Braun Oral-B EB18-4 3DWhite Replacement Rechargeable Toothbrush Heads 4-Pack

Genuine product. Excellent value. Super quick delivery. These really do help get rid of stains. Do not be fooled by the supposed non Braun compatibles as they are not the same.

The 4-Pack of Braun 3D White Rechargeable Toothbrush Heads can be fitted to most of Braun's Oral-B electric toothbrushes, but not their Pulsonic, Sonic Complete, Vitality Sonic or CrossAction Power bushes (as noted on the packaging). The heads come in separate sealed packages from within the main box, to keep each head suitably sterile and clean before they are used.

The heads themselves are of a similar length to the standard Oral-B heads. The brush head is however considerably larger, with an oval shaped rotating head sporting the unique `dentist-inspired' polishing cup in the centre. We are told that the polishing cup is specifically designed to remove stains in order to naturally whiten teeth.

After both my partner and myself tried out these new fangled heads, although the larger brush head is noticeable and you can feel the rubbery plastic of the polishing cup against your teeth and gums, to be honest, neither of us could really see or feel much else that was different to the standard heads that we have been using for years - let alone any noticeable results with our teeth afterwards. However, with use over a much longer period, it may be the case that the results slowly become more apparent; but from our 2 - 3 day trial period, the polishing cup does appear to be somewhat of a `scientifically-inspired' gimmick!

The bristles feel as soft as those on the standard Oral-B heads. The rotation action and speed seems the same, with approximately a 45 degree turn both clockwise and anti-clockwise. The most obvious difference to the user during brushing is the increased size of the oval head, which seems to creep over more of your gums whilst cleaning the fronts and backs of your teeth. This is certainly no bad thing.

After use, cleaning the entire toothbrush head is a doddle. Just run the brush under running water, and then pull the whole head off and run more water down the hollow channel underneath. This will clear out any excess toothpaste from the insides. Simple!

The four heads also come with the usual hard-plastic colour bands, to help identify the different heads if multiple users are using the same electric toothbrush heads.

The attached video shows the four heads with the packaging they come in; it compares them with a standard Braun Oral-B head; and it finally shows attaching the head to two different Oral-B electric toothbrushes (one recent-ish model and one much older model).

It's difficult to assess the difference bewtween these brushes and say, these ones Braun Oral-B EB20-8 Precision Clean Replacement Rechargeable Toothbrush Heads - 8-Pack which are half the price.

The rubber cup in the middle, intended to remove tartar more effectively, feels like it might be more effective. However, it has to be said that ordinary Oral-B heads do quite a good job too.

A potential disadvantage is that these are less able to get around the tooth as the rubber centre is quite firm, unlike the normal brush centres.

It's very difficult to tell whether these are better. I shall continue to use the more usual heads and keep these for remedial work if needed (and will update here).