Avoid it slowing and cutting out in the middle of a brushing session by placing it on the charging stand every few days to keep it topped up. Make sure you learn how to brush your teeth properly — you need to use an electric brush in a different way to a manual one. If not, is there any model that doesn’t have a quadrant timer, or has one that can be turned off, and which is the best of those models?

It’s quite difficult to get far back in my mouth and I need to apply pressure to clean my exposed teeth as my gums still haven’t filled in at the top where my wisdom teeth where removed.If you want your other locked cleaning modes back, you will need to go into the app and end the dental care journey. This guide is a small unit with a display that shows the brushing time and also shows the cleaning mode icons to help identify the cleaning mode in use.

A more powerful brush might take you to the next step, but it is unlikely to have any meaningful difference. Where normally it is 60 seconds for the bottom teeth, with 30 seconds on the left and right, the way you split your mouth up now changes to cater for the rear and front teeth. Good morning, I have 2 electric toothbrushes with no name or instructions anymore and I would love to know which model they each are and if you could enlighten me as to what each of their various functions are I would be most grateful.

Irrespective of the toothbrush you are using, don’t be too worried about the number of oscillations, rotations and pulsations. If the red light is coming on and the brush head is moving slower, it is the pressure sensor, which to my knowledge cannot be turned off. The Teen, Pro and Smart range of handles offer no icons or labels on the brush handle to show what mode you have activated. To change this, press and hold the brushing mode button for 3 seconds until the SmartGuide shows «:30» and «timer».