When I recently asked readers what their best electric toothbrush was, there were no doubts, Philips and Oral-B stole the show this year. The gold this year goes to the high-end Philips Sonicare FlexCare Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush. The Flexcare model with the sanitizer, is just as good, maybe even more better, but it’s pricier cost puts it in second place. The Philips Sonicare FlexCare were far the most popular and preferred electric toothbrushes, and, according to our customers, the best overall. Nevertheless, it is worth mentioning that Oral-B Care SmartSeries 5000 is another favorite and, to our opinion, probably of equal quality to its Flexcare competitor.

1. Philips Sonicare FlexCare Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush BEST OVERALL

2. Philips Sonicare FlexCare Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush with Sanitizer

3. Oral-B Professional Care SmartSeries 5000 Rechargeable Toothbrush

4. Oral-B Vitality Precision Clean Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush BEST FOR SMALL BUDGETS

5. Philips Sonicare HX9332/05 Diamondclean Rechargeable Toothbrush BEST FOR TRAVELERS

6. Oral B Triumph 9900 Toothbrush with Smart Guide

7. Oral-B Triumph Professional Care 9400 Power Toothbrush

8. Philips Sonicare Essence e5500 Power Toothbrush

9. Philips Sonicare Essence 5300 Power Toothbrush

10. Philips Sonicare Elite e7300 Power Toothbrush

So here’s the list, starting with our #1! Surprisingly the Oral-B Vitality Precision Clean Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush was shy of the third position this year, which is probably due to, like a customer nicely reminded me, “can’t beat the price”. Oral-B again did very well with the Oral-B Triumph Professional Care 9950 and 9400 Power Toothbrush. But this is no surprise as Oral-B seems to have been catching up with Philips over the last years to produce great quality electric toothbrushes. This is a good thing as it gives customers plenty of great quality electric toothbrushes at different price range to choose from. Finally, travelers and geeks will love the Sonicare HX9332/05 Diamondclean which comes with a usb charging travel case (!!).