{"id":4024495,"date":"2025-12-04T09:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T09:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electricteeth.com\/uk\/?p=4024495"},"modified":"2025-12-04T09:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T09:55:00","slug":"y-brush-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electricteeth.com\/uk\/y-brush-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Y-Brush review"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Y-Brush<\/figure>\n\n\n
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Our verdict<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n \"rating-star-filled\" \n <\/div>\n
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\n \"rating-star-half\" \n <\/div>\n
\n \"rating-star-empty\" \n <\/div>\n
(3.6)<\/div>\n
\n \"ask-icon\"\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

Y-Brush is one of the best mouthpiece toothbrushes that I have seen and tested to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The brushing results are surprisingly good, but it is not quite good enough to replace your regular toothbrush, yet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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\n \"Fasteesh\n <\/div>\n
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\n Fasteesh Y-Brush <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \"rating-star-filled\"\n <\/div>\n
\n \"rating-star-filled\"\n <\/div>\n
\n \"rating-star-filled\"\n <\/div>\n
\n \"rating-star-half\"\n <\/div>\n
\n \"rating-star-empty\"\n <\/div>\n
(3.6)<\/div>\n
\n \"ask-icon\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Surprisingly good cleaning results<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/td>\n\n

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Fit of mouthpiece<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/td>\n\n <\/tr>\n\n \n

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3 modes<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/td>\n\n

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Cleaning results are not perfect<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/td>\n\n <\/tr>\n\n \n

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Long battery life<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/td>\n\n

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Toothpaste residue left in bristles<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/td>\n\n <\/tr>\n\n \n

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Firm power\/function button<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/td>\n\n <\/tr>\n\n \n

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Construction and quality<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/td>\n\n <\/tr>\n\n \n <\/tbody>\n\n <\/table>\n\n \n\n\n

