TheraBreath Dentist Recommended PerioTherapy Healthy Gums Treatment Kit

Please see the addendum at the bottom of this review.If you are looking for minty-fresh or fizzy, this isn't what you seek, but if you want to take a good shot at fixing your troubled gums yourself, this is worth it.I had one area of my mouth where gum loss was apparent - the gum had receded upwards leaving an evident "hole" next to the top of the tooth where gum should be. Trying different things, I'd coax it back down, but it would recede again. The two teeth in the area were getting wiggly too. Recently a swelling had appeared high over the tooth, initially not painful, but getting tender-er as it grew. I also developed something like a scab on the gum touching the tooth, perhaps gum disease, perhaps a small injury as the result of me doing too much brushing and disturbing the area further.I had been trying different things as a fix (a spinning Oral-B plaque-remover, a Sonicare brush, swishing w/ hydrogen peroxide, applying Neosporin to the spot before bed, not recommended since it's not for oral use but I was getting desperate). Nothing worked long term. I ordered this kit - containing gel cleaner, the mouthwash, trays, and floss.THIS was what I needed- something that worked AND encouraged regular use. Unlike my home-grown attempts, I used the kit with regularity and confidence. I have used only the mouthwash and toothgel and floss, and have not yet used the trays. (Not much floss was provided, so I have used regular floss too.)Within a week and a half I could see a difference. My gum is back in place (no hole) and the swelling above is going down. The teeth in the vicinity are more firmly rooted. My mouth stays clean-feeling long after brushing and swishing. It's not "minty fresh" but there's an obvious lack of scuzz on the teeth for a long period of time, longer than with regular toothpaste and mouthwash, even after eating. I swish with the mouthwash anytime I think of it. The toothgel also has done a fine job of getting off some old tartar on the back of my bottom front teeth (a problem spot for me since childhood) that nothing else would remove, even the high tech brushes. Perhaps the combination of the brushes with this gel is a winner.Like other users, during the transition, I developed a funky taste in my mouth that made even plain water taste icky, but that seems to have passed, lasting only maybe 4-5 days.Some users want the minty taste we've been conditioned to think equals "clean". This gel and mouthwash are a little boring tasting. But you know what? Minty fresh gel or paste or mouthwash wasn't fixing my gums like this stuff is. I'm enough of a grown-up to pass by the pleasure of taste for something that actually works. If you need the strong mint taste, then brush and gargle once a day with the old stuff and be happy, or chew some Xylitol mint gum, but make this your mainstay.My routine now is to swish with hydrogen peroxide, brush with PerioTherapy gel, rinse with PerioTherapy mouthwash. I do this three times daily and floss once or twice. Six or eight minutes a day is not a lot of hassle for healthy teeth and gums.Today I'm re-ordering the tooth gel and oral rinse and if there's changes in the effectiveness in the future, I will gladly come back and edit this review, but for now I'm very satisfied. If you have gum issues and want to try to fix them without chancing a dental visit that could lead to more than you are ready to do, by all means give the kit a fair trial. Once you've done that and established that it works for you, you can re-order the components as needed to maintain the results.[Ingredients:Tooth gel: Sorbitol, hydrated silica, water, aloe vera, gel, glycerine (from vegetable sources), PeriO2 (stabilized Oxychlor compounds), tetrapotassium pyrophosphate, Xylitol, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, carageenan, sodium flouride, zince gluconate, CoQ10 (ubiquinone), essential oil of peppermint, natural flavor, sodium benzoate.Oral rinse: Purified water, PeriO2 (proprietary stabilized Oxychlor compounds), Zinc gluconate, sodium bicarbonate, tea tree oil, essential oil of spearmint, citric acid, sodium benzoate, PEG 40, hydrogenated castor oil.]Addendum, Dec 2011: I still think this is a good product but in the interest of honesty I have to add more information. Instead of being chicken, I should have gone to a dentist and gotten a real diagnosis. Self-treatment without professional diagnosis can be dangerous. It turns out I have somewhat advanced gum disease. The use of the product did not cause it, and may have slowed it, or maybe even covered it up for a while. I had no clue what was wrong until a slightly wiggly tooth got more wiggly and made me get to a dentist, who has sent me on to a periodontist for a series of stuff that will include cleanings and extractions. The puffy lump over the tooth was infection moving into the gum, and over time it has destroyed some bone so the tooth has nothing to cling to now. I was probably too far along for any product to save me.I've learned that a lot of things can factor into gum disease, and poor oral hygiene is not always the cause. I have darn near flawless teeth and brushed and flossed and gargled more than most people so it blew me away to get this. My dentist has said of mouth care "It will become your new religion" and indeed it has because once you have gum disease it lurks and tries to come back. I will be getting professional cleanings 3-4 times a year. Every night in front of TV I am flossing, using tiny in-between brushes, rubber picks. Every morning I get up and water pic. I swish with Plax and brush after every meal or snack and usually water pic too. I am consuming lots of Xylitol (gum and mints and in toothpaste) and using Biotene PBF formula. The layman's explanation is that Xylitol is a sugar the bacteria in your mouth will consume, but they can't digest it so theoretically it starves them. Biotene PBF and Plax both focus on getting rid of plaque or "bio film" and we are going to hear more about this in time to come. Nutshell version is that there is a difference between free-floating bacteria and bacteria that has settled down in a single spot and become bio film or plaque. Bio film happens in your mouth when the bacteria is setting up housekeeping on a solid surface, like a tooth. Once that happens the bacteria gets sophisticated and begins to work together, and actually communicate, changing how it behaves and making it more destructive. The scientists call it "quorum sensing" and it's a little scary such small idiot creepies can do this anywhere, let alone in your mouth. Oh- and you can give gum disease to your spouse, or get it from them too.I have been on the other side of the fence where you say "For Pete's sake, how much time do you want to spend on this?" My answer is "Whatever it takes so I get to keep my teeth."So yes, I believe this is a good product, but be sure not to substitute it for getting real cleanings and getting the input of a professional.

