Sensitive teeth and receding gums

Start with a pressure sensor you can notice, a low intensity, and a soft head. Lean sonic if the roots are already exposed. The Philips Sonicare 4100 is the pick we name first. The Oral-B iO Series 2 is the round-head alternative, because it has a Super Sensitive mode the Series 3 does not.

Recession is often a pressure injury that already happened. A brush that only slows down after you have pressed, and does not show you, is a weak tool for this job. The Pro 1000's hidden sensor is real and easy to ignore. The iO ring is harder to ignore. Sonicare's pulse on the 4100 is in between.

Should you buy the Dyson if your gums hurt?

Not as a first brush. Gentle mode exists, and a sensitive head exists, but the jet is a new force at the gumline and the handle is heavy. Learn a quiet sonic or a Super Sensitive iO first. Add a jet when a dentist has already told you the recession is stable and you still will not floss.

Bleeding that continues past a week of gentle two-minute brushing is not a mode problem. That is a dental appointment. This site is a comparison, not a clinic.