General
ORAL HEALTH PRODUCTS FOR HOME USE
General
Toothbrushes
- soft or ultra soft, compact head
- Biotene super soft – the softest brush available
- For patients who like hard bristles: Oral-B cross action or Colgate Total professional
- Power Brushes: patient preference
- Most important feature: 2 minute times
All Natural Ingredients toothpaste
- Tom’s of Maine (owned by Colgate)
Products for Oral Malodor Reduction
- Toothpastes:
- Therabreath toothpaste
- Listerine Ec Paste
- Smart Mouth toothpaste
- Mouthwashes:
- Listerine ultra
- Thera breath mouthwash
- Smart Mouth Mouthwash
High Cavity Risk
- Toothpaste:
- Prevident 5000 toothpaste
- Prevident 5000 DryMouth toothpaste (Prescription only**)
- ClinPro toothpaste
- Colgate Pro Relief with Pro Argin
- Crest Pro Health
- Other
- MI Paste
- Gel Kam
- Mouthwashes:
- Opti rinse
- Fluoroguard
Sensitive teeth
- Toothpaste:
- Sensodyne ProEnamel
- Sensodyne Repair & Protect
- Sensodyne Rapid Relief
- Colgate Pro Relief
- Crest Pro Health
Antiplaque/ Antigingivitis
- Mouth wash
- Crest Pro Health Mouthwash
- Chlorohexidine (Prescription only**)
- Listerine antiseptic ( must say antiseptic on bottle**)
Xerostomia
- Saliva substitutes: saliva sure tablets (for use in the day)
- 3M Xerostomia Relief Spray
- Gels: Oral balance (Laclede) especially useful at night.
- Liquids: Oral balance dry mouth moisturizing liquid
- Biotene products (dry mouth products)
- Toothpastes
- Gum: xylitol, stimulates saliva flow
- Mouthwash: lubricates tissues
Canker sores
- Toothpaste: Patient who get canker sores – assure there is no sodium laurel sulphates
- Mouthwash: peroxyl mouthwash