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.
Having this toothbrush holding a charge for about 2 weeks makes it easy to keep it off my counter and in a drawer. The 6 brushing modes and pressure sensor will make for a comfortable brushing experience.
The interactive display right on the brush shows me brushing modes, greetings, power remaining, and will give me a smile or frown depending on my daily brushing which is most interesting to try and play with. It would be funny if every so often the brush would display ” NO NO Not again, Someone Please Help” ;P
I like that you can track teeth. I hate missing spots
The toothbrush app looks interesting.
I take brushing my teeth seriously so I really like the pressure sensor to know whether I’m brushing with too much force
I like the idea of a toothbrush coach!
My favourite feature is the onboard screen. You can easily select your brushing mode and set a timer for the length of your teeth brushing. Thanks for the opportunity.
I would like to have the different brushing modes, intense, daily or sensitive.
I loved the 6 smart brushing modes
The real time coverage monitor would be an awesome help in knowing you’ve cleaned everything! Very cool.
I like the 6 modes
Super interested in the toothbrush coach! Looking forward to a more thorough and effective clean.
Hopefully means I can visit the dentist without turning their office into a house of lies.
The pressure sensor is most interesting as I never know whether i’m brushing with the right amout of force.
I’d be interested to try the dolor changing lights on handle which indicate when you are brushing too hard or just right
Interested to try the Oral B App on my smart phone! so cool
I love the pressure sensor feature, especially since I tend to brush too hard
I like the 6 different modes.
I love that they made a toothbrush into a smart toothbrush and it tells you how well you brushed your teeth!
I’m interested in trying out the 6 smart brushing modes.
Excited to download the Oral-B app on my iphone, that will track my dental health & give me updates on how welI I am brushing, flossing and my gum health.
The feature I find most interesting to try is the pressure sensor feature that lets you know that your using the right pressure!
I like that it can track how well I’ve cleaned my teeth, this should be noticed by my dentist on my next visit.
I am most anxious to download the Oral-B app on my smartphone. Then I could use the app and see which areas of my mouth I’ve covered in real-time. This would make sure that I brush every corner of every tooth and my smile would shine.
Neat! Am curious to try the micro-vibrations – sounds helpful 🙂
The smart sensor for my gums!!
the pressure sensors and the style of brushing
I like that this toothbrush can track how well you’ve cleaned your teeth, amazing!
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
I love the pressure sensor to protect my gums — gum health is as important as tooth health!
I think that the screen would be interesting
Magnetic iO drive system directs cleaning energy to every bristle and uses micro-vibrations to remove plaque
I like the pressure sensor.
I like how it tells you when you are brushing too hard.
I like the light that indicates if you are brushing too hard.
This toothbrush is great because it has a screen.
I love that the lights show when you are brushing too hard. So smart!
I like the Magnetic iO drive system directs cleaning energy to every bristle and uses micro-vibrations to remove plaque
Screen! Sensor!
I like the smart sensor for my gums
The kids are going to love this: 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
The fact that it’s 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
I like how when I am travelling it is no issue as It takes less than three hours to charge the Oral-B iO 8
I like how the new brush heads are 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.
The most interesting new features in the Oral-B iO Smart Electric Toothbrush are the six brushing modes and how It tells you when you are brushing too hard. Thanks to Best Buy for this amazing contest!
I love that coaching thing – I always wonder if I’m inadvertently missing parts!
MMM I love that you can brush your teethy without the all the jerking
I love that the AI recognition coaches you to improve your brushing style so I won’t miss a single tooth when I’m brushing my teeth.
I like that you can change settings on the brush’s on-board screen.
I like that you can set the degree of brushing from intense or daily and also sensitive. I would use the time option because I know I don’t brush long enough. Having a case for traveling (when we can again) is great.
I like that you can track your teeth as you brush, highlighting the front, top, and back surfaces of your teeth in real-time.
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