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Cybersonic3 Advanced Sonic Toothbrush
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Vendor Commercial
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ASOTVI Review
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April 28, 2008
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 What is it? A sonic oral care system.
This is an entire oral care system that can be used by an entire family. It comes with the main base unit, recharging stand, a standard round brushing head, large round brushing head, two rectangular brushing heads (similar to traditional toothbrushes), a tongue cleaning attachment, a flossing attachment, and an attachment stand that is seated under the recharging stand. The system also offers teeth whitening gels, but none were evaluated by ASOTVI, only the items listed above.
The system also has an optional UV sterilizing system for the brush heads and other toothbrushes, shown in the video, but this product is being evaluated separately for its ability to kill bacteria.
Sonic toothbrushes were first introduced, as a subsequent generation of electric toothbrushes, in 1983. A first-generation electric toothbrush typically offered stroke frequencies between 2,500 and 7,500 strokes per minute. Modern sonic toothbrushes offer stroke frequencies in the 30,000 to 40,000 range, with this particular product featuring 45,000 strokes per minute.
Please note that sonic toothbrushes are not like older electric toothbrushes or the ones you see today with rotating heads. These kind are all an automated form of the manual toothbrush, designed to save you the effort of scrubbing, that can only really clean where their bristles physically touch.
The advantage of the sonic toothbrush is that the high frequency of vibration of its bristles actually transfers energy to the fluids of the users mouth, in this case saliva or water, which serves to create waves that actually dislodge plaque and help break up tartar, even below the gum line where manual brushes can’t reach. So while the vendor of this product advises that it is not meant to be a replacement for regular dental check-ups and cleanings, this is the most advanced technology available for home oral care between dentist visits.
The product’s instructions advise to charge the base unit at least 24 hours prior to first use. We did, and the unit functioned with no problem. The instructions also advise that on first use the user might experience “a little tingling ‘tickle’ sensation.” This was very true. On first use, when you are tentative and careful about what it’s going to feel like and allowing it to barely touch the skin of your lips, especially when using it behind the front teeth, top and bottom, indeed the experience produced some most amusing faces and entertaining moments (not shown in video). The trick, we found, was to actually close your lips and not shy away from it, and the tickling goes away very quickly. On second and third uses, you hardly notice anything at all.
On basic brushing, the unit has a built-in timer; that is, after 30 seconds it pauses for a moment. Part of the product’s instructions on oral care is that it only takes one minute to brush your teeth with this product. Thus, if you start with your upper teeth, covering all the surface areas and along the gum line in small circles at a 45 degree angle as instructed, when the pause signals, you can then move to the lower teeth, or vice versa.
What was unexpectedly surprising was that after the very first use the teeth feel extremely smooth and clean, very much akin to how they feel after having them professionally cleaned (yet without the pain and ordeal of all the hooks and scrapers). Again, this product isn’t intended to be a substitute for proper professional care, but is the best type of home care you can enjoy between visits to your dentist for a cleaning.
The tongue cleaning attachment worked as advertised, even if it was a little disquieting to see how much bacteria and other substances it effectively can scrape off your tongue. Bacteria and debris coating the tongue and nestled down in the taste buds is one of the major causes of bad breath. The instructions refer to this attachment as “Acts like a mini carpet cleaner.” It does.
Next we tried the dental floss attachment, which is approximately an inch of dental floss mounted in a disposable plastic “U”-shaped holder. Again, in addition to the nooks and crannies where the floss itself can get in and physically scrape away plaque and tartar, the sonic vibrations are also in effect here, enhancing the removal of that which the string itself cannot reach.
With a very competitive price as compared to other leading sonic toothbrush systems, and the fact that it is very important for everyone to brush daily, at least twice, we found this product not only to work exactly as advertised, but is definitely a Must Have for you and your entire family.
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Product: Cybersonic3 Advanced Sonic Toothbrush
Available From: Amden Corporation
Summary:
- Easy to use
- Teeth and gums feel professionally done
- A Must Have for the whole family
$69.95 + S&H
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