Experts recommend Oral-B Pro 1000 more than Oral-B Pro 500
As of 4 Apr 2024, experts prefer Oral-B Pro 1000 over Oral-B Pro 500, but both Electric Toothbrushes have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Oral-B Pro 1000 received 5 recommendations: from NBC News (12 Mar 2024), Wirecutter (18 Aug 2023) Good Housekeeping (7 Feb 2024) and 2 others. By contrast, Oral-B Pro 500 received only 1 recommendation from Electric Teeth (11 Feb 2024).
| Rank | Change | Price | Electric Toothbrush | NBC News  | Healthline  | T3  | Wirecutter  | Good Housekeeping  | TechRadar  | Electric Teeth  | Health.com  | WIRED  | The Strategist
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $30 |  Oral-B Pro 1000 The Oral-B Pro 1000 electric toothbrush is praised for its advanced cleaning technology, pressure sensor, and ADA Seal of Acceptance, making it a reliable and effective tool for maintaining oral hygiene. | 5 | - | - | 1 |
1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | N/A | $34 |  Oral-B Pro 500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 12 Mar 2024 NBC News ranked Oral-B Pro 1000 as #5
Rank Electric Toothbrush Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 12 Oral-B Pro 1000 Best for sensitive teeth... ... ... Source: www.nbcnews.com - On 18 Aug 2023 Wirecutter ranked Oral-B Pro 1000 as #1
Rank Electric Toothbrush Comment #1 out of 2 Oral-B Pro 1000 The best electric toothbrush... ... ... Source: www.nytimes.com - On 7 Feb 2024 Good Housekeeping ranked Oral-B Pro 1000 as #1
Rank Electric Toothbrush Comment #1 out of 5 Oral-B Pro 1000 Best Overall Electric Toothbrush... ... ... Source: www.goodhousekeeping.com - On 19 Mar 2024 WIRED ranked Oral-B Pro 1000 as #1
Rank Electric Toothbrush Comment #1 out of 9 Oral-B Pro 1000 Best Oscillating Brush... ... ... Source: www.wired.com - On 14 Dec 2023 The Strategist ranked Oral-B Pro 1000 as #1
Rank Electric Toothbrush Comment #1 out of 10 Oral-B Pro 1000 Best overall electric toothbrush... ... ... Source: nymag.com - On 11 Feb 2024 Electric Teeth ranked Oral-B Pro 500 as #6
Rank Electric Toothbrush Comment ... ... ... #6 out of 9 Oral-B Pro 500 Best budget... ... ... Source: www.electricteeth.com
After counting and adding up the 83 expert endorsements of the April rankings, Oral-B Pro 1000 outranks Oral-B Pro 500. This is not to say that Oral-B Pro 500 is a bad option. Like Oral-B Pro 1000, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Oral-B Pro 1000 
Oral-B Pro 500 Customers like Oral-B Pro 1000 somewhat more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Oral-B Pro 500
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Oral-B Pro 1000, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Oral-B Pro 500.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling electric toothbrush receives a consumer score of 9.0 (great). Oral-B Pro 1000 ranks higher than that and Oral-B Pro 500 ranks lower than that.
| Oral-B Pro 1000 |
In comparison:
9.1 Great
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| Oral-B Pro 500 |
In comparison:
8.7 Great
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| Median best-selling Electric Toothbrush |
In comparison:
9.0 Great
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Oral-B Pro 1000 is more popular than Oral-B Pro 500
It's fairly safe to say that Oral-B Pro 1000 is a more popular electric toothbrush than Oral-B Pro 500, based on its 100,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Oral-B Pro 1000 and 500 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Colgate Hum | $33 |
In comparison:
8.3 Great
| 3 expert recommendations | |
 | AquaSonic Black Series | $30 |
In comparison:
AquaSonic Black Series ranks #23 out of 63. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 9.1 Great
| No expert recommendations | Better Reviews |
 | Philips Sonicare for Kids | $35 |
In comparison:
Philips Sonicare for Kids ranks #3 out of 63. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 9.7 Amazing
| 3 expert recommendations | Better Reviews |
 | Philips Sonicare One | $25 |
In comparison:
8.6 Great
| No expert recommendations | Cheaper |
| Rank | Change | Price | Electric Toothbrush | NBC News | Healthline | T3 | Wirecutter | Good Housekeeping | TechRadar |
Electric Teeth | Health.com | WIRED | The Strategist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $30 | Oral-B Pro 1000 The Oral-B Pro 1000 electric toothbrush is praised for its advanced cleaning technology, pressure sensor, and ADA Seal of Acceptance, making it a reliable and effective tool for maintaining oral hygiene. | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | - | $45 |  Philips Sonicare 4100 The Philips Sonicare 4100 electric toothbrush is highly praised by experts for its advanced features, including sonic technology, sensitive mode, pressure sensor, long battery life, and ADA Seal of Acceptance, making it a reliable and user-friendly option for achieving optimal oral hygiene. | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 2 | - |
| 3 | - | $350 |  Philips Sonicare 9900 Prestige The Philips Sonicare 9900 Prestige toothbrush offers advanced features, personalized brushing experience, and real-time guidance, making it an ideal choice for individuals who prioritize their oral health and value convenience in their dental care routine. | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 4 | - | $386 |  Oral-B iO Series 10 The Oral-B iO Series 10 electric toothbrush is a versatile and effective tool for maintaining oral hygiene, offering a unique combination of oscillating and sonic brushing styles, pressure sensor, long battery life, and advanced timer features. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
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Expert reviews [21]
- with a score: 7
- without a score: 14
| Highest score by New Mouth | 92 |
| Average score based on 21 reviews | 83 |
| Lowest score by TechGearLab | 78 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [3]
- with a score: 1
- without a score: 2
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
- REMOVE UP TO 100% MORE PLAQUE* along the gumline whilst PROTECTING GUMS with our dentist-inspired round brush head technology *vs. a manual toothbrush
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Oral-B Pro 1000 is a top selling and one of the less expensive options. It's a #1 bestseller in electric toothbrushes category and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Quip Kids Electric Toothbrush or AquaSonic Black Series .
Oral-B Pro 1000 is $47.24 less expensive than an average electric toothbrush ($76.99).
Oral-B Pro 500 is a well-known and one of the less expensive options. It's in the top 3 bestselling electric toothbrushes and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Philips Sonicare for Kids or Oral-B Kids Moana .
Oral-B Pro 500 is $43.12 less expensive than an average electric toothbrush ($76.99).
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