Mouth Boogers
Update: November 30, 2007 - This is a post I wrote almost 2 years ago about getting white goo (Mouth Boogers) in my mouth after using Listerine’s Whitening Pre-Wash. Since the original post, I’ve had thousands of hits to this page and hundreds of comments from others who have either had these Mouth Boogers or have attempted to explain the cause and remedy for them. To do my part to help, I’m going to summarize what has been revealed here.
1. Mouth Boogers appear to be the result of the peroxide used in over the counter whitening agents. Effectively, the peroxide is exfoliating the inside of your mouth and the removed dead skin becomes a Mouth Booger. Of course not everyone will get Mouth Boogers. We’re the lucky few, I guess?
2. Mouth Boogers are not dangerous and pose no threat. They’re just gross.
3. There is no “cure” for Mouth Boogers. If you want whiter teeth and don’t want to go through a professional whitening procedure then you’re going to have to suck it up and deal with the Mouth Boogers. Some people have reported that excessive rinsing of their mouth with mouthwash after using the whitening agent helps reduce the amount of Mouth Boogers they experience.
4. Most companies do not acknowledge Mouth Boogers but if you contact them, they may send you coupons for free products. It worked for someone else.
5. Mouth Boogers are not the result of Tonsiloliths. That is a separate condition where plaque from your tonsils end up in your mouth. These little items are hard and smell hellishly bad if crushed.
6. Finally, some people have wanted to file a class action lawsuit against companies who produce whitening agents. I think this is dumb. No one has been hurt or had any negative effects from Mouth Boogers. Just get over it and stop trying to win the legal lottery. You’re dumb.
Okay, I think that’s about it. I may update this as information is posted. Thanks to everyone who has kept this post alive for so long. Below, you will find my original post on Mouth Boogers and the hundreds of comments from others.
Original Post: January 6th, 2006
True story… Several years ago I got the feeling that there was something in my mouth. Specifically, I could feel whatever it was between my lower lip and teeth. I rubbed my finger in-between the two and pulled out a bit of slime. It was white and kind of stringy but not very long (maybe a quarter inch). Pretty gross, huh? At first, I was a little disgusted but mostly curious as to what the hell this shit was. After a while (about 15-20 seconds), I forgot about it and continued on my way. Since then, these things have randomly appeared every couple years. Having no clue what they were, I decided to call them mouth boogers.
I'm bringing this up because in the past two days I've gotten to work to realize I had mouth boogers. Fortunately this is not like having a hanging snot-wad from you nose so I don't have to worry about the typical office jokes that tend to go on for way too long, but it's still kind of strange. What's even stranger is that these mouth boogers are not white like my previous experiences but instead are more of an off-white or almost beige look. Not only that, but they've been freakishly long. The one today was well over an inch. How crazy/disgusting is that? I'm curious as to what's causing this but have only come up with the fact that I started using that Listerine Whitening PreWash crap. I'm going to stop using it for a few days and then start again to see if they come back… Such the scientist aren't I?
I did a googling of “mouth boogers” but all I came up with was a series of sites about why kids shouldn't put their boogers in their mouth. I stopped doing that several months ago so I'm sure the two are not related. I also know that to the best of my recollection (a good ol'southern word there for ya yanks) I've never taken a load of man-juice in the mouth so you pervs can just skip over that scenario. It doesn't really matter anyways because the mouth boogers have a much thicker consistency than baby batter.
So, does anyone have the cahones to admit they've had these things before? Anyone have any clue as to what they are?
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January 6th, 2006 at 10:02 am
This is funny. I haven't had what you had, but something altogether different. Little white chewy things. Really tiny, but similarly gross.
January 6th, 2006 at 10:13 am
Sounds just as bad … it hasn't stopped today. I've probably pulled out 2 or 3 more mouth boogers since posting this. I'm now gargling with Diet Coke to see if it can kill off whatever this is…
February 11th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
hey man, i get that shit too. It's the toothpaste we use. I switched over to Biotene toothpaste and mouthwash about 2 months ago and the day I started using it I no longer got the boogers. You can get it at your local Sav-On or similar drugstore. The only problem is the toothpaste and mouthwash are 7$ each. I've experimented and I i've used regular toothpaste and the biotene mouthwash and I didn't get it, and i've used biotene toothpaste and an alcohol free mouthwash (alcohol dries your mouth) and I didn't get it, but today I used a regular toothpaste (crest) and the crest alcohol free mouthwash and I DID get it. So i'm going to try using regular toothpaste and Biotene mouthwash and see if it comes back because If it doesn't, I think i'm gonna go with that combination (Regular toothpaste w/ biotene mouthwash). If you just use toothpaste switch to the Biotene and you will be cured.
