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 can’t wait to see what the AI suggests after recognizing my “personal brushing style”. The toothbrush coach is wild!
I love my old Oral B electric toothbrush, but this new one has raised the bar!!!
Magnetic iO drive system to direct cleaning energy to every bristle and micro-vibrations to remove plaque? YES!!!
Smartphone app that will track your dental health and give you updates on how well you are brushing, flossing etc YES!!!
Good luck to everyone!
How can you choose just one great feature?! I like the 6 smart modes the app, the timer, the lights telling you that you are brushing too aggressively etc.
My dentist tells me I am an aggressive brusher so I need that pressure sensor!
brushing with 6 different modes
The built in toothbrush coach is unique.
using the app to track real-time each area of your mouth as you brush it.
I like the feature how the Oral-B app keeps track of my dental health and lets me know how well I am flossing, brushing and how my gum health is doing.
I’m most interested in the 6 smart brushing modes including Intense, Daily, and Sensitive. Since I have sensitive teeth this is a game changer!
You can change settings right on the brush.
I like the pressure sensor feature since I always brush too hard!
I like that this toothbrush tracks your teeth as you brush, highlighting the front, top, and back surfaces of your teeth in real-time.
I think I like the feature that tracks your brushing and lets you know how you’re doing ! Great feature.
I think that knowing if you are brushing too hard or too soft is a game changer for dental care. It will protect gums against future gum recession
I like the pressure sensor that helps protects your gums
Great 6 smart brushing modes!
I like the built in pressure sensor.
I like the built in timer feature!
I’m interested in trying the 6 smart brushing modes.
Hi Shelly and Best Buy,
The Oral-B iO Smart Electric Toothbrush looks great and i’m sure is the one thing that can take my shiny smile to the next level 🙂
I love all the smart features they are adding and am pumped to finally have a screen to display all of the information I need to best look after my teeth. Looks very sharp as well.
Thank you and good luck!
I like the pressure sensitivity feature and the reminder via the different colors of the light is a neat trick. I also like the different modes of cleaning and the real-time update via the app.
6 smart brushing modes including Intense, Daily, and Sensitive. Great feature! Super ideal!
Smart phone app sounds really futuristic
I would be most interested in using it with the Oral-B app, to be able to see in real-time each area of my mouth as I brush. This would be awesome!
The different brushing modes sounds fantastic
I like the A.I feature that allows you to track in real time via the smart phone app where your brushing, if you’re brushing too hard or too soft , how well you are flossing. This innovative feature would definitely help me, as I tend to brush too hard damaging my gums, wearing away tooth enamel and making them sensitive.
Six smart brushing modes sounds interesting.
Pressure sensor would be ideal.
Different brushing modes is interesting
love it
Because you get micro-vibrating bristles on your brush head, you can target every square inch of your teeth and gums.
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.
The pressure sensor is my favourite feature.
Pressure sensor protects your gums!
What I like best is the micro vibrations.
The display screen
This is definitely an amazing tooth brush with so many appealing features. ALL the settings are attractive and avoid the guess work…especially letting you know if you are pressing too hard. Save the gums!!!… such an important part of dental hygiene. The lights, the feed back…the charging…it’s all amazing. I even like the color 🙂
The new feature found in the Oral-B iO Smart Electric Toothbrush that I would find most interesting to try is the Smart pressure sensor that lets me know if I’m brushing too hard. My dentist always says that brushing harder could possibly damage my gums and enamel.
I love that u can travel with it
The way the AI recognition recognizes our personal brushing style and helps guide you to improve your brushing is very interesting to me!!
How cool is that! The Oral-B iO 8 Power Toothbrush uses Bluetooth to connect to the Oral-B app on your smartphone.
Of the new features found in the Oral-B iO Smart Electric Toothbrush, I would find the small display screen most interesting to try. The fact that you can use it to time your brushing is incredibly helpful. I never know how long to brush my teeth, but with a timer, I can pace myself much more easily. Plus, the fact that it greets you good morning and good night is definitely an added bonus. Makes me look forward to brushing my teeth more. So cute!
Thank you so much Best Buy Blog for running this contest and offering the opportunity to win a stunning prize! Would love to win and be absolutely delighted and excited, not to mention over-the-moon, if I did!
The feedback it gives you if your brushing needs improvement by frowning at you. I think it’s novel but cute.
The bluetooth feature that allows you to connect the toothbrush to the Oral-B app on a smartphone. I find it absolutely fascinating that you can essentially see which areas of the mouth you’ve cleaned and how thorough your brushing has been, all in real-time. That is a huge advancement in oral health technology! First time I’ve ever seen or heard of it. Thanks Best Buy.
I think the ability for the toothbrush to sense the pressure you’re putting on your teeth is an amazing concept! (Coming from someone who brushes her teeth too rough all the time). Also the screen with the adjustments easy to do, so modern!
I like the ability to change modes depending on my needs
The lights that show if you’re pressing too hard are the coolest feature to me!
Definitely interested in the smartphone app feature of the toothbrush- sounds so cool!
I think the app is really really cool and I could definitely see the benefits of the pressure sensor technology
Personally, I’m a fanatic of brushing my teeth at least twice a day and even three times a day. I don’t currently own an electric toothbrush but my dentist told me it is the way to go and this is the band he recommended.
This new electric tooth brush is off the charts amazing as it hits many of the suggestions he commented on that I would benefit from. I have to say, my most favourite features are the different modes of: Daily Clean, Whitening, Gum Care (since I have very sensitive gums), Sensitive, Intense, and Super Sensitive for optimum cleaning. I also have to mention the Blue Tooth tracking reminding me of my cleaning habits is quite a step into the future of teeth brushing. Thanks Shelly for the real thorough review of this new brush. Here’s hoping I win this fabulous sounding toothbrush.
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