I don't write many reviews but this is a situation where a product exceeded my expectations and I have before and after results from a dentist to verify it. I hadn't been to the dentist in a couple years and i made an appointment for about 5 weeks ago. I went and they did x rays and then measured my gums. I had multiple measurements of 4mm and 11 measurements of 5 mm (granted that there are 3 measurements per tooth so i had several 5's on a few back teeth). She said she didn't have time to clean them that day but that with that many fives I would need to come back for root scaling. My hygiene up to this point had been slack. I never flossed and often ate late at night after brushing my teeth. After the appointment I got very serious about taking care of the issue before it progressed. I did some research and ordered this product. I also bought a water pic and a sonic toothbrush from phillips. I began brushing every morning and night, flossing once a day, and using the provided toothpaste and mouthwash. I only used the trays once or twice. After a couple weeks it seemed as though my gums were healthier and the floss felt tighter in the back gums where the main problem was. I called the dentist office and changed my appointment from a deep cleaning with root scaling to a standard cleaning bc i wanted to have my gums examined again before I had it done. I told the hygienist that i felt like there was improvement and could she measure my gums to see where we stood. To here credit, she was very nice and not at all skeptical as a expected her to be as only a month had gone by since the last measurements were done.. She was shocked however after the measurements when she compared them to my chart from the previous time. I had no 5mm measurements at all and only a few 4mm measurements. She agreed that i definitely didn't need root scaling at that point and to keep doing whatever I was doing. Some people have commented that the product is expensive and tastes poorly. I never really ate within a couple hours of using it but I never noticed a bad taste at all. If you have ever used the white bottled crest mouthwash; it is much milder than that. As far as cost..that is relative, but $20 seems a deal to me. Especially when compared to dental procedures. The product lasted 5 weeks and I have just ordered more.

For years, I have had trouble with bleeding gums, and feared that I would end up at a periodontist with a serious problem. And to be honest, I am reluctant to go to the dentist out of fear that I will be reprimanded for not flossing. Not that this is a good reason to avoid the dentist, and really I should be looking for a new dental practice, because a dental hygentist torturing me with metal instruments and then lecturing me like a child is really abuse, not treatment. (Full disclosure/soapbox: I don't have a good opinion of the dentistry practice as a whole. It's very barbaric, and unlike modern medicine, hasn't advanced much in 2 thousand years. I mean, we can correct vision with painless laser beams, where is that kind of technology in dentisry!) As a last resort, I orded Dr. Katz Perio Therapy and have been using it a couple of weeks, and I have noticed a HUGE improvement. I must admit I mainly use the oral rinse, because the toothpaste does leave a wierd metallic taste in my mouth. And I am flossing more regularly. But so far, I have noticed that the swelling in my gums has gone down to almost zero. Bleeding is all but gone as well, although the back of my mouth by the molars needs some work. Maybe that's what the toothpaste and trays are for? Overall, my gums feel a whole lot better. Someone might say that my improvement is from flossing, but I really think I have seen more improvement than I have seen before from flossing alone. So now I am actually gaining more confidence with my mouth and plan to go to the dentist, (although I am switching practices.) If only a hygentist or dentist had recommended this product to me sooner.

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