When your toothbrush smiles at you, you know you’ve done a good job brushing. At least that’s what my new Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush does, and it will even wish me a good morning, good night, and give me a timer for my brushing sessions.
I’ve been brushing with the Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush for a few weeks and I’m such a huge fan of this toothbrush. It honestly feels like my teeth have been professionally cleaned every day, and with the timer right on the toothbrush, I know exactly when I can stop brushing.
The Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush is even better if you use it with the Oral-B app, and you can see in real-time each area of your mouth as you brush it.
Appearance and features of Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush
The Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush is one of the newest electric toothbrushes from Oral-B. In the box you’ll get your Oral-B iO 8 toothbrush, three brush heads, a travel case, and a magnetic recharger.
- Designed with Artificial Intelligence Technology to track your teeth as you brush, highlighting the front, top, and back surfaces of your teeth in real-time
- Magnetic iO drive system directs cleaning energy to every bristle and uses micro-vibrations to remove plaque
- 6 smart brushing modes including Intense, Daily, and Sensitive
- Interactive display right on the brush shows you brushing modes, greetings, power remaining, and will give you a smile or frown depending on your daily brushings
- Color changing lights on handle indicate when you are brushing too hard or just right
- Magnetic charger charges your brush in 3 hours
- Oral-B app will track your dental health and give you updates on how well you are brushing, flossing, gum health, and more
Testing Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush
My teeth feel so incredibly clean after using this toothbrush for a few weeks, and there are more than a few features on the Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush that make it a must-have.
Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush uses micro-vibrations
Oral-B’s dentist-inspired round brush head is designed specifically to pair with Oral-B’s new iO Magnetic technology. That technology directs the drive system in the toothbrush to funnel cleaning energy into every single bristle.
Because you get micro-vibrating bristles on your brush head, you can target every square inch of your teeth and gums. The result for me, when I brushed with it, was that I could really feel the tingle when I was finished. If you set the toothbrush on Intense and brush for two minutes, your teeth will feel like you’ve just left the dentist after a cleaning. It’s pretty amazing.
On-board screen lets you change settings right on the brush
I think every toothbrush needs a small display screen. I had no idea how useful it was until I started using the Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush. When you turn it on in the morning the screen greets you with a “Good Morning.” You can tap the button to select your brushing mode, and once you start brushing a timer will start counting down. The toothbrush will vibrate a few times when you’ve reached two minutes, and it will vibrate once when it’s time to switch sides.
I’ve always felt like two minutes is a long time when brushing, but time just flies when you’re brushing with the Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush. I’ve averaged over two minutes every time I’ve used it.
There is a setting button that lets you switch through different options on the brush, and you can even switch up the colour of your LED. There are also multiple modes you can switch through including Daily Clean and Whitening. I used Intense most as I like how it made my gums tingle, but Daily Clean is also pretty powerful. If you have sensitive teeth and gums, you can choose sensitive mode for a softer brush.
Pressure sensor protects your gums
The pressure sensor that’s built into the Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush is really useful. The handle will flash from the colour you choose, in my case pink, to green if you are using the right amount of pressure. If you’re brushing too hard your toothbrush will flash red.
If you brush in front of a mirror like most people do, it’s impossible to miss the flashing red. It’s a great way to teach you to lighten up on your gums.
A toothbrush coach is built into the Oral-B app
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The Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush uses Bluetooth to connect to the Oral-B app on your smartphone. Once you’ve set up the app you can turn on your toothbrush and see which areas of your mouth you’ve covered in real-time. I’ve seen that feature on toothbrushes before, but with the Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush you can see how you’re brushing in real-time right on the app. With a view of each section of your mouth, you can scrub each tooth until it sparkles.
It’s really motivating to brush with the app open and watch how well you cover your virtual mouth, and it takes about 2 1/2 minutes to get every corner. At the end of your brush session, the app will ask you if your gums are bleeding, if you’ve flossed, and if you brushed your tongue. It will track that info so you will have a log of when you had brushing issues or how consistent you are with your flossing.
The first thing I pictured when I saw how the app logs flossing was that I could pull out my app the next time I went to the dentist. When they ask me if I floss enough, I’ve got the proof right on my phone.
I love the travel case and magnetic charger that comes with the Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush. It makes it easy to carry your toothbrush with you when you leave home.
It takes less than three hours to charge the Oral-B iO 8, and after two weeks of using it twice a day, I still have a 70% charge.
Should you choose the Oral-B iO8 Power Toothbrush?
The Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush is hands-down the best toothbrush I’ve ever used. I love the display right on the brush, and I love how you get real-time updates via the app and the brush on how you’re brushing. I almost always open up the app when I’m brushing, just because I love watching how I can make each section sparkle in real-time.
