Sonicare Essence e5300 Electric Toothbrush Review

The Sonicare Essence leaves your teeth feeling as if you just had them cleaned at the dentist.  It also does a fantastic job of massaging your gums to keep them healthy.  The battery is recharged without electrical contacts -- great because over time the contacts would corrode and stop working.  The biggest disadvantages of this model are price (but the job it does is worth it), the non-replaceable battery and the design of the brush head.  The brush head has a large motor section at its base and the brush body has a large cavity to hold it.  Water seeps into this cavity and bacteria tend to grow there.  You need to clean the cavity periodically to keep the crud in check.  I have owned this model long enough that the battery died and I had to buy a new unit.  Given my great dental checkups, I replaced it without grumbling.