Electric toothbrushes · updated 2026-09-30

The handle is the cheap part. This is what each brush costs over three years.

Every brush here is priced the way you actually pay for it: the handle, then a new head every few months at the maker’s own pack price. Beside that sit the facts that don’t show up on a price tag: whether it warns you when you press too hard, whether the ADA lists it, and how long the maker says a charge lasts.

53 brushes · 9 brands · $16–$380 handles · 24 with a pressure sensor · 14 with an ADA Seal listing

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Three years of brushing, across the catalog

Lowest three-year costAquaSonic Black Series
~$43
Median across the catalog
~$133
Highest three-year costPhilips Sonicare Prestige 9900
~$453

On 26 of the 50 brushes with a published head price, three years of heads cost more than the handle. Heads range from $3.12 to $9.98 each. How the figure is worked out.

4 kinds of brush in the catalog

Sonic

30 models · from $20

An elongated head vibrated tens of thousands of times a minute. Sonicare, Oclean, AquaSonic, BURST and most newer brands.

Oscillating-rotating

12 models · from $40

A small round head that turns back and forth against each tooth. Oral-B's whole range, plus quip's Rev.

Kids

6 models · from $18

Smaller heads, softer bristles and a maker-stated starting age.

Battery & slim

4 models · from $16

AAA-powered or pencil-slim handles with months of run time and no charging base.

Every brush in the catalog

Filter by maker, type, power source and price. The default order is the three-year cost, handle plus replacement heads at each maker's own pack price, because a cheap handle with dear heads is not a cheap brush. Tick up to three to line their specifications up in one table.

Must have

53 brushes found

Oral-B Pro 500 electric toothbrush
Oral-B~$40

Oral-B Pro 500

Oscillating-rotating

No pressure sensor listed · ADA Seal listing
3-year cost
~$95
Price per head
$5
Battery
not published
  • $40 handle
  • $5 heads
  • ADA-listed model

Best for: A basic rechargeable for a second bathroom or a teenager

Oclean X Lite electric toothbrush
Oclean~$70

Oclean X Lite

Sonic

No pressure sensor listed
3-year cost
~$116
Price per head
$4.17
Battery
40-day battery
  • Screen shows missed areas
  • 40-day battery
  • $4.17 heads

Best for: Seeing coverage feedback on the handle without an app

Lists built from the catalog, each saying what it ranks on

The Cheapest Electric Toothbrushes to Own That Have a Pressure Sensor

24 qualifying brushes

Ordered by three-year cost: handle price plus the heads you would buy over 36 months at the maker's lowest multipack price, less any heads in the box, then by handle price.

Electric Toothbrushes for Braces and Sensitive Gums, Chosen by Features

18 qualifying brushes

Included when the maker lists both a pressure sensor and a mode named sensitive, gentle, soft or gum care; ordered by three-year cost. This is a list of features. Your dentist or orthodontist knows your mouth; this page does not.

Electric Toothbrushes With the Longest Battery, for Travel

39 qualifying brushes

Ordered by the maker's own battery figure in days, longest first, then by price. AAA brushes are marked; their figure is per battery, not per charge. Figures are the makers' own and are usually measured at two two-minute sessions a day.

ADA Seal-Listed Electric Toothbrushes Under $100

7 qualifying brushes

Included only when the ADA's own Seal product search had a live listing naming the model or a series or model list that includes it; a maker's own "ADA accepted" badge alone does not qualify. Under $100 at the snapshot price, ordered by three-year cost.

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