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kids electric toothbrushes - any tips?

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jamsandwich · 09/06/2009 22:12

No responses on the Products topic, so thought I'd hop over here...

Just had the dreaded dentist experience, dd nearly 4, has a cavity. Oh God, the guilt.

Sooo, have upped the toothpaste fluoride level and now snooping about for a whizzy toothbrush.

I think it needs to be very Disney/ princess to convince her. I've looked at a few Braun Oral B ones - Stages Power has Cinderella or Ariel shaped handle but brush head looks a bit big. Also I can't seem to find it in any UK sites, bit of a pain.

Also looked at rechargeable one with princess brush heads but it's really expensive and not very princessy so not sure if she'll be convinced.

I also want to avoid loud vibratey ones as I think she'll freak out, so don't like to put a princess brush head on my own Oral B handle as that is a bit too zizzy for me sometimes!

Can anyone advise?

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PerfectPrefect · 09/06/2009 22:16

The Braun rechargable one is pretty good.

Isn't too loud and intermittently you can get tehm half price (so about £12).

We actually have 2 in the family and DP and I also use them with our own heads.

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abear · 09/06/2009 22:22

My dentist told me to get a Braun rechargeable. We had a battery powered one and apparently they aren't powerful / fast enough (my DS, aged 6 has cavity and I have the guilt too!). Unfortuantely I think that may rule out the whole Disney Princess thing.

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Seona1973 · 09/06/2009 22:26

sleeping beauty brush

dd has the battery operated princess one like this. Tesco sells them.

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PerfectPrefect · 09/06/2009 22:26

You can get disney princess heads for the Braun rechargeable. They do Disney Cars for the boys I think (although don't pay much attention to boys products).

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jamsandwich · 09/06/2009 22:27

thank you, Braun seem pretty popular then! Sounds like I need to go on the hunt for some special offers.

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PerfectPrefect · 09/06/2009 22:29

I have just seen your OP.

Do you have the bog standard cheapie Braun handle? If you do why don't you get her some Princess heads and give it a go rather than investing in the expensive part.

If you get on with it you can look out for a brush when they are half price (they do it about once every 3m I think).

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jamsandwich · 09/06/2009 22:37

PerfectPrefect - I made the mistake of buying a more expensive one for me (when it was half price, natch) thinking it must be better if it costs more. But it is a bit too much.

But I think dh has an old basic one lying about somewhere, I think you might be onto something there. I could always cover it with stickers to win over her fickle heart.

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