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You will be better off with these brushes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Y-Brush was the best example of a\u00a0mouthpiece style toothbrush<\/a>\u00a0I had seen and used until\u00a0SymplBrush<\/a>\u00a0came along.\u00a0SymplBrush is currently only available in the USA, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do believe that the brushes we recommend in our\u00a0best electric toothbrush<\/a> article, such as SURI 2.0<\/a>, are a better choice<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n \"SURI\n <\/div>\n
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\n SURI 2.0 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \"rating-star-filled\"\n <\/div>\n
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\n \"rating-star-filled\"\n <\/div>\n
\n \"rating-star-filled\"\n <\/div>\n
\n \"rating-star-filled\"\n <\/div>\n
(5)<\/div>\n
\n \"ask-icon\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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\n \u00a3104.99 Amazon <\/a>\n \u00a3105 SURI <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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How does it work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Y-Brush is a little different to most toothbrushes you will have seen before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known predominantly as a mouthpiece toothbrush, it is designed to clean all surfaces of the teeth at the same time, rather than 1 surface at a time like a regular toothbrush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y-Brush is designed to clean 1 arch, top or bottom teeth at once rather than together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where you would normally apply toothpaste and move the toothbrush around the mouth, with Y-Brush, you apply paste and loosely bite into it like you might a mouthguard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once in position, a single press on the button will launch this into action and begin brushing all surfaces of the teeth in a single arch in 5 seconds.  Fip it over, repeat on the other arch of teeth and the total brushing time is just 10 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the 2 x 5 second routine you do need to use a particular technique. With the toothpaste applied, you bite into the mouthpiece and move it from the right to left side of your mouth in a steady motion whilst chewing into the mouthpiece. I call it the \u2018chomp & slide\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The technique is demonstrated in the following instructional video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Y-Brush cleans all your teeth and their surfaces simultaneously, whereas with regular toothbrushes, manual or electric, you clean one surface of the tooth at any one time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dental professionals recommend that you brush for at least 120 seconds (2 minutes). This means that for the average mouth with 32 teeth, you clean each surface for just 1.25 seconds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Y-Brush, every surface is cleaned for a minimum of 5 seconds, because all teeth in the upper or lower jaw are brushed simultaneously.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means: every surface gets brushed 4x longer than they would with a traditional brushing technique. The total toothbrushing duration is 12x less (10 seconds instead of 120).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Design, usability, clean & general use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you haven\u2019t gotten the message by now, Y-Brush by French company Fasteesh is not your regular toothbrush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y-Brush is actually a really good name, inspired by the Y like shape the unit has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The box it comes in does not shout quite as loud as it could about some of the features it offers.  However, it is clear, it is designed to clean all your teeth in just 10 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Y-Brush<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The white cardboard box is securely closed via a magnet on the front edge.  Lift the front panel and you reveal the brush within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a bit more plastic and foam than I would like considering we are in a more environmentally considerate era, but I will cut some slack here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is included in the box depends on which package you have ordered.  I have listed my box content of this \u2018solo\u2019 package above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 2 main parts to this toothbrush, you have the handpiece and the brush head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the handpiece that contains all the electronics and the Y shaped brush head attaches to this handpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Initial impressions are it is satisfactory in terms of its build quality and materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am perhaps being a bit polite here or overly critical depending on your viewpoint.  It does feel a bit like a production sample and not an entirely finished product.  It certainly doesn\u2019t have the finesse and premium feel of some other toothbrushes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is to be expected to some extent with the initial products that come out of crowdfunding campaigns like this, but Amabrush looked and felt better in hand in my opinion, albeit larger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps some neatly placed rubber\/silicone would soften harsh edges and improve the look?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The images shown throughout best illustrate how this product looks, but essentially the handpiece has a 3D trapezoid shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A flat bottom edge allows the handpiece to stand upright.  The left and right sides taper up towards a shorter but flatter top edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the top edge is a large plastic protrusion, with a hexagonal shape, that the brush head pushes onto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Top<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The base of the handpiece is free of ports and controls as is the right edge.  There are however 2 very small feet on the base that help give stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the left edge (as you look at the handpiece) is the microUSB power port.  It is recessed into the handpiece and revealed by removing a rubber port cover, which is attached to a rubber strip that runs around the edge of the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the front side, in the middle of the handpiece is the power\/function button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Round in shape it has a Y icon on it and sits slightly proud of the slightly depressed LED ring that surrounds it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LED ring is made up of 3 sections of light that illuminate based on the cleaning mode and status of the battery.  More on these later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Function<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the back of the handle is a sticker with regulatory information and the handpiece number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The handpiece is a sort of sea green\/turquoise colour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fitting to the top of the handpiece is the brush head, with the notable Y shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The neck of the brush head has a strong white plastic construction that fits over the top of the handpiece.  There is a reassuring \u2018click\u2019 when fitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It simply pushes on and pulls off.  It actually fits 2 ways to the handpiece, the bristles facing you or facing away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extending from the white plastic is the main mouthpiece part of the brush head.  I am not sure what material it is precisely, but it seems to be a type of flexible plastic and has a sort of cream colour to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Y-Brush<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Depending on where you run your fingers the material is either smooth to the touch or there is a slight texture.  This is all based on the way that the bristles have been fitted and to keep the overall size of the mouthpiece down, so it is as thin as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has a U shape to it, to match with the arch of your teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within the U shape are 6 rows of nylon bristles, 2 on each side that come into contact with the teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Close<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The whole mouthpiece is fairly flexible.  It is not as soft as that supplied with HiBrush, but not as large or stiff as that supplied with Amabrush.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is clear from looking at the back of the mouthpiece there has been an attempt to give some extra strength as can be seen with the lines of white material within the mouthpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Back<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As I have mentioned earlier, unlike some other mouthpiece toothbrushes Y-Brush is designed to clean just 1 row of teeth at a time and not all teeth in the mouth at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has been designed with comfort in mind and I would be inclined to agree that this was a good move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y-Brush have also opted for the more traditional nylon bristles compared to the silicone bristles that most others have opted for.  As you will see later, I think this was a very good choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Built into the handpiece is a 1000mAh rechargeable battery, motor and electronics needed to make this work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the brush head attached you can begin using it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need to apply toothpaste into the mouthpiece brush head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where some products require a special toothpaste, this does not.  You can use your regular paste.  The idea is you apply a small amount throughout the bristles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Toothpaste<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To make this job easier, you can buy a small plastic adapter that allows you to feed the toothpaste into the brush head with a little more ease and essentially create a string of toothpaste that follows the shape of the brush head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failing that you can apply 3 small drops in the mouthpiece. 1 at the front and 1 either side of the mouthpiece, where the bristles will come into contact with the rear teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You then want to select the cleaning mode you wish to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To do this you need to give a short press on the power\/function button found on the handpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This button is very firm and provides little feedback which is a real shame.  I am surprised such a stiff button made it to this final production unit.  It does however prevent accidental activation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Y-Brush<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nonetheless.  Press it once and you will see 1 LED light up on the ring around the button, press it twice and 2 LED\u2019s and a third press will activate the third LED. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The light is white in colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each light relates to the cleaning mode. They are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n