August 21st, 2006 at 2:22 pm
Hey, I get this, too. When I was younger I remembere every time I brushed with Pepsodent I got it. So did my sister. I forgot about it until about 2 weeks ago I started getting it again. I had started using Colgate Total. I switched to a new Crest product…even worse. I went back to using Aim…plain old Aim and it stopped. I read that it can be caused from whitening products or toothpaste with peroxide, baking soda or alchohol in mouthwash. Switch to a plain non-whitening toothpaste and it should go away. It's disgusting, isn't it?
August 31st, 2006 at 7:02 pm
My weird conclusion is that it is plaque that gets stuck in your throat… or my sister thinks its food.that like. got stuck in your throat…or something.
September 1st, 2006 at 1:54 pm
It's not food. It is a direct result of the new whitening toothpastes. I've starting using Aim in the morning and Crest Pro-Health at night. I always get the slimers from the Crest that's why I only use it before bed. I never get it from the Aim. I figure I can still get the antiplaque, whitening and all the other benefits of the Crest at night when I don't have to be in public with slimers showing up.
January 15th, 2007 at 11:21 am
I get mouth boogers every time I use that Whitening prewash. I just never thought to call them that.
My first thought was that the peroxide in it burns a tiny layer of skin off the inside of my mouth. Not sure if that's true or not, but that's what it feels like.
January 15th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
I think that's exactly what it is dranktank (peroxide burning off skin)… I've stopped using the stuff and have a nearly full bottle sitting under my sink. I don't need white teeth that bad!
January 21st, 2007 at 12:29 am
Do they smell really baD? cuz the shit that comes out of my mouth is small beige and smelly looks like a noodle color
January 21st, 2007 at 4:42 pm
uhmm… I don't recall them smelling bad but I have an extremely weak sense of smell. Sorry.
January 21st, 2007 at 6:10 pm
Mine don't smell.
February 2nd, 2007 at 1:22 am
Glad to know that I'm not the only one. I use the Listerine pre-rinse and about 1/2 hour after I use it, my mouth has a coat of slime in it. No smell, no taste, just clear/cloudy slime. I googled this topic hoping to find I”m not alone.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
Wow! So the Listerine whitening rinse has got to be it! I've been getting the mouth slime since I started using that stuff just within the last week or so and it's really been freakin me out! Glad to know I'm not alone but darn, I was getting so excited that I'd found an easy solution to whiten my teeth. Oh well, nothing's ever that easy is it?!
February 18th, 2007 at 12:52 am
ME TOO!! I just decided to look up “stringy slime in mouth” and got this link. When I scrolled down the page and saw Listerine Whitening PreRinse. I just started finding these things in my mouth too- perfectly timed with my starting to use the Listerine PreRinse. I had thought that this might be causing them. It'd be too coincidental not to be.
Anybody know why this stuff does this???
February 18th, 2007 at 8:42 am
yeah, the listerine stuff is burning off a layer of the skin in your mouth. the slime is that skin.
February 20th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
I used the Crest Pro-Health toothpaste and rinse last night and this morning I woke up with a mouth full of these things you are all describing. It happened a few times in the past but not like today. I feel so much better knowing others have this and I am not alone. It is to embarressing to ask friends or family about. I am going to switch back to my regular toothpaste and mouth rinse.
February 20th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Ive gotten this nasty mouth thing ever since I started using Crest Pro-Health mouthwash. I have used Crest toothpaste my whole life, and never had a problem there. Just the standard Cavity protection one. Any suggestions on a good, cavity fighting and tartar protection toothpaste and mouthwash to switch to? Has anyone figured it out?
February 20th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
I use Colgate Total plus Whitening now. No mouth boogers and my dentist says everything rocks. Saw him today as a matter of fact.
