Anyone try prescription toothpaste?

[edwalsh]

Originally Posted by drsmiley06

I'm a dentist and I prescribe Prevident5000 quite frenquently to my patients. Colgate has Prevident5000, Prevident5000Sensitivity and Prevident5000 Dry Mouth. One of the main ingredients in Sensodyne and Denquil toothpaste is pottasium nitrate will helps occlude the dentinal tubules, basically the openings in the dentin that leads to the sensitivity. I use Prevident5000 every night as a regular toothpaste, and my prescription plan didn't cover it, and I paid $16 for it.

A couple of companies make a generic version. You can buy for about $6.50-$7.50 a tube. Don't know if any companies make a generic version though of the sensitive variety with potassium nitrate. I have been getting the Rising brand from Costco. I know it is just as cheap at CVS with their discount drug card that anyone can get.

Here is a link that shows some prices of the generic variety: [url]https://www.goodrx.com/sf-5000-plus?dosage=51g-of-1.1%25&form=tube-of-paste&label_override=denta+5000+plus&quantity=1[/url]

[Viklyn]

I've used most of the Sensodyne products without great success & got Fluoridex Sensitive Mint from DDS for $7.00 on last visit - fabulous - highly recommend it, teeth feel great and clean and even whiter.