Key Features
3D movement for enhanced cleaning: oscillates, rotates and pulses
Pressure Sensor
Timer
Pros & Cons
Cheaper than most Oral B Brushes
Timer and Pacer
3D oscillating rotating clean
No app for guided cleaning
Loud
Vibrates +
Product Summary
The Oral B Pro 3 with its 3-dimensional cleaning head, offers optimal plaque removal for healthy teeth and clean braces.
At a cheaper price point than the Oral B Smart 5, but with many of the same advanced cleaning features such as the visual pressure sensor and in built timer, I recommend it as the best budget electric toothbrush for braces.
A downside to this toothbrush is that due to the lack of bluetooth connectivity, you’re unable to use the Oral B app with it. The app is particularly useful if you’re new to electric toothbrushes, to help you improve your technique. It’s not essential, and although it generally works well there are some limitations in the real-time brushing feature, where it doesn’t really recognise where in your mouth you’re aiming your toothbrush.
If you’re keen on the app feature, consider the Smart 5 instead. Otherwise, the Oral B Pro 3 is an excellent toothbrush.
Oral B also offer a Vitality range at a lower price point, however I wouldn’t recommend it for brushing with braces because it doesn’t have a pressure sensor; in my opinion an essential feature for protecting the gums as well as the braces.