February 21st, 2007 at 5:36 am
I've used Colgate Total Plus and really get the slime. I think we should all contact Crest and Colgate to complain. It has to be something in the whitening products. I've read it's silica along with peroxide. I finally had to buy Biotine. I don't care for it. It doesn't feel clean when I'm done brushing, but at least I don't have the slime. The worst is the new Crest line.
February 21st, 2007 at 8:11 am
I get no mouth boogers from the Colgate, just the Listerine Whitening stuff.
February 21st, 2007 at 12:46 pm
I went to the Crest Pro Health website and told them about this strange side affect I get after using their product. They will not know unless people tell them. I will give an update when I get a response from the company.
February 25th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
Damn! I'm glad i'm not alone, I thought I was losing my mind!
I just switched to crest pro health and i'll be damned if i felt something strange in my mouth…put my finger bewteen my gum and teeth and this utterly disgusting pastie gooey grap that looks like Buggars came out.
I thought I was a freak. I look up mouth slime and it seems that everyone is experiencing the same stuff. Bye Bye Crest - This craps is gross.
I will be writing Crest Pro Health and I hope others do the same.
Freaked out in Florida
February 28th, 2007 at 10:02 am
Crest Pro-Health Rinse is nasty stuff. I got brown stains on my teeth after using it. After searching the net, I found plenty of information about the staining problem associated with this product. Go check out the reviews of Crest Pro-health rinse at Amazon. Or do a google search on its active ingredient (CPC) — which also functions as a pesticide!
Yuck.
February 28th, 2007 at 11:25 am
Has anyone loss any sense of taste? I've been using the listerine whitening rinse for just over a week and a half. Now suddenly the last day or two, everything taste really bland….like i can't taste saltyness. I also have the stringy mouth slime.
February 28th, 2007 at 11:46 am
I never did Dee, but I quit using it within a week. The stuff is peeling off a layer of skin though. I could see how that would impact your taste buds.
February 28th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
I contacted Crest….I get a free coupon! I don't think that will stop the slime.
Lately, every whitening toothpaste I use gives me slime. Crest siad it is cell turnover. I would imagine if half your mouth turns to slime, the cells would have to turn over.
Everyone keep contacting each and every company whose product affects your mouth. Sooner or later they will have to change their formulas or loose business.
March 7th, 2007 at 10:14 am
I have lost my sence of taste and have the slime. Been using Listerine pre-rinse. The remaining of it will go down the drain!
March 10th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
I just sent in my complaint about mouth boogers to Crest's website. They make it deceptive to get your question in to them … So be sure and click the final button on the 3rd page to get it past their guards.
http://crest.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/crest.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php
March 12th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
YES. lol I'm not alone!! I started using the Listerine whitening pre-rinse a few days ago and started getting this slime too! I just googled to try to figure out what was going on, and I find all of you! hahaha good we aren't alone I guess….. pretty disgusting all the same.
March 15th, 2007 at 8:41 am
I'm pretty sure what your seeing is dead skin cells from inside your mouth, pulling off as moisture is removed by the products you're using. Toothpaste formulas keep getting more and more complex, and to get ingredients not to react with each other, they have to reduce the chance of chemical activity, which usually happens in the presence of water. Therefore, a lot of the multibenefit products with multiple active ingredients have really low water levels in them. Once the products hit your mouth, they go searching for water to hydrate, and one of the easiest sources is the removable water from dead skin cells on your cheeks and gums. From what I understand, it's not dangerous (note that your cheeks and gums don't feel sore after use), it's basically accelerating the normal dead skin cell removal that happens in your mouth, and all at one time. After a short while (once most of the excess dead cells are removed), you should notice the issue being less frequent. If it really bothers you, stick with regular cavity toothpastes where water is the #1 ingredient (Crest Cavity, etc.).
March 16th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Well Frank, What about a couple of us who have a diminished sense of taste after using the product?
March 16th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Frank,
Do you work for one of these companies? You sound just like the letter they sent me. You sound like someone who hasnt experienced this so you dont understand. We all searched the internet for this topic for a reason. We didnt know what the heck was going on and now it seems more clear. Just use regular toothpaste.
