Sonic power toothbrush with multiple containers

An oral care system (1) comprising a sonic power toothbrush (2) which comprises:

• a toothbrush body (3);
• a brush member (4) mounted on the toothbrush body;
• a brushhead (5) which is supported by the brush member at its end remote from the toothbrush body, so as to be able to vibrate relative to the body, and which includes bristles (6), an additive outlet (7);
• a plurality of additive containers (8, 18) containing additives;
• driving means for generating sonic frequency vibrations and a transmission means for transmitting said sonic frequency vibrations to the brushhead during use of one additive;
• and
• means for applying another additive with non-sonic frequency vibrations, wherein the additive containers are manually or automatically selected during use of the toothbrush.

An oral care system, comprising:

• a sonic toothbrush (2), in turn comprising:
• a toothbrush body (3);
• a brush member (4) mounted on the toothbrush body;
• a brushhead (5) which is supported by the brush member at its end remote from the body, so as to be able to vibrate relative to the body, and which is provided with bristles (6) and an additive outlet (7);
• an additive container (8) connected to said additive outlet;
• driving means (9) for generating sonic frequency vibrations and transmission means (29) for transmitting said sonic frequency vibrations to the brushhead, wherein the toothbrush includes at least two additive containers;
• and
• an integrated container refill and battery charging base apparatus, including a refill pump unit, the base apparatus configured to both refill at least one of the containers and to charge at least one rechargeable battery of the toothbrush upon receiving the toothbrush within a holder portion thereof.