Oral B Professional Care Power Toothbrush Review, 50% Rebate & Giveaway

Everyone knows that oral hygiene is important. Having clean teeth and healthy gums is important, not only from a visual standpoint but also from an overall health standpoint. Bad oral hygiene can lead to other serious health problems. Most people however, use a manual toothbrush and unfortunately, no matter how well you brush or how often, you probably are not getting all of the plaque off your teeth. That being said, power toothbrushes are definitely the way to go.

I recently received the Oral B Professional Care Power Toothbrush, Model 1000, for review purposes. I know for me personally, Oral B is one of the first companies that come to mind when I think of oral hygiene.

About Oral B-
The Oral-B brand is a worldwide leader in the over $5 billion brushing market. Part of the Procter & Gamble Company since 2006, the Oral-B brand includes manual and power toothbrushes for children and adults, oral irrigators, oral care centers and interdental products, such as dental floss. Oral-B toothbrushes are used by more dentists than any other brand worldwide.

About the Oral B Professional Care Power Toothbrush-

ProfessionalCare 1000/7400 provides dentist-inspired cupping action in which a unique, round brush head surrounds each tooth for a tooth-by-tooth clean.

• Removes up to 97% of plaque from hard-to-reach areas*
• Helps prevent and reverse gingivitis
• Pressure sensor stops pulsations when you’re brushing too hard
• 1 mode: Daily Clean
• Oral-B is the #1 dentist-recommended toothbrush brand worldwide

What's in the Box-
1 Handle, 1 Oral B Precision Clean Brush Head, 1 Oral B Dual Clean Brush Head, 1 Charger, 1 Instruction Manual.

My Thoughts-
I was super excited to receive this for review. It may sound silly to be excited about a toothbrush but I have never used anything other than a manual brush before so yes, I was excited. I've been using it for about a week now in place of a manual brush and I am very impressed. My teeth have never felt as clean as they are after brushing with this brush(except for maybe right after getting my teeth cleaned at the dentist). I love the cupping action that it provides. It feels just like a dentist is cleaning my teeth with each use. While in the past, I did brush my teeth twice per day, I always felt like my teeth were never completely clean. With the Oral B Professional Care 1000 brush, my teeth always feel clean after using it. I've also noticed that my breath is fresher during the day as well.

Each brush head has indicator bristles built in so you will know exactly when you need to replace them.
I love this because I can never remember when I started using a brush and probably didn't replace brushes often enough as a result. I also loved that the handle is waterproof. Sometimes I brush my teeth in the shower to save time so knowing it's waterproof is great.

Oral B stands behind this product as well in 2 ways. First, they offer a 2 year limited warranty. Yes, 2 years. I don't know too many products anymore that offer 2 year warranties without extra expense. The second is that they offer a 60 day challenge. Use this for 60 days, and they guarantee that you, your dentist and dental hygienist will notice a difference. If you are not 100% satisfied within 60 days of purchase, receive a full refund.

Overall, I am VERY happy with this power toothbrush and will never use anything else from now on(yes, really). I am excited to go back to the dentist in a few months and see if they notice!

Special Rebate Offer-
From July 7th-September 15th, 2011, you can save 50% by way of mail-in-rebate when you purchase Oral B Professional Care Power Series brushes and Pulsonic Power Brushes. Visit Oral B for more information about this offer and to download your mail in rebate coupon. You could save up to $80 depending on which brush you choose.

 Win It:
The fabulous folks at Oral B have offered to give one of my readers the same Oral B Professional Care Power Toothbrush, model 1000, that I just reviewed!

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Disclosure: I was sent a complementary sample in order to facilitate a review. No other compensation was received. All opinions were honest and my own.