It looks good and feels quality in the hand. Squeezing the handle doesn’t result in any dubious sounding creaks or groans from the plastic. The provided charging stand is a newer design for Sonicare. It has a slightly smaller footprint than previous designs. It still has a protuberance that fits into the base of the brush handle. The 2 pin adapter is replaced with a USB cable (approximately 43.3 inches long) hardwired into the round charger. The 4100 comes with the essential, dentist recommended features you need. Extras might enhance daily user experience but often bring limited benefits. The timer and pacer help you to brush for the right amount of time At the same time, the brush head replacement light will flash, although this is nigh on impossible to actually see. First impressions of the 4100 Series are great. It’s lighter and slimmer than its predecessor, which impacts battery life, but thankfully not too much. Durable and quality feeling in the hand

Triple tone of low-med-high means the EasyStart feature has been activated. The battery level light indicator will also blink green 2 times to confirm activation. Besides the above difference, the Philips Sonicare ProtectiveClean 4100 and 4700 have quite similar attributes like the pressure sensor which can help stop the excessive force from being utilized and the BrushSync capability in which the brush actually reminds us when to change the brush head. A two-minute timer allows you to ensure that you clean as long as recommended by dentists. Split into thirty-second sections, additionally, it helps with brushing every quadrant of the mouth just for the correct amount of time.The light is a way of signalling to you and me as a user that it is time to replace the bristles. Failing to do so can compromise the cleaning results and our teeth and gums. Petroleum based plastic is used in the construction of the brush which uses up the planet’s finite resources compared to using plant-based plastics. Each can use the standard head, but you in turn lose the benefits of the brush head replacement reminder. Philips offers a diverse range of interchangeable brush heads that are compatible with the 4100 Series. The BrushSync replacement reminder is useful and clever and a remarkable illustration of just how technology may be utilized in very simple but powerful methods to enhance dental health.

Not being a smart brush reduces the total number of components used and means not as much waste is created when the brush no longer works. The Sonicare 4100 has a C2 “Optimal Plaque Control” brush head, designed with high-quality bristles and a curved power tip to effectively remove plaque from hard-to-reach areas. The brush head is replaceable and should be changed every three months to maintain optimal performance. No travel case is provided, which is a bit of a shame. There is a 4900 Series variant that comes with one, but it isn’t worth paying much more for. The timer and pacer help you to brush for the right amount of time Most dental professionals, our in-house dentists included, recommend cleaning the teeth twice a day, for at least 2 minutes each time. Yet, statistics show many people brush for just 45-70 seconds in total. Additionally, the brush heads provided by each model differ. The Sonicare 5100 comes with a G2 Optimal Gum Care brush head, while the Sonicare 4100 features a C2 Optimal Plaque Control brush head, each designed to target specific aspects of oral hygiene.The 4300 comes with two brush heads and two travel cases, while the 4100 has only one plaque control brush head and does not include a travel case.