It’s nice that there are new brush heads included with your toothbrush, and you can set a reminder in the app to change it out after a set amount of time. That way your toothbrush is always performing at optimal levels.
Oral-B says that this toothbrush will make your teeth feel like they have been professionally cleaned, and I completely agree with that. Every time I use the intense setting my gums tingle and my teeth shine. I know there are other settings but I love Intense and use it every day.
If you want to really put a focus on your dental health, this is the toothbrush for you. You can find the Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush on Best Buy right now.
I would try the various modes of the brush!
I love everything about the tooth brush, from telling you how to brush right, to telling you if you brush to hard and if you brush correctly
Also how long you should brush for
Like the colour changes to let you know if you brush too hard!
I like the pressure sensor option
I like the real time brushing options
I like the different pressure and the real time brushing options
I like the pressure sensor and timer
I like the timer and the pressure sensor!
The timer and the pressure sensor
Pressure sensor protects your gums
I would love to use Oral-B app that will tell me about my dental health 😀
I’d love to be able to have a toothbrush coach and learn everything I can about properly cleaning my teeth in the app. Due to covid and an extremely low immune system (tracheotomy) I have to continue to stay in isolation, no one can come into my home and I can’t go anywhere – already 6 months in. I had to cancel my dentist appointment. Having proper oral care is extremely important and it prevents a lot of other health problems like infections and heart disease. The new toothbrush would be like my fitbit, only it’s for my teeth. 😉 Take that oral health!
I am most excited to try the six smart brushing modes including Intense, Daily, and Sensitive. My teeth are a bit sensitive, so it would be nice to find the exact mode that meets my needs.
Give me all the tech! If its as good as they say the whole family will get them!
The intelligence part im really excited to try.
I love all the tech !
I like the color changing lights on the handle indicating if you are brushing too hard or just right.
I find the micro-vibration feature very interesting and would like to experience it with the iO.
Thanks! Love the timer feature!
Tracks how well you brush is too cool. I’d love to try the different modes.
The feature I like is the Smart pressure sensor – allows you to brush more effectively.
The Color changing lights on handle indicate when you are brushing too hard or just right. This seem like something I could use.
This looks like an awesome tooth brush! I love that it’s a smart toothbrush! All around neat!
I love the accountability for oral health this tooth brush and smart phone application provide. Ensuring you’ve brushed long enough, flossing…also the light indicator that lets one know that the right amount of pressure is being used to achieve this
I like the smart pressure feature
I’m interested in trying the app!
I like that it has colour changing lights on the handle that indicate when I am brushing too hard or just right. That is an important feature for me.
I like the smart sensor and rechargable battery
Interested to try & find out how AI Technology is used to track my teeth as I brush, highlighting the front, top, and back surfaces of my teeth in real-time
Thanks for the review Shelley. A few new features I love. The 6 smart brushing modes including Intense, Daily, and Sensitive sounds interesting. And the colour changing to let me know if I am brushing too hard or just right.
I would love to try the different modes in the brush and also my kids will love the colour changing lights.
The pressure sensor and the different modes look like interesting features I’d like to try, and I like the round brush.
I would be most interested to try the brushing modes of the Oral-B iO Smart Electric toothbrush.
Magnetic iO drive system directs cleaning energy to every bristle and uses micro-vibrations to remove plaque
I have sensitive gums and tend to brush too hard, so I think the pressure sensor is such a cool feature.
I would love to get this toothbrush!for avery good brushings!
I love that you can track your teeth brushing progress on an app! Love measurable results. Total game changer.
I would be most interested to try the brushing modes of the Oral-B iO Smart Electric toothbrush. Cheers!
Most interesting features to try out: display with brushing mode options, pressure settings and timer.
I really like the AI aspect and the feature warning if you are brushing too hard. Very nice to see these new features!
I think the toothbrush coach would be really interesting to try.
I like the micro-vibrating bristles on the brush head and the pressure sensor on the Oral B. These two features would add to my interest in buying it.
I am most interesting in trying the micro-vibrating bristles on the brush head, that would target every square inch of my teeth and gums. This would make my teeth really clean, the cleanest they have ever been.
I love the timer and pressure sensing feedback to ensure a good job is done.
I have sensitive teeth and gums so the features I would love the most are the 6 smart brushing modes including Intense, Daily, and Sensitive, and the color changing lights on handle indicate when you are brushing too hard or just right.
I have never had an electronic toothbrush…..ever. I would love one.
Interactive display
I want to try the Smart pressure sensor.
I would love to try the 6 different modes on the toothbrush!
I would love to get this toothbrush. I would probably brush more.
I like how this tracks your teeth as you brush, highlighting the front, top, and back surfaces of your teeth in real-time.
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