Philips Sonicare Optimal Gum Care Replacement Toothbrush Heads, HX9033/65, 3 Pack

Let's start with the obvious. Since this is a Philips branded toothbrush you cannot try it with another brand's brush heads, so do these heads work well with our Sonicare? Simply, they do. After using another well-known brand of electric toothbrush that uses round heads for close to 30 years, the Sonicare's more traditionally designed heads felt rather like stepping back in time a bit. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing, after all I'm in my 70s now and still have all of my teeth, and I grew up using standard design manual toothbrushes. Sonicare's approach takes that design and adds their twist of "sonic" action. I can't verify if this makes a difference with any numbers, but I do like how my mouth feels after brushing with these brush heads, and I've had two maintenance visits with my hygienist and dentist and they've given me a "thumbs up". These are Sonicare's "G2" heads and they do a great job of getting all of the nooks and crannies among my crooked teeth. They aren't cheap, and unlike when I first starting buying these brushes, when I went to buy more this time I had a devil of a time finding them for sale. Walmart (or whoever was the vendor selling on Walmart) was the only place I could find them. The G2 heads use a certain type of bristle, which I don't know if they're used in any of their other brushes, but we wanted to stay with these as long as we can. There's another aspect of these G2s that we like and that's they have a chip in them that works with our Sonicare handle to let us know when it's time to replace the heads, and it really works. My wife and I share the use of one handle and we change heads at the same time, as I don't think the handle can track more than one brush at a time. Regardless, this method has been working great for us. We just hope Philips will continue to sell the G2 heads. If not, we'll find another one in their lineup. Good product!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It does everything that I want it to. My gums are in excellent condition and my dental appointments are grreat.