March 18th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Okay I Googled this trying to figure out what the white stringy things that come out from under my tongue after I brush my teeth are and I showed my mom and she wouldn't even look at them. I've only had them since I started using Crest Pro-Health toothpaste and mouthwash and I think the dead skin theory is the most plausible. Now that I know what it is I'm not too worried about it - my mom thought it was this South American disease where you get sores that produce fibers lol.
March 20th, 2007 at 9:31 am
Actually, I've had it myself, and with Pro-Health paste too. After about halfway through the tube, it wasn't as bad, and I now only get it occasionally (weirdly, often a day or two after a night out - maybe I'm killing more than just brain cells!). For me, the clean mouth feeling is worth dealing with the grittiness and occasional flem strings with this product. I really like the cinnamon - tastes like Dentyne.
I've been involved with some of the product tests that these companies do, and you see this type of thing on a number of formulas. Baking Soda/Peroxide products seem to see it as well. Never heard about the loss of taste.
March 20th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
I recently started using Whitening Listerine. Soon after I noticed the mouth boogers. I have to run my finger through my mouth to remove the debris. Nasty! Next I got a bad burning sensation in my Cheek. A couple days later my Parotid Gland swelled up and stayed that way for 5 days. Blood tests came back negative for Mumps. I continued using the Listerine not linking these problems to the mouth wash. Now my other Gland is acting up. Very sensitive , and the mouth boggers are still there. Obviously, I must stop using the product.
Has anyone else had a similiar problem?
March 21st, 2007 at 1:36 pm
I can't believe we haven't seen anything on TV or in the paper about all of this.
A message for Frank:
If it is all the old cells sluffing off, the problem will just continue since new cells become old cells. I have had the problem for over a year with any whitening toothpaste. I started to buy trial sizes rather than full tubes. Every one causes slime. It doesn't stop after a few months.
One helpful thing I did find. When I use a battery operated toothbrush it doesn't get as bad. I'm not sure why. I think maybe because the toothpaste is concentrated on the teeth rather than the cheeks, etc.
I've still never received my free coupon from Crest!
March 22nd, 2007 at 6:14 am
Thanks for the info folks! I have been having the same problem and have been a Crest user. I thought it was thrush or something?? Thanks again!
March 22nd, 2007 at 9:45 am
I also get the mouth slime, and I use sensodyne. My girlfriend has the same issue, same toothpaste. Haven't tried switching, but need the sensitive tooth soothing type paste, so not a lot to choose from.
As to the others that have the hard chunks of smelly stuff that are yellow/brown/off-white/smelly, those come from the back of your throat, behind your tongue. Somehow they form in the throat and you end up getting them into your mouth. They look like little pebbles. No cure for them I'm aware of, they seem to come and go. I suspect most people don't even expel them, and just swallow them, assuming they are bits of food. Sometimes clearing your throat you will also dislodge them.
March 22nd, 2007 at 2:06 pm
I used to have this same problem. I read up on it and it is actually the kind of flouride that is in crest and many other toothpastes. Some people actually develop an allergy to it. The only kind I can use is regular aquafresh. Read the boxes and it has a different kind of flouride in it than crest and colgate.
March 24th, 2007 at 8:24 am
I have had the same problem ever since I started using the Crest Pro-Health Rinse and tooth paste. The bad part is that I just bought a huge bottle of it last night and just got done using it. I never put the two together. I was a little concerned becasue everytime I brushed my teeth, i got this white slimy stuff in my mouth about 15 - 20 min after using the products. I'm glad to see i'm not alone and I will be contacting Crest about this.
March 26th, 2007 at 8:51 am
Unbelievable! I searched all over Google and kept skipping this page because it didn't seem “authoritative.” But I didn't find any substantive answers until I read the postings. I've been using Crest Pro Health for four days, and the white stringy things started coming after two days of using the product. I hadn't noticed a link between whitening toothpastes and the strings before (I've had the “strings” intermittently, and thought that I had some sort of illness).
I'm switching toothpastes immediately to confirm that the Crest is the problem.
March 27th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
I've got it. I researched “mouth slime” and found this website. i've been using same thing
March 27th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Wow. I use the Listerine Whitening and the Colgate Total Whitening.
