Sonicare Essence 5300 Electric Toothbrush

Suggested Retail Price: $69.99

Rating: 8/10

Advantages

• Good at cleaning coffee and tobacco stains
• Two-minute timer signals recommended brushing time
• Easily travels
• Limited 2 year warranty   

Disadvantages

• Few extra features
• Can feel ticklish for some people until they adjust to the high speed

Included Accessories

• Base station charger with easy-wrap cord
• Brush head holder
• Compact travel case
• Owner's manual

Review

Of all of the Sonicare electric toothbrush models, the Essence 5300 Power is the most popular, and also one of the best.  As a mid-priced model, it has a moderate amount of features, but none of them are especially fancy.

Like all other Sonicare toothbrushes, this one runs at a very high speed.  At a speed of 31,000 brush strokes per minute, the Essence 5300 is a very efficient cleaner.  And because it has a slender, angled neck, it is easy to maneuver inside your mouth, and can reach hard to reach places, like wisdom teeth.  This electric toothbrush utilizes its extra soft bristles to specialize in removing coffee and tobacco stains.  It comes with a guarantee than you will have whiter teeth in 28 days.  And like any good electric toothbrush, it will help improve gum heath by reversing gingivitis and can even shrink periodantal pockets.

Although it does not have a ton of extra features or accessories, the Essence 5300 makes good use of the ones it does have. The two-minute timer beeps every 30 seconds so that you can evenly brush all your teeth.  It's also a good electric toothbrush to take when traveling, since it's easy to pack it in the included travel case.  Also, since it holds charge for up to 2 weeks, you won't have to pack the charger base unless you're away for extended periods of time.

You'll also find that this is an easy electric toothbrush to recharge.  The toothbrush handle has a recharge indicator that blinks when a charge is needed.  The charger base is very compact, so you will not have to worry about taking up too much space.

If you want some extra accessories for your electric toothbrush, Sonicare does sells a variety of brush heads that can be used on this model.  Indeed, the base station charger is built so that it can store another two brush heads in it.  Though this can be a little frustrating, since it seems like Sonicare is trying to get you to buy more brush heads instead of just including some replacements in the package.  Still, this does not stop the Essence 5300 from being one of the better models available, since it does such a great job at actually cleaning your teeth and gums.