The first Oral-B toothbrush was designed in 1950 by Dr. Robert Hutson, a California periodontist who created the first Oral-B toothbrush with soft, end-rounded nylon bristles; He designed and patented the first Oral-B toothbrush as the Oral-B 60. Slowly the toothbrush became immensely popular and in the year 1969 it became the first toothbrush to go to the moon onboard the Apollo 11 mission. In the year 1978 Oral B introduced electric toothbrush known as D1, it got immense popularity and was sold predominantly in the European market. In the year 2000, Oral-B 3D Excel, Power toothbrush was launched in the market. This electric toothbrush was amazing, it had never before features and effectively changed the market of the electric toothbrushes altogether.

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The market was full of the power toothbrushes from almost all leading brands barring the Johnson and Johnson that made a late entry in the market with their Reach Powerbrush. The Reach Powerbrush is based on the rotational head technology. The Reach Powerbrush is similar in appearance to an ordinary electric toothbrush. Although it is heavier than ordinary toothbrushes, and the brush head does look different than an ordinary toothbrush. The toothbrush requires one AA size battery to power it.  The battery usually lasts for about a month. If you desire you may replace the ordinary battery with a rechargeable battery because they may save you money in the long run. As for the brush head, it needs replacement every three months. You should replace the brush head if the bristles look worn out or damaged even if it hasn’t been three months yet.
The round oscillating head makes it easy to effectively clean all hard to reach areas in the oral cavity. The bristles present on the brush head are specially designed for both cleaning teeth and massaging the gums. The centre bristles are designed to clean the surfaces of your teeth while the raised blue outer bristles are ideal for massaging and cleaning along the gum line. The brush head consists of two motions in the Reach Powerbrush. The brush head moves in an up and down motion and spins also. The spinning head is specialty of the toothbrush called Reach Powerbrush. What if you want to replace the brush head? It’s very simple. To remove the brush head you simply twist it, and pull it off. Then replace it by pushing the new brush head on, and twisting it in the opposite direction.

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