Does what they verpricht

Packaging and Equipment:
But the packaging is in itself already very high. The pressure, some with metallic shimmer, is really an eye-catcher. The content is distributed to two boxes which, however, are connected to each other and can be opened by the use of a magnet to a display. The division into two boxes, which can be opened separately, is able, in particular the punched tabs for easy pull out the inner boxes. The content itself is in turn wrapped in plastic and therefore well protected during transportation from scratches.
Enclosed were next to the handpiece itself and the associated charging station, a small storage compartment including lid, suitable for 4 brush heads, which can be attached to the charging station, the SmartGuide, including proper wall mount, a travel case, including an attached pouch for the charging station and brush Series deep cleansing, 3D White and Sensitive. You get (almost) everything you could want for a toothbrush, I myself would have liked to have a standard brush of the series Precision Clean to the entire image round.

Regarding the design, there are no two opinions in my opinion. The toothbrush just looks super. The combination of the color black with silver cladding of the remaining toothbrush is truly succeeded. The charging station is kept as with any Oral-B model in plain white, just like the small storage compartment (dishwasher safe), whose cover is transparent-gray. The SmartGuide is decorated in silver. The wall mount is transparent. If you build it all together on the whole station gives a great overall picture!
The travel case is black with silver Metallendstücken, overall very, very high quality, but unfortunately also a bit difficult. The inner shell, in which the handpiece and two brush heads can be set is dishwasher safe. The purse for the charging station is held in plain black.
I had previously an Oral-B Professional Care 500. Compared to this, the new Oral-B 7000 handpiece fatter, but is very good in the hand and feels a little lighter on.
All in all, the packaging, the design, and the abundance of amenities can be really called Premium "!

Power toothbrush:
The Oral-B 7000 has a triple Pressure sensor. If you press too hard during the cleaning process with the brush head to the teeth or gums, the handpiece lights back on top in red, which well stands a during cleaning process in the eye, even if not explicitly pays attention. In addition, the pulsations are stopped and the Sensitive mode is activated, which slowly than the mode clean "so that one then stands out at the latest that you press down too hard. If you reduce the pressure on the handpiece immediately in the mode actually selected to . An extension of the cleaning time of the selected cleaning process is carried out not by the Pressure sensor.
I for several years with the brush Oral-B 500 and would therefore define me at least as an advanced user in the field of electric toothbrushes, but I had to realize how much you really can not go wrong in the end. The Pressure sensor lighted up at me in the first days very often. : - / Of the Pressure sensor is so can also benefit if you believe supposedly already to be a professional ;-)

The toothbrush also has 6 cleaning modes that can be durchgeswitcht over the lower button on the handpiece. The display of the currently selected mode is done via the SmartGuide using a small little picture.
The mode Clean "is intended for daily cleaning. It takes a total of two minutes, so 30 seconds per quadrant. After 30 seconds, the handpiece gives a pleasant tone of himself and briefly stops the rotation of the brush head. In my predecessor (oral B Professional Care 500) was the display of the quadrant change only through a change in the rotation, so I sometimes when I was in thought, did not catch the change. However, If the rotation as the Oral-B 7000 briefly, can the exchange ;-) not forget After the entire two minutes gives a beep of the handpiece and can be the cleaning process by pressing the top button quit the handpiece or even brush a little longer if you wish. I even brush been around for 2 weeks in cleaning mode "with the new Oral-B 7000 and compared to my predecessor, the teeth feel on much longer smooth. Here make you feel the pulsations 40,000 / Min. noticeable.
The mode deep cleaning "is a simple extension of the cleaning time to 3 minutes, ie 45 seconds per quadrant. Not more but also no less. Who has the feeling his teeth are not clean enough after 2 minutes, so is well served by this program.
The mode Sensitive "includes a brushing time of 2 minutes at a particularly gentle rotation. He was for me personally too slow. He calls thus somehow feel out that the teeth are not properly cleaned, although that's not true, because even after this mode, teeth nice and smooth. Who previously waived the use of an electric manual toothbrush, because they have to aggressively cleaned ", can access here carefree
The polishing mode "takes as the cleaning mode" for 2 minutes at 30 seconds per quadrant. Whether my teeth afterwards were really whiter than previously can be bad to say only with a simple look in the mirror. It would make sense here is an enclosed tooth color chart with which to read the current degree of discoloration of the teeth and thus changes could determine concretely.
The mode tongue cleaning "is a nice gimmick, but for me personally not a must. If you like it is in any case not be disappointed here. Uses the Sensitve brush head you have to worry about no violations of the tongue, because this is very soft and hugs good the tongue.
The mode massage "is personally completely pointlessly for me I've never had to massage the need my gums with a toothbrush and I will continue to not have, but it is said that every person has different needs;..)

The pity is that you can only switch between the different cleaning modes when the toothbrush is in operation (ie you lose "a few seconds brushing time) and also that the toothbrush does not notice the last selected cleaning mode. You have every day the mode again Set, unless you use the cleaning mode "which is provided as a standard program.

The battery:
The battery delivers what it promises. 10 days never resorted to high. For an electric manual toothbrush really good!
The battery charge level is visually well represented by three blue glowing strokes. Is drawing to a close the battery is no longer lit blue it, but orange and makes a so attention the toothbrush back to hang on to power.

The Smart Guide:
This in my opinion is completely useless. Only to select the modes I use the SmartGuide. But would better please me if you could perceive the modes selection of the toothbrush itself. Sure, it's kind of nice if the Smiley looks sad when you press down too hard, but in the end I am satisfied, the red warning light on the toothbrush.
For children, however, the SmartGuide could be a motivation as the Smiley by smile or be sad-visually represents the proper operation of the toothbrush and rewarded with acquired stars.
All in all, I could well do without it and would discount the entire toothbrush favor in return for removing the Smart Guides.

All in all I'm really excited about the new Oral-B 7000. It delivers what it promises, I do not know what I should want from a portable electric toothbrush yet. In direct comparison to the Oral-B Professional Care 500 it also provides significant better cleaning results! The only thing that probably leaves a bad aftertaste in many EIA is of 249.99.