Hi everyone, I'm Prateek, a dentist and specialty doctor. In this video, I'll be reviewing the Oral B
iO Series 9 electric toothbrush which I've been using for around three to four months.
Now before we go on, it's really important to state that I have no affiliation with Oral B.
This is a completely genuine review from my perspective as a dentist but also how I feel like
this toothbrush could impact my patients. If you do want to see similar content to this, please make
sure to subscribe to the channel. Now as dentists, we know that the evidence shows that electric
toothbrushes are better than manual toothbrushes for our patients particularly for patients who
do have poor oral hygiene, gum disease, electric toothbrushes are really, really important. I've
had the series 9 toothbrush for around three to four months so I've had a good opportunity to try
it out, see what some of the features are that I like but also a couple of potential disadvantages
when I'm considering this toothbrush for my patient. Factors that I'm discussing in this video
are generally specific to the series 9 though some of them can be applied to other range of
Oral b toothbrushes. So in the box that you get, you get the toothbrush, a toothbrush head, a travel
case and also a charger. The toothbrush comes in three colours - a white, a black and a rose colour.
This toothbrush is a significant change from previous toothbrushes in design, in the features that it
has, even in how the toothbrush works. One of the key features of this toothbrush is that it has
seven cleaning modes, including daily cleaning, sensitivity, whitening, gum care and tongue
cleaning which hasn't been present on previous models. The toothbrush itself works through gentle
micro-vibrations compared to previous models and it comes with a round toothbrush head. The
use of micro-vibrations is quite unique to this toothbrush compared to other electric toothbrushes
that we see. Another key feature is that it has a smart pressure sensor. Now a lot of patients
I recommend electric toothbrushes to if there's evidence that they're brushing a bit hard with
a manual toothbrush and causing abrasion of their teeth and classically electric toothbrushes will
have a pressure sensor in them so either they will stop working or they'll flash red, something like
that if the patient is pushing too hard. However, there hasn't really been a toothbrush yet that
tells you when you're pushing at the right amount and that's where the Oral B series 9 is very
different because not only does it tell you when you're pressing too hard but it also tells you
when you're pressing the right amount. So if I look at my toothbrush here. If I push there it's optimum,
if I push too hard it's red. It also has an interactive colour display that's really high
quality and this provides information including your toothbrush timer, choosing your cleaning modes
and even selecting the ring light colour that you have around the toothbrush head. And one of the
final big features with this toothbrush is that it works with bluetooth. It uses bluetooth to connect
to your phone to carry out 3D tracking which is a very smart feature that essentially will provide
you information on your phone as to how your coverage is when you're brushing your teeth. This
will help patients identify if there's certain areas that are missing or if they're brushing
too hard in certain areas. It also provides other useful information regarding your toothbrushing
habits. So some of the features that I really like about this toothbrush. I think the smart
pressure sensor is really, really helpful because it's absolutely right that, you know, the red
stops patients brushing too hard but then patients don't know when they're brushing the right amount
and they may be brushing too gently and actually not doing as good a job as they could so I really
like the smart pressure sensor. As soon as I started using the toothbrush, what I thought was
a normal amount of force to be brushing with actually wasn't quite enough to get the optimal
level of force. I personally feel that this toothbrush is slightly quieter than other
electric toothbrushes and it most definitely is lighter when you're using it. Another nice feature
that they seem to have dealt with on Oral B toothbrushes anyway is typically, historically, on
the back of toothbrushes you had a bit of rubber, whether it's for better grip, but they've removed
that which is actually a lot better because it's easy to clean the toothbrush once you've used
it and you don't have things like mould growing on that hand grip itself. It has a really quick charge,
usually around 30 minutes and it can get fully charged, but more importantly the battery lasts a
lot longer. I usually have to charge the toothbrush once every couple of weeks and that's on a normal
use, at least twice a day, so it's a lot better than my previous electric toothbrush. I also
think the display is really nice now I'm quite a technologically driven person and so having things
like a display that looks good that doesn't get damaged by the water is really a big perk for me
along with the app. Along with that, the display actually gives some motivational tools for
patients when they are brushing for their two minutes to keep them going. It also provides the
helpful reminder to change the toothbrush head which a lot of patients wouldn't do. The app is
really nice to use but I personally don't use it, I find it a bit too much along with everything else
but for those who really want to do the most in terms of looking after their teeth, it is a useful
addition. You can also get the power to go charging case which is actually where you can charge the
toothbrush within the case itself with the iO 9 this is another unique feature. However, there
are some features that I don't quite like about this toothbrush. The first one is the 3D tracking.
The 3D tracking is great in principle and it's a really, really good feature but it's not very accurate
in terms of how you're covering. It's meant to be real time when you're using it but it doesn't give
that information really well so that's definitely something that could be improved on. Something that
I don't really like a great deal is the fact that this new magnetic drive system, as they
call it, that provides these micro-vibrations means that the toothbrush heads are completely
different to previous toothbrushes and so I can't use the stock of old toothbrush heads that I had
on the new toothbrush. Along with that the toothbrush head itself is a bit bulkier as
compared to previous toothbrushes so when you're getting back towards your posterior teeth, this bit
of the toothbrush head is a little bit too bulky and it could sometimes may be a bit difficult
to get back to those wisdom teeth. But I think the biggest disadvantage and the biggest problem with
this toothbrush is the price. For a top end iO 9, you're looking at around £500 which is
a lot for electric toothbrush ,especially when you can get similar-ish models for significantly less.
However, often there are offers on these types of things particularly around Christmas
and currently at the time of filming you can get the iO 9 on Amazon for half price about £250.
I personally still feel that's a bit too much for what you're getting but someone who's
really motivated or someone who really, really wants to take control of their oral hygiene
they may be interested in using it. For my patients, I don't really recommend this to a
huge number of patients. I'd probably recommend one of the other Oral B's to them, particularly
ones on a lower price point if a patient is just making the transition from a manual to an electric
toothbrush initially. I think the smart and the genius models are a lot more affordable for the
average patient. So really to conclude the Oral B iO 9 is an excellent toothbrush it's really good.
It's got some really good features like the smart sensor that I really like, the 3D tracking is also
really good but the price in my opinion isn't justified. It's definitely not going to be the
first electric toothbrush that my patients swap onto. I think the smart and the genius Oral B
range probably is sufficient in order to achieve good levels of oral hygiene. It may be for those
patients who really want to take that oral hygiene to the next level, but I think majority of the
average patient probably won't want all the other fancy bits that come along with this toothbrush.
So I hope that's helpful and it provides you some information that you can then relay to your
patients. If you do have any further suggestions of any other videos that you want to do, please make
sure to contact me and make sure you like, comment and subscribe. Until the next video, take care!