I want to give you a quick review of this Oral B v5
I want to give you a quick review of this Oral B v5. There’s no battery that is sensitive rechargeable and there’s a two-minute timer. The instructions are really no help at all. Not that you need much instruction for a toothbrush, but something you might not know is that there is no light to indicate that the toothbrush is actively charging. If you don’t have it in the off position when you place it on the charger.
It will not charge. You might think you’ll know that you’ve turned it
It will not charge. You might think you’ll know that you’ve turned it off, but if you’ve been using it until it’s out of power, you can’t tell when it’s on or off. There’s no click on the switch and no light indicator. It doesn’t have the words on or off. When it’s completely out of power, you do not know if the button is in the on position or the off position. The advantage of a timer with any toothbrush is that you will actually be scrubbing.
your teeth for as long as you should be. The timer feature is built
your teeth for as long as you should be. The timer feature is built in, which is great, but when it comes close to the end of your two minutes, it pulses on and off quickly instead of giving a beep. This might seem like a malfunction at first until you know that’s the signal your two minutes are almost up. When we pulled it out of the package, it was already fully charged, so we could turn it on and see that the dual action is working.
There is no adjustability in the timer; it’s always set for two minutes
There is no adjustability in the timer; it’s always set for two minutes. It will keep charged for several days if it’s been charging on the unit for a full 16 hours. This toothbrush is simple enough to just drop on the charger, but nothing keeps it steady, so it wobbles around a bit. If you knock it just slightly, it may tip over. It might feel better if it had some kind of locking mechanism or a wider base, so you don’t feel like it’s going to fall over.
Replacing batteries in a regular battery-operated toothbrush
Replacing batteries in a regular battery-operated toothbrush is really not that big of a deal, but this feels like a battery-operated toothbrush anyway, with the cord right beside the sink to charge it along with everything else you might have by the sink. You can pack it by itself and it will keep a charge for several days depending on how often you brush.
| Brand | Oral B |
| Age Range | Adult |
| Power | Battery |
| Item | Soft |
This model does come with a ring around the base of the brush
This model does come with a ring around the base of the brush head to identify it as yours in case you have multiple Oral B 500s in your bathroom. It only came with one ring color, but I assume other boxes have other colors. The brush head is interchangeable with any other style of Oral B brush head you might want to use. If you’re looking for a rechargeable electric toothbrush, this is one of the simplest and most inexpensive models we found. That is our review of the Oral B 500 electric toothbrush that is rechargeable with a built-in timer.