Sunday, 2 January 2011

2009 Amazon Frustration-fre - oral hygiene, flexcare


Amazon was best price and free shipping when I got them. Sam's Club did not even stock these (Dec 2007). I love the Sonicare Flexcare these go with. Be careful to order brush that fits your unit. The brushes are good for six months..3 months is just the recommended change date.



Philips Sonicare ProResults HX6013 Brush Head Standard 3pk go with 900 series sonicare flexcare toothbrush. Not good for Elite, or other ones.

I really love my Sonicare

But there was just one flaw

There were no extra compact heads

To fit my little jaw



According to the trusty guide

In 3 months you must change

So when I couldn't get a spare

I thought it rather strange



I had to use the standard head

To maintain my hygiene

I couldn't trust a worn-out brush

To keep my molars clean



The bigger brush just didn't fit

My mouth must be too small

Thank goodness they now stock this one

So I can reach them all



This smaller brush gets to the back

Back where it's hard to reach

It really helps me to avoid

My dentist's irate speech



This fits the Philips FlexCare brush

It's not for the Elite

So stock up now, in packs of three

And now this rhyme's complete







Amanda Richards, March 24, 2008

This is the replacement brush head to use with the Philips Sonicare FlexCare Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush with Sanitizer. It's a snap to use (literally): Just pull off the old brush and push on the new one until it snaps and you're ready to enjoy your FlexCare. Phillips recommends a new brush head every three months. You'll know it's time to replace the brush when the old bristles start to spread out, but just to be sure, the replacements come with handy little month stickers that you can put on your charger base.



The FlexCare is a great toothbrush, and these replacement brushes will keep you and your dentist happy for nine months. At less than ten dollars each, they are well worth the price.

What can you say about a toothbrush? Only that these replacement brush heads cost about ten times what they should cost. Philips is evidently taking its cue from the inkjet printer manufacturers -- lowball the main product, then charge all outdoors for the replacement parts.

These brush heads are vastly superior to Sonicare's Advance series:



I was amazed at how well the sculpted contoured bristles fit the curves of my gumline and teeth. I felt as if the brush head was custom made for my mouth. They also have a dark blue raised bristle tip at one end that gets right inside hard to reach areas.



Further, these are completely sealed units; so, they don't trap liquid inside like the Advance and probably the Elite. I don't own an Elite, but it looks like it could also trap liquid and toothpaste. I hated having to disassemble and clean out the Advance.



Finally, these brush heads only work with Sonicare's FlexCare series -- which is an amazingly light and manueverable brush handle, but that's another review!

This rechargeable toothbrush is one of the best that I have ever used. I love that it can be put into the dishwasher to be washed as needed. It has made my teeth SO much cleaner (no plaque), my gums are in much better shape and my teeth are whiter. It has a UV sanitizer that also comes with it!

I have the Sonicare ProResults toothbrush but could not find replacement brushes anywhere in stores. I was thankful to find the product at Amazon. I don't know if you aqcuired the product Philips Sonicare ProResults HX6013 Brush Head Standard 3pk as "seconds" from Philips or if it was intended to be perfect.

One of the brushes does not "connect" to the handle at all. The other two brushes are working but the identifier colored ring does not snap into place. It hangs loose and leaves a gap between the brush and the handle. We will continue using the two brushes but already I can see the brushes are not going to last as long as the the original brushes lasted. Is there any way to pass this review on to Phillips? I would appreciate a response. Thank you. Peg Riley - Flexcare - Brush Heads - Oral Hygiene - Sonicare'


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