is a ridiculous price tag for this brush. Yet a 50% discount on this is standard, so you are being lured in by the significant price drop. If you’re concerned about it being difficult to hold onto, it isn’t. The finish has a slight resistance that just works. It’s perfectly satisfactory, but premium brushes from other brands easily give 3+ weeks on a single charge. SURI offers around 4 weeks in a handle half the size. So, if you are travelling to Europe, Asia etc, the Series 6 cannot be recharged without a step down voltage converter.

Of all the incredible features the iO7 has built in, there are only a few our dental professionals feel are essential. They are a timer, a pacer and a pressure sensor. Brush your teeth evenly and for longer Those with displays show a battery icon and a percentage of the remaining charge after each brushing session. Using the iO7 is a slightly more enjoyable experience as the motor produces a less mechanical and intense sound. The key benefit of the magnetic charger is it can fully recharge the iO7’s battery in about 3 hours. That’s about a quarter of the time it normally takes to charge an electric toothbrush.

Depending on the model you go for, you have the choice between 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 brushing modes. 7 is the maximum number of cleaning modes available on any Oral-B brush. Using the intense mode won’t necessarily remove more plaque from the teeth and gumline. You don’t need a whitening mode to make your teeth whiter — the daily clean mode can achieve this.

The iO gave us a bit of confusion in our battery test. We ran a lab test to see how many times we could get through the 2-minute Daily Clean cycle on one charge. It surprised us by giving us 124 sessions on a single charge. This is about 60 days of brushing, which is way higher than the advertised 2-week run time. Battery life testing results after three months of use Daily Clean is the mode you’re generally best off using and is all you really need. It provides a good overall clean. It can help remove surface stains and whiten teeth for some too. The different modes are somewhat a hoax. The reality is, you just use the standard mode all the time in the end. Sure, when you go from a manual brush to power - it upgrades your clean. But when you go from electric brushing to iO it goes beyond the ordinary to become a truly extraordinary experience that you will see, hear and feel differently.

I do think you will notice a bit of difference in the clean. It will likely feel a little more powerful. But fundamentally it isn’t going to clean the teeth any better. With the iO10, you get an iO Sense charging stand, which is magnetic and charges the brush in up to 3 hours. But, there is extra tech built-in. Although both have 5 cleaning modes, they are different. The iO5 has daily clean, sensitive, super sensitive, intense and whitening, whilst the iO6 has daily clean, sensitive, intense, whitening and gum care. The iO5 has super sensitive whilst the iO6 has gum care. A brush head should be replaced after about 3 months. After this, the bristles clean less effectively and are more abrasive on the teeth and gums. There may also be an increased amount of bacterial build up.