Crest Pro-Health Fluoride Toothpaste, Clean Mint, 7.8-Ounce (Pack of 4)

by Crest

Product Features

• 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 tartar; Whitens teeth by removing surface stains and inhibiting tartar buildup; Freshens breath. Products containing stannous fluoride may produce surface staining of the teeth. Adequate toothbrushing may prevent these stains which are not harmful or permanent and may be removed by your dentist. This Crest is specially formulated to help prevent staining.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B001F51Q8Y
• UPC: 037000062226
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,652 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stannous flouride = superior clean, May 4, 2011

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T. Rex (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Crest Pro-Health Fluoride Toothpaste, Clean Mint, 7.8-Ounce (Pack of 4) (Health and Beauty)

Crest Pro Health uses stannous flouride, which is a superior dental agent but which was replaced in mass market toothpastes by sodium flouride because the latter had a longer shelf life and lowered manufacturing costs. I enjoy the taste and have had a great experience using the product since it debuted.

As for the complaints and one-star reviews, I have never had anything like those issues. I brush and floss daily and go to the dentist. Based on what I've read the complaints seem more common with a Pro Health mouth rinse products, and are the result of dead germs and skin in the mouth. So this product may be less than ideal if your dental hygiene is less than ideal, but I have not had any issues.

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Very Good at All, October 19, 2009

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TWM (IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crest Pro-Health Fluoride Toothpaste, Clean Mint, 7.8-Ounce (Pack of 4) (Health and Beauty)

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.

16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful!, November 13, 2009

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Charlie Puppy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crest Pro-Health Fluoride Toothpaste, Clean Mint, 7.8-Ounce (Pack of 4) (Health and Beauty)

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.