An article and method for an oral care appliance which generates successive bursts of liquid adapted to provide cleansing of the teeth. The appliance includes a housing and a system for providing successive bursts of liquid, comprising a source of liquid, a nozzle with a spray exit opening and a system for generating and delivering successive bursts of liquid through the spray exit opening. The appliance includes a controller which includes a learning mode initiated by the user. The appliance is operated by the user in a desired sequence when the controller is in the learning mode. The learned desired sequence is stored in memory of the controller, so that future operation of the appliance proceeds with the sequence of operation established by the user.
