pooing this device, despite being mainly in agreement. I think the main concern of bacterial growth on the brush is not the ones transmitted from our mouths. I think it is contamination from being in a restroom, open to fecal contaminants in the air, and also, at least here in my city, an apparently harmless but pretty pink growth that seems to come in the water supply.
That said... Save your money for some Sonicare condoms(little slip on silicon covers that help seal the brushhead to the body, helping to prevent leaks into the body mechanism. Found that one out too late) and new brush heads. It seems likely to be a far better use of the cash.
Customer Review: A Product for the Paranoid
Summary: 3 Stars
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Let's think about this product for a minute. You have a toothbrush which supposedly uses sonic waves to clean the teeth. (I have to believe "truth in advertising" laws are at work here, because my Sonicare doesn't produce results that are any better than any battery-operated toothbrush I've used.) Then you get this item which is designed to sanitize said toothbrush.
How can you really tell if this thing "sanitizes" your toothbrush head? Even if you tried to fake it by putting, say, spaghetti sauce on the toothbrush and then sanitizing it, that still doesn't prove anything. It hums and then you take your brush head out. But what are the benefits of sanitizing the brush head? Again, I notice no difference in my mouth from how things were before I had this, compared to after using this. So, it does nothing obvious, but if you're paranoid, you might want to get it just to believe you're chasing down every tiny bacterium.