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
Sensitive teeth
• Toothpaste:
• Sensodyne ProEnamel
▪ Fluoride
▪ Potassium nitrate desensitizer
▪ No sodium lauryl sulfate
• Sensodyne Repair & Protect
▪ NaF
▪ NovaMin remineralizer
• Sensodyne Rapid Relief
▪ Stannous fluoride
• Colgate Pro Relief
▪ NaF (sodium monofluorophosphate)
▪ Potassium nitrate
• Crest Pro Health
▪ SNF (desensitizer)
Antiplaque/ Antigingivitis
• Mouth wash
• Crest Pro Health Mouthwash
▪ ADA approved anti plaque/ anti gingivitis
▪ Cetylpyridium chloride
• Chlorohexidine
▪ Peridex, perioguard
▪ Prescription only** limit use to 2x per day for 2 weeks \ • Listerine antiseptic (** must say antiseptic on bottle)
▪ Various types (cool mint, original, ultra clean)
▪ 16-19% reduction – anti plaque & anti gingivitis
▪ Essential oils (eucalyptol, menthol)
▪ Needs to have 21% alcohol
• (Don’t distribute it)
Tartar Control
• Toothpaste
• Colgate or Crest Tartar control
▪ Hexamethaphosphate
▪ Pyro + poly phosphate
▪ **RISK: sensitivity, tissue sloughing
• Tom’s of Maine (tartar control)
▪ ** natural products!
▪ Zinc containing for tartar reduction
▪ ** less sensitizing & less tissue sloughing
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-useful at night • Biotene products (dry mouth products)
• Toothpastes
• Gum: xylitol, stimulates saliva flow
• Mouthwash: lubricates tissues
Canker sores
• Toothpaste: Patient who get canker sores – no sodium laurel sulphates: sensodyne, biotene.
• Cankers Sores: peroxyl
Whitening products:
• Crest white strips most effective OTC product.
Miscellaneous
• Xylitol products – INFO
• Antibacterial 🡪 inhibits adhesion of Biofilm
• Not as effective on caries compared to fluoride
• Stimulates saliva
• “If you use fluoride products there is no additional benefit to xylitol” (Karen Baker, 2021)
• Dose dependent (need to use frequently)
• Need 5 grams/ day; 1.5 grams T.I.D
• Products
1. X Purr products
▪ Xylitol mints XPurr
▪ Xylitol gum X Purr
▪ Xylimelts XPurr
2. Starbucks mints