Showing posts with label dental. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dental. Show all posts

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Naive review : Braun Oral-B Vitality Electric Toothbrush

Braun Vitality Professional electric toothbrush
A basic naive review by a consumer of : Braun Oral-B Vitality Electric Toothbrush
Bought : In UK
Model information : no package, so all I have to go on is on bottom of brush body : Type 3709 (other info : N2820)

Verdict : Seems a decent quality 'starter'/'bottom of the range' electric toothbrush. No frills but does the job. Look our for when it's seasonally on sale or on Amazon where it seems to be usually cheaper.

This review is on a Oral B Vitality toothbrush I bought in 2012. I presume there is not much change in the latest model, though I cannot be sure.

Amazon USA search : Oral-B Electric Toothbrush
Amazon UK search :  Oral-B Electric Toothbrush

Opening comments :
No frills. No LEDs when charging or using to let me know the state of the battery etc. Has a basic timer that pulses at 2 minutes to imply that this is enough time for cleaning. The newer model may also give the 30 second pulses to tell you to switch to another quadrant of the mouth (I ignore the timer myself). Seems to be a good solid electric toothbrush that is bottom of the range but still decent quality.

Monday, February 10, 2014

Inman aligner : First option for correcting front teeth crowding/profusion ?

I've been reading about types of dental braces available to correct teeth that are not level.

One brace that sticks out is the Inman aligner
supposed benefits :
It's relatively cheap (say about £1000-£1500 ? $1641-$2462 ?)
They are meant to correct in about 12-16 weeks
You can take them out but should wear them about 20 hours a day

Downside :
They only work for front teeth
May need back up braces after use (for a period)

Certainly something worth looking at if you are trying to correct squinty teeth

Inman align website :   http://www.inmanaligner.com/

The website has a list of dentists who use the product.

Alternative : Invisalign is a dearer alternative which works for all teeth but takes much longer and is more expensive. The brace can hardly be seen.