Crest Pro-Health Fluoride Toothpaste, Clean Mint, 7.8-Ounce
by Rick Glover
Filed under Health News
- Whitens teeth and freshens breath
- Specially formulated to help prevent staining
- Fights cavities, plaque and gingivitis
- Builds increasing protection against painful sensitivity
- Provides dentist recommended benefits
Product Description
Fluoride toothpaste for anticavity, antigingivitis and sensitive teeth. Provides dentist recommended benefits. Cavities; Gingivitis; Plaque; Sensitivity; Tartar; Whitening; Freshens breath. Pro-Health uses a Polyfluorite System consisting of antibacterial fluoride and ActivClean Crystals. With Regular Brushing, Crest Pro-Health Provides These Benefits: Fights cavities; Fights plaque; Fights gingivitis; Builds increasing protection against painful sensitivity; Fights… More >>
Crest Pro-Health Fluoride Toothpaste, Clean Mint, 7.8-Ounce
Crest Pro-Health Fluoride Toothpaste, Clean Mint, 7.8-Ounce (Pack of 4) Lacks! Let’s just say that this particular time you have eaten, drank and smoked various products and your mouth feel like is in dire need of a Car Wash type washing, absolute revitalizing, let’s start brand new type of feeling! Then you are better off trying something else other than this dull, uneventful toothpaste! I buy in bulk so it has taken longer to learn to dislike it and by now I give it 2 Stars. Why not 1 Star since I sound so aggravated and displeased by it? Because of the Intimidation Factor! That aside, this is one I will not be coming back to, as soon as it departs (fully consumed, cheap bastard that I am!) it will not be on anyone’s Wish List. We are moving on to better and more satisfying options, that’s for sure! No, I am not a dentist and I pay dearly on a daily basis for not having taken better care of my grill and for that I am truly sorry. But “Tarde Piaci” (too late to whine!). So here I am on the market for some above average product, one that can in one brush: clean, prevent, assist with the always present sign of bad breath?, fight and win cavities and gum issues, you get what I am saying? The Daddy O’, The Big Papa of Toothpastes! 2 Stars for (great boxing, by the way, reeled me in like an innocent flounder!) Crest Pro Health!
Rating: 2 / 5
This toothpaste is the worst toothpaste I have ever used. It is gritty and leaves a terrible taste in my mouth. I would not recommend this toothpaste to my worst enemy.
Rating: 1 / 5
How could they have gone so far wrong with something as simple as toothpaste in a tube? There are two problems with this product; the paste is too goopy, and the hinged lid doesn’t snap firmly enough. Either problem in isolation might be manageable but together they are a recipe for disaster. Every time I fail to snap it properly, some more blue gooey stuff oozes out and makes a mess of my sink area. Today was the last straw; our housecleaner put the tube upside down in a tooth mug (not an unreasonable place for it) and a few hours later I found that half an inch of paste had leaked into the bottom of the cup. I was sufficiently irritated that I decided to write this review to warn the world about this deeply flawed product.
Rating: 1 / 5
I used at least a full large tube of both the clean mint and the cinnamon versions of this. As with other toothpastes I’ve used over the last 10 years or more, I always brush my teeth with a Braun/Oral B electric toothbrush.
The only good effect of this product is that it does seem to whiten my teeth a bit compared to toothpastes without whitening agents.
In the neutral category I’d put taste and the feeling of a clean mouth immediately afterward. This is no better or worse than others in this respect. Sensitivity protection is also adequate as such products go, but not as good as Crest’s specific Sensitivity toothpastes which, for my sensitive teeth, work better than any others I’ve tried.
In the definitely negative category I’d put:
1. Mouth slime. Others have mentioned this, and it is real. I’m not sure what the semi-opaque thick whitish mucus consistency stuff is, but there is more production of it with this paste than with any other I’ve ever used. It is a constant problem when using this product routinely. It does not just form after brushing and then you get rid of it and it’s gone. It keeps forming.
2. Dry mouth. The longer I used it, the worse this condition got. Toward the end of my usage, the sensation was so strong that my mouth felt dry even when I was swishing water around in my mouth. Ugh!
3. Sense of taste impairment. With the dry mouth came decreased sense of taste which made all food less palatable. Again, not only is taste impaired, but my mouth felt dry even when chewing on moist food.
4. Bad taste in mouth. While I never got complaints from my wife about bad breath while using this stuff, within a couple of hours of use I’d get a bad taste in my mouth which eating or drinking would lessen, but not eliminate.
5. Drippy. It was difficult to use this without it dripping out of my mouth while brushing. The cinnamon is more paste-like and softer and is even more of a problem this way than the cool mint which has a more gel-like consistency. Both dripped on my shirt more than any other toothpaste I’ve ever used.
I am not a Crest hater. My favorite toothpaste long term is Crest’s Sensitivity with Scope and Whitening. It has sensitivity protection second only to Crest’s Sensitivity Original Formula, adequate whitening, no mouth irritation, minimal mouth slime, very fresh feeling and fresh breath, no bad taste in my mouth hours afterward, no dry mouth or taste impairment, and no drippiness. The only negative is price per ounce. I wish they still made it in a large tube like the 8.2 oz Pro.Health, rather than those ridiculous 4.2 oz tubes which they replaced the larger tubes with and raised the price at the same time . . . . Still, it’s worth every penny.
Rating: 1 / 5
I normally use another type of Crest, but Crest Pro-Health was on sale and I wanted to try it. It is horrible! The month slime everyone talks about is gross yet so true. The toothpaste is too strong. This slime is actually a collection of cells the toothpaste has stripped from your mouth. This may sound cleaning, but it strips way too much and leave your mouth almost raw in spots. I didn’t realize this toothpaste was causing all this until I went online to read reviews. Rinsing doesn’t help. After you stop using it for a week, your mouth should return to normal. Also, I normally do not have bad breath, but I seemed to develop horrible breath after using this. It doesn’t whiten well at all.
I really can’t say enough horrible things about it. I would never recommend this to anyone.
Rating: 1 / 5