Customer Reviews

Biotene Dry Mouth Relief Moisturizing Gel - 1.5 oz

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I'm on my second tube of Biotene OralBlance Gel. I have used it for about 3 weeks. My problem is I have dry mouth, but only at night. For the past couple of years, I've had bad dental checkups resulting in high dental bills. My dental hygenist finally diagnosed the high cavity rate as likely caused by my nightly dry mouth problem. The Biotene OralBalance Gel works and lasts all night, but needs to be applied fairly heavy to do so. Since it only comes in a 1.5 oz tubes, a tube goes pretty fast, and it's expensive. I get about 10-12 days out of a tube. A tube costs $6 - $12 depending upon where you buy it (including shipping, tax etc.). I've read reviews about other products ONLINE and have ordered another product in an effort to get a cheaper solution to night time dry mouth. OraHealth Xylitol Time Release Dome Mints come in boxes of 60 tablets and get good reviews (like this product) ONLINE. Even if two tablets are needed per night, they turn out to be cheaper than the Biotene Oral balance Gel in 1.5 Oz tubes. I'll update this review when I see how those work.

Update (08/20/09):

I've now been using OraHealth Xylitol Time Release Dome Mints to control my nighttime dry mouth for about a month. I find them to be as effective as Biotene OraBalance Gel but at a savings of more than half when Biotene OralBalance is only available in 1.5 ounce tubes. This Biotene product needs to be packaged in a more economicle size.

My dentist recommended I start brushing with Biotene tooth paste and out of curiosity, I decided to investigate some of their other products. Wow! They really work. My dry mouth problem is much improved. Many thanks to Amazon for connecting me with these great products.

It protects yours gem and teeth, keeps them moist and from bacterial proliferation, specially helpful during long sleeping hours. If you have allergy and sleep with mouth breathing that dried out the mouth, it works well too. It can works for 8 hours or may be more. Use the new PBF tooth paste and or PBF mouthwash before applying the gel even give you more protection. PBF product line has the plaque-biofilm dissolving formula that can deeply clean the debris in the periodontal pocket.

This product is great for Sjogren's sufferers with severe dry mouth. It is not the best tasting but it is better than the competition, and keeps your mouth moist. I will say that it is not very long lasting though, as I tend to swallow most of it within 15-30 minutes.

As a dry mouth sufferer I have found this Biotene Oral Balance Gel to have good results. The product is rather pricey, even in quantity, but is worth the cost for the relief at night it affords.

My mouth got so dry at night it actually woke me up. My dentist told me it was important to have moisture in my mouth to reduce decay and recommended Biotene toothpaste, but neither that nor the mouthwash helped night dryness caused by the HCTZ I take. While I like several things about the toothpaste and mouthwash, I needed something extra and found this product does the trick. This is a small tube and with the recommended dose would be gone pretty fast making it an expensive solution, but I use only a fraction of what they suggest and find it works just fine. As a result, the tube lasts and I am not bothered at night by a super dry mouth.

After brushing before bed, while my mouth is still moist from that, I use less than 1/4" of gel and smooth it around with my tongue. It's great to get that needed relief. I've also found that brushing my teeth after dinner, thus allowing longer before bedtime for natural saliva recovery, helps with the nighttime dryness (also keeps me from snacking at night :). Then I just use this product before retiring. Highly recommended.

I love the Biotene products. The Oralbalance for dry mouth works very well. Due to the medications I must take every day, I have extreme dry mouth. I have not found any product that works as well. I also like Biotene's Mouthwash and toothpaste. My condition was so severe, the skin came off the bottom of my tongue. My oral surgeon recommended Biotene and I've been doing much better.

I take medications that make my mouth dry and this product works like a dream during the day and at night while I'm asleep--no more waking up with bad breath! MUCH better than competing products by orajel. Tastes great too! Was turned onto it by my dentist.

That's the long and the short of it. It's so thick that it doesn't go into the nooks and crannies. I much prefer the Biotene LIQUID, which is easier to get it to cover where it's needed. Biotene does make good products. My dry mouth is the result of radiation treatment. I do notice that both the spray and liquid tend to make me hoarse.

This is a thick gel that coats the gum tissue. If you use all of the other products and still have a mouth that feels like sand paper this is the stuff to use. It relieves some of the pain of severe "dry mouth."