I’ve been using a Sonicare Elite 7500 Dual Speed Toothbrush for almost a year now. The toothbrush uses sonic technology to clean your teeth. It basically vibrates the brush incredibly fast, which at first feels pretty strange, but you get used to it pretty quick. To aid you in getting used to it, their is actually a feature that starts the brush out slowly, and over 14 days increases the power, which works great. This is just the first of many great features.

Another great feature is a built in timer. The brush can automatically run for two minutes, beeping every 30 seconds. The idea is to have you brush each quadrant for an equal amount of time. So, I start with the outside of my lower teeth, then at the beep move to the inside of my lower teeth, then at the next beep move to the outside of my upper teeth, and at the final beep the inside of my upper teeth, after which it turns off. Works great and helps assure you’re brushing long enough.

The unit has a removable head that should be replaced every 6 months. The replacement heads cost a bit over $10 each. I’ve replaced 1 so far (and will be replacing it again soon), though at 6 months, it was still in very good shape. The brushes come with a plastic cap that you can keep on the end of the brush to keep the bristles clean. The head comes off very easily, which means you could share one brush with more than one person, each person simply puts their head on when they want to use it. The heads even have a color band on them so you can tell the difference between two of them.

A charging base that the unit stands in for charging is included. It allows the cord to be coiled inside the base, which helps eliminate extra cord hanging around. I purchased a dual pack (the 7550) that included one charger, and two brushes to share with a roommate. We could easily keep one brush out of the charger for two weeks without any noticeable decline in power. Living alone now, I just keep the brush in the charger whenever I’m not using it, either way works fine. What’s most interesting to me is that the unit is completely sealed, no metal contacts are visible, yet somehow it charges when in it’s cradle. How does it work? I don’t know, but this definitely makes it easy to keep clean as you can simply hold the entire brush under the faucet.

So, does it work? Yes, it certainly does. This toothbrush leaves your mouth feeling clean. It also improves the health of your gums. I used to have problems with my gums bleeding occasionally, but since I’ve been using this toothbrush, it hasn’t been a problem. I would strongly recommend this or other Sonicare toothbrushes. Other models have the same cleaning benefits, but may have different options (timers, etc).

All Sonicare Models Feature:

• smartimer® - 2-minute timer to ensure dental professional recommended brushing time 
• easy-start® - Gently increases brushing power over first 12 uses  
• Extra-soft bristles - Extra-soft, end-rounded bristles ensure deep, yet gentle cleaning

Elite 7500 Features:

• quadpacer® - 30-second interval timer encourages thorough brushing of each quadrant of your mouth
• Ergonomic tapered handle -Tapered handle with luxury soft grip improves maneuverability
• Superior cleaning technology - Next generation sonic technology with angled neck, tapered brush head and contour-fit bristles
• Deluxe recharge gauge -Shows battery charge status and helps track battery level  
• Dual speed control - High and low speed settings