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post #1 of 20
7/27/09 at 4:04pm
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Mouth gets very dry at night and for a while I was using normal Listerine until I did some research and asked my dentist about it. Apparently the Listerine is not the best for people with dry mouth. I have been using Biotene for a while now and have been pretty happy with the results but want to try something else to see if there is a better alcohol free mouthwash.

I picked up Crest Pro Health and promptly returned it after reading the 150+ 1 star reviews and all the horror stories on Amazon. Others that I saw were:
Smartmouth
ACT
Toms of Maine

anyone with any experience in regards to those brands of alcohol free mouthwash?
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post #2 of 20
7/27/09 at 5:51pm
Holy shit! Never knew this about Crest PH mouthwash. Thanks. I looked at several ACT's and a few of the types do actually have alcohol in them. Never tried Tom's or Natural Dentist but I'll have to give them a shot now.
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post #3 of 20
7/27/09 at 7:02pm
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Originally Posted by Rambo View Post
Holy shit! Never knew this about Crest PH mouthwash. Thanks.

I looked at several ACT's and a few of the types do actually have alcohol in them. Never tried Tom's or Natural Dentist but I'll have to give them a shot now.

neither did I... did you check out the reviews? I did a little search and it seems to be a huuuggee problem. I think I may just stick with Biotene... probably not much better anyway, and Tom's is a pain in the ass for me to find locally.
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post #4 of 20
7/27/09 at 8:02pm
act is good.
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post #5 of 20
7/27/09 at 8:11pm
Damn never knew about the Crest thing... I use ACT myself.
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post #6 of 20
7/27/09 at 9:34pm
Sensodyne Oasis Alcohol-Free for Dry Mouth I use a sensodyne alcohol-free variant and am happy with it.
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post #7 of 20
7/28/09 at 9:48am
Yikes--what horror stories?
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post #8 of 20
7/28/09 at 10:01am
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Originally Posted by syracuse1976 View Post
Yikes--what horror stories?

It stains your teeth brown.

I used the Crest Pro-Health mouthwash and my teeth also got stained brown, albeit in little spots. Turns out that the brown spots were plaques, which I promptly scraped off. The mouthwash is ok if you don't already have pre-existing plaque on your teeth, I guess.
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post #9 of 20
7/28/09 at 10:11pm
If you're using Biotene for dry mouth, or Oasis for that matter, just give up. They don't work for shit. As mouthwashes, I never felt either gave me a particularly clean feeling. I tried ACT Total Care in the alcohol-free green (spearmint?) last night. Fucking awful.
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post #10 of 20
7/30/09 at 7:46pm
Many dentists seem to endorse BreathRx. It should not cause any negative cosmetic side effects.
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post #11 of 20
7/31/09 at 12:47pm
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Originally Posted by mensimageconsultant View Post
Many dentists seem to endorse BreathRx. It should not cause any negative cosmetic side effects.
Picked up a bottle of the original BreathRx last night. Kind of a minty/medicinal taste. Not too bad and seemed to get the job done. Trying out the Toms Peppermint next.
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post #12 of 20
7/31/09 at 1:40pm
ACT
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post #13 of 20
8/2/09 at 6:43pm
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Picked up a bottle of the original BreathRx last night. Kind of a minty/medicinal taste. Not too bad and seemed to get the job done. Trying out the Toms Peppermint next.

I just worked through a bottle of Toms (I forget which flavor) but it's taste and texture took some getting used to.
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post #14 of 20
8/2/09 at 6:58pm
I just started working at a company specializing in fresh breath clinics... the short version of the story is alcohol based mouthwashes are BAD... they temporarily kill of the bacteria population but they come back 1. within a few hours (same resources, less competition), and 2. There's a rebound effect (they overpopulate) so the problem is worse then before... What you want, is Chlorohexidine or something like that. It'll neutralize the bacteria and also stop them from giving off gasses (your bad breath). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorhexidine For your dry mouth, alcohol is going to dry it out even more. It also could be that your nose isn't clear so you're breathing through your mouth. Try breath-right or some sort of nasal strips to open up the nasal passages, or even a saline pump before bed.
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post #15 of 20
8/2/09 at 8:19pm
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Originally Posted by Master-Classter View Post
I just started working at a company specializing in fresh breath clinics...

the short version of the story is alcohol based mouthwashes are BAD... they temporarily kill of the bacteria population but they come back 1. within a few hours (same resources, less competition), and 2. There's a rebound effect (they overpopulate) so the problem is worse then before...

What you want, is Chlorohexidine or something like that. It'll neutralize the bacteria and also stop them from giving off gasses (your bad breath).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorhexidine

For your dry mouth, alcohol is going to dry it out even more. It also could be that your nose isn't clear so you're breathing through your mouth. Try breath-right or some sort of nasal strips to open up the nasal passages, or even a saline pump before bed.

that bit about breathing may be my problem, I broke my nose several times during my teenage years and my breathing through it isnt that great, so at night when sleeping i breath mainly through my mouth.
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