Product Features* One tapered ergonomic handle with a deluxe recharge gauge
* Two contoured brush heads: compact and standard size
* Number-one recommended brand by dental professionals
* Max to gentle speed setting
* Programmable Quadpacer: 30-second interval timer encourages thorough brushing
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Sonicare Elite 9500 Custom Care Power Toothbrush is built for your individual oral care needs. Just like a smile, no two mouths are the same. That’s why the Sonicare Elite 9500 is designed with the new Custom Care System, offering two speeds and two brush head sizes for more individualized brushing. The Elite 9500 has patented sonic technology, high-speed bristle motion, and dynamic fluid cleaning action that gently and effectively reaches deep between teeth and below the gumline.
Sonicare is the only Sonic toothbrush with a slim angled neck, contoured-fit bristles and ultra high speed bristle speed for greater plaque removal in hard to reach areas. Plus, Sonicare is the #1 personally used and recommended brand by U. S. dental professionals.
Just like a smile, no two mouths are the same. That's why the Sonicare Elite 9500 is designed with the new Custom Care System, offering two speeds and two brush head sizes for more individualized brushing. The
Elite e9500 has patented sonic technology, high-speed bristle motion, and dynamic fluid cleaning action that gently and effectively reaches deep between teeth and below the gumline. Sonicare is the only Sonic toothbrush with a slim angled neck, contoured-fit bristles and ultra high speed bristle speed for greater plaque removal in hard to reach areas. Plus, Sonicare is the #1 personally used and recommended brand by U. S. dental professionals. If you are not 100 percent satisfied with your Sonicare Elite 9500 system, Sonicare will give you a full refund, no questions asked.
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Philips Sonicare Elite e9500
Sonicare Elite 9500 Features
2 Contoured Brush heads
Standard size is ideal for complete cleaning
Compact provides procession care
2 Speeds
Max for a thorough everyday clean
Gentle for sensitive areas and gum massage
Programmable Quadpacer
30-second interval timer encourages thorough brushing of each quadrant of your mouth.
Optional 30 seconds of brushing to focus on problematic areas
Easy Start
Gently increases power over the first 14 uses to ease you into the
Sonicare experience.
Smart Timer
2-minute timer helps to ensure dental professional recommended brushing time.
Deluxe Recharge Gauge
Green light tracks battery charge and yellow lights signal when to recharge.
Great for travel, fully charge Sonicare will last for up to two weeks of normal brushing.
Ergonomic Tapered HandleTapered handle with non-slip soft grip designed to improve maneuverability.
Customer ReviewsMy battery finally died after SIX YEARSThe only difference I can see between my new
9500 and the 7500/7300 models (about $20 cheaper if you can still find one) is that it comes with two different brush sizes. Replacement brushes are available in drug stores, Wal Marts, Target, and some grocery stores. It has two power settings. By default, it beeps at 30-second intervals and shuts off after two minutes so you can "do" your teeth by quadrants. All the "programmable timer" feature amounts to is the option of running for an extra 30-second interval, or turning the timer off entirely so that it's just on/off. The "easy start" feature, enabled out of the box, gradually increases power over the first fourteen brushings.
(August, 2006: Note that there is now a 9800 model with the same features as this one currently selling on Amazon for LESS. That is the one to get.)
My turn-of-the-century Sonicare would run a *good* two weeks on a charge with just me using it, and this one does too (more like three!). The instructions (then and now) say to leave it in the charger when not in use, but I always unplugged it to run the battery all the way down before re-charging; I think that's why it lasted so long. These have a good old fashioned nickel-cadmium battery and they only have so many charge cycles. I suspect the manufacturer doesn't want that getting around because their revenue stream would atrophy if everyone went this long before buying a replacement.
One nice thing about these new-generation Sonicares: smaller brushes and dramatically less splatter. The brush of my Y2K model looked like a standard manual toothbrush and some splatter was inevitable with that thing; I would remove my shirt or drape a towel over my shoulders to avoid getting festooned with micro-flecks of toothpaste. But not with this one! Plus, it hardly weighs anything at all; it's like holding a spoon.
My dentist turned me on and still recommends this brand today. (I brush for the whole two minutes and he recommends not doing that more than once per day and with a gentle, ordinary toothpaste as opposed to a whitener.) Money well spent --I haven't had a cavity in all those years. Never thought much about my gums, but they are nice & pink & clean & tight, like in the ad photos.
Sonicare gives you 60 days to send it back if you don't like it.
Tip for newbies: Stand in the shower so that you don't splatter toothpaste all over the bathroom! Have fun!
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