Best electric toothbrush 2022: Which electric toothbrush is best?

By George Storr

Published: Tuesday, 26 July 2022 at 12:00 am

If you want to go the extra mile in looking after your teeth, buying yourself an electric toothbrush is an easy — and often affordable — way to do so. We’ve scoured the web for the very best electric toothbrushes on the market today to help you pick the right one.

We’ve found the best brushes from top brands like Oral-B and Philips, plus some slightly more unusual buys and one or two that are fantastic bargains.

How much are you willing to spend on your toothbrush? That’s a key question in picking what features and settings you’d like. For example, more sophisticated ‘smart toothbrushes’ come with Bluetooth to hook up to your phone and record when and for how long you’ve been brushing your teeth.

Read on for our complete guide to some of the best toothbrushes on the market right now, and some of the best value ones.

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Which electric toothbrush is best?

We’ve divided our favourite toothbrushes into sub-categories to help you find a brush that suits your budget and tastes. We’ve got brushes starting at £30 and going way up into the hundreds, depending on exactly what you want.

Right now, there are some amazingly sophisticated options out there, like the Oral-B iO9 which actually uses AI to tell you more about your toothbrushing habits.

Best electric toothbrush to buy in 2022

Best electric toothbrush under £50 

Philips Sonicare DailyClean 3100

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At time of writing, the Philips Sonicare DailyClean is discounted from £70 down to £40, nicely dropping into this category and offering you some fantastic value.

This is Philips’s basic entry-level brush. It’s simple to use and comes with a reassuring two-year warranty.

The downside is that its battery must be run down completely before being charged up again, thanks to the brush using some slightly older tech in its build. However, if you want a good electric toothbrush for under £50, the Philips Sonicare DailyClean remains a fantastic option.

Buy Philips Sonicare DailyClean £70 £40 at Amazon

Buy Philips Sonicare DailyClean £40 at Boots

Best sonic toothbrush

Spotlight Oral Care Sonic Toothbrush

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The Sonic Toothbrush from Spotlight Oral Care pushes both air and toothpaste into hard-to-reach areas of your mouth using sonic vibrations. Sounds thorough, right?

It’s a highly-rated brush with three different settings and deep cleaning action that’s ideal for maintaining your oral health.

Spotlight Oral Care Sonic Toothbrush £110 £66 at uk.spotlightoralcare.com

Spotlight Oral Care Sonic Toothbrush £77.80 £74.95 at Amazon

Best value electric toothbrush

Oral-B Vitality Plus 

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This offering from Oral-B costs just £19.99 right now! That’s fantastic value on a well-respected brand.

This brush is on the basic side, but having been discounted from £40 to its current price, we think it’s a bargain.

It includes two brush heads, which even the expensive Oral-B iO9 listed below strangely doesn’t! It’s on the simpler side with one brushing mode but could be an ideal buy for someone wanting to try out their first electric toothbrush, or just save some cash.

Buy Oral-B Vitality Plus electric toothbrush for £40 £19.99 at Currys

Best electric toothbrush for sensitive teeth

Oral-B iO9

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The iO9 is an impressively high-tech piece of kit, offering wide-ranging settings and some very advanced technology.

There are settings for cleaning your tongue and settings for cleaning sensitive teeth, as well as impressive AI capabilities. The brush’s AI can tell you if you’re brushing some parts of your mouth more than others and offer reflections on your toothbrushing habits to help you learn as it does.

Of course, the downside of this sophisticated brush is that it costs a lot, with an RRP of £249.99. However, if you want to make an investment and these high-tech settings sound like something you’d use and enjoy, then this could be the brush for you.