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expensive sonicaire replacements (how long do they last)
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| piclistguy@yahoo.com 2006-06-07, 4:22 pm |
| I just recently bought a sonicare toothbrush. The replacement heads are
quite expensive and they recommend replacing them every 6 months. Have
any of you extended the use of the heads successfully? Can you
reasonably use the heads for a year instead of 6 months?
Thanks
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| On 7 Jun 2006 09:47:57 -0700, piclistguy@yahoo.com spewed forth :
>I just recently bought a sonicare toothbrush. The replacement heads are
>quite expensive and they recommend replacing them every 6 months. Have
>any of you extended the use of the heads successfully? Can you
>reasonably use the heads for a year instead of 6 months?
>Thanks
The ADA recommends replacing manual toothbrushes every 3-4 months,
more often if you're hard on your toothbrush. There is no ADA
recommendation for replacement frequency of electric toothbrush heads.
My manual toothbrushes cost $3 each when they're on sale; I replace my
toothbrush every six weeks, for a 6-month cost of $12.
After a few minutes googling and shopping around I see that the newest
SoniCare toothbrush heads cost about $30 for a two-pack or $15 per
head. That's not especially spendier than a manual toothbrush.
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Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET.
This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%.
Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...
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| Mark A 2006-06-07, 4:22 pm |
| <piclistguy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I just recently bought a sonicare toothbrush. The replacement heads are
> quite expensive and they recommend replacing them every 6 months. Have
> any of you extended the use of the heads successfully? Can you
> reasonably use the heads for a year instead of 6 months?
> Thanks
>
One year is probably fine. The recommendations of all companies are made for
the purpose of keeping them in business, not necessary what you need.
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| Clark W. Griswold, Jr. 2006-06-07, 9:22 pm |
| piclistguy@yahoo.com wrote:
>I just recently bought a sonicare toothbrush. The replacement heads are
>quite expensive and they recommend replacing them every 6 months. Have
>any of you extended the use of the heads successfully? Can you
>reasonably use the heads for a year instead of 6 months?
How long did you keep your standard brush? The Sonicare brushes are what,
$2/month? That's about what you'd pay if you changed standard brushes when you
should...
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| >I just recently bought a sonicare toothbrush. The replacement heads are
>quite expensive and they recommend replacing them every 6 months. Have
>any of you extended the use of the heads successfully? Can you
>reasonably use the heads for a year instead of 6 months?
I've been using a Sonicare toothbrush for the last few years on
recommendation of my dentist. It has really done a good job for me -
my dentist says my gums are healthier and tartar buildup has been
reduced alot.
I change the head every six months. So 2 heads a year for between
26-30 dollars is not expensive at all, especially considering that my
teeth and gums are doing better.
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| AllEmailDeletedImmediately 2006-06-08, 4:22 pm |
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"Clark W. Griswold, Jr." <spamtrap100a@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> piclistguy@yahoo.com wrote:
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don't extend. in fact, chg them out more often if you can afford it.
the effectiveness diminishes over time because the ends of the
bristles become splayed, even if you can't really tell it. after 6
months,
put a new one on and you'll feel the diff right away.
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| rick++ 2006-06-08, 4:22 pm |
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They are about $2 a month if you buy two at time.
I think my battery is about die after four years,
so I may have to buy a whole new one.
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| Mike S. 2006-06-08, 4:22 pm |
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In article <8hYhg.6711$td6.5987@trnddc02>,
AllEmailDeletedImmediately <derjda@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>"Clark W. Griswold, Jr." <spamtrap100a@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:42qe82dib450plucv5eh1ia4uo4db41ih1@4ax.com...
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>don't extend. in fact, chg them out more often if you can afford it.
>the effectiveness diminishes over time because the ends of the
>bristles become splayed, even if you can't really tell it. after 6
>months,
>put a new one on and you'll feel the diff right away.
There's plenty of dental literature demonstrating that, at least with
manual toothbrushes, old ones clean just as effectively as new ones.
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| nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu 2006-06-09, 8:22 am |
| AllEmailDeletedImmediately <derjda@hotmail.com> wrote:
>don't extend. in fact, chg them out more often if you can afford it.
>the effectiveness diminishes over time because the ends of the
>bristles become splayed, even if you can't really tell it. after 6
>months, put a new one on and you'll feel the diff right away.
We might cut off the stem about 1" from the head and attach part of
a new manual toothbrush with a hose clamp...
Nick
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| >>don't extend. in fact, chg them out more often if you can afford it.
>We might cut off the stem about 1" from the head and attach part of
>a new manual toothbrush with a hose clamp...
Very funny. Of course you know this doesn't work, right?
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| hchickpea@hotmail.com 2006-06-09, 4:23 pm |
| Abe <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
>Very funny. Of course you know this doesn't work, right?
Of course. You need an automatic or at least a new torque converter.
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| Sgt.Sausage 2006-06-09, 4:23 pm |
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"Wooly" <no@body.nunya> wrote in message
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> On 7 Jun 2006 09:47:57 -0700, piclistguy@yahoo.com spewed forth :
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> The ADA recommends replacing manual toothbrushes every 3-4 months,
> more often if you're hard on your toothbrush.
That's simply ridiculous. I've used the same toothbrush for the last 7
years. The only reason I had to replace it was because I accidentally
left the old one in a hotel bathroom and they tossed it in the trash.
I've had exactly 1 (one, uno) cavity in the last 16 years. An old -vs- new
toothbrush is not a key factor in tooth decay (at least for me). A new one
every 6 months is simply increasing the profit for the toothbrush
manufacturer,
and a silly idea.
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| Anthony Matonak 2006-06-09, 4:23 pm |
| hchickpea@hotmail.com wrote:
<lost attribution wrote:>
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> Of course. You need an automatic or at least a new torque converter.
Perhaps an adapter kit could be made which would mate inexpensive
toothbrush heads to the transmissions of expensive models. 
Anthony
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| "Sgt.Sausage" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:7d854$44899fbb$42a1e606$21871@FUSE.NET...
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> "Wooly" <no@body.nunya> wrote in message news:v42e8253o7v3p3uvf6jblgnuc4iki7uk9t@4ax.com...
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> That's simply ridiculous. I've used the same toothbrush for the last 7
> years. The only reason I had to replace it was because I accidentally
> left the old one in a hotel bathroom and they tossed it in the trash.
I read someplace that claimed the bristles initially have rounded ends,
but they tend to sharpen with use. This seems counter-intuitive to me.
I typically use my sonicare brushes for over a year. I change it if I see
that the bristles are beginning to flare out.
Don
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| Mark A 2006-06-09, 9:22 pm |
| "Don K" <dk@dont_bother_me.com> wrote in message
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> I read someplace that claimed the bristles initially have rounded ends,
> but they tend to sharpen with use. This seems counter-intuitive to me.
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> I typically use my sonicare brushes for over a year. I change it if I see
> that the bristles are beginning to flare out.
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> Don
Electric toothbrushes are a lot like inkjet printers. The inkjet printer is
sold for a nominal charge of $50-$100 and the company makes money on the
proprietary ink cartridges (some with electronic chips to discourage cloning
of the ink cartridges). It is not unusual to see inkjet printers given away
for free with a computer purchase.
The electronic toothbrush companies make most of their money on the brush
refills, or at least they would if everyone replaced them as often as
recommended.
Best bet is to just try it yourself and see how long you can go without
replacement before you notice any degradation..
I suspect that someone could make a lot of money by supplying replacement
brushes for OralB and Sonicare toothbrushes, but I am not sure if there are
patent issues involved.
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