It seems I find the slime more noticeable since the Colgate. Teeth slimy too.
March 29th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Hahahaha that's funny. I'm having the same shit in my mouth to and i came to the conclusion that it was due to that Listerine Whiteneing prewash stuff to. I never had them before but about 2 weeks ago i started using that prewash and ever since I been pulling these things out of my mouth. Im wonder what is actually happening though.
March 30th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
yeah i've been gettin mouth boogers lately. I'm not sure why.. I think its a good thing.. you're getting dead skin out your mouth.. unless you're someone who leaves it in your mouth lol. I think its becuz I use this whitening toothpaste.
April 3rd, 2007 at 9:06 pm
THEY SMELL REALLY BAD!
April 6th, 2007 at 9:26 am
I've had the same problem, and it has exacerbated itself now that I've switched to Pro Health products. My dentist yesterday advised me that it is my mouth having an allergic reaction to the product. She did note that Crest and Colgate both acknowledge that this may happen with their product, but state that there is no known problem with this (aside from the obvious side effect of skin coming out of your mouth). Just the same, she herself advised me to switch to a non whitening, non tarter control toothpaste.
Her view on it was, in 30 years, it may cause some health problems that no one at this point would know about, and it is better safe than sorry. I could argue with her logic, but why take the risk?
April 6th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
Just following up…as I said, I stopped using Crest Pro Health and voila - problem gone!
April 7th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
I too have recently been using crest pro health and have been getting these slimy things. I came across this story looking for answers to my problem: not only have I gotten these slimy things while using this pro health crap, today it cause the top layer of my tongue to come off! my tongue is friggin killing me! I'm switching to Toms of Maine all natural shit tomorrow!
April 10th, 2007 at 12:43 am
I emailed Listerine (Pfizer) about the mouth slime that I had been experiencing. I got an email back almost immediately, asking me to contact customer service.
I contacted the Pfizer customer service department and got the smarmy runaround. You know: “We can't give medical advise and tell you what it is…. you will have to ask your doctor” that kind of crap. The irony is that I was not asking for a diagnosis, I just wanted to know what that stuff in my mouth is after using their product.
Before I was curious, now I am testy.
April 10th, 2007 at 11:16 am
I too have had a similar problem with Crest Pro-Health. I noticed a white, stringy, slimy, substance in my mouth about 15 minutes after brushing. The first time I noticed it, the slime worked its way to the front of my mouth and I pulled it out. In my experience it was not painful and came right out. I did not think much of it at the time. About 4 days later it happened again. So I went home and brushed my teeth, then I examined my mouth about 15 minutes later. I had three or four of these things at the bottom of my gums between my cheeks. It really is quite revolting. I was ready to see a doctor — thinking it might be a symptom of a serious problem. Having found this site, I feel fairly cretain changing toothpaste will end the problem.
Thanks to everyone
April 10th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
I contacted my dentist who advised:
1. The stringy stuff is dead cells, caused by abnormal irritation of the lining of the mouth.
2. This indicates some type of allergic response to a chemical in the product.
and 3. I should probably stop using the product, Now you have the story per my dentist.
April 12th, 2007 at 8:07 am
this is goin to be the answer to ur question about the smelly things of the back of ur throat read on….
Tonsiloliths
My brother and a co-worker of mine both have tonsiloliths. Literally, “tonsil stones” and sometimes referred to, so pleasantly, as “throat scabs” these nasties are actually just whitish balls of accumulated goo that form around food particles and bacteria rather like a pearl does around a grain of sand. They live tucked away in the tonsil cavity, occasionally peeking out to say hello and cause a little halitosis. Oh, they also are without question the stinkiest things I have ever smelled produced from a living human body.
If they are ready you can pop them out and dispose of them. I’ve had the unfortunate privilege of witnessing both my co-worker and my brother do this. The funny thing is that they both thought they were uniquely afflicted with these mouth-born stinkbombs and were either too embarrassed or too unconcerned ever to wonder if it were a documented condition. Of course, it is. Googling around a bit with descriptive keywords it is easy to find forums devoted solely to people happy to be in the company of other tonsilolith-producers.
Having witnessed all this, I consider myself a second-hand tonsilolith sufferer. At present, there are no online communities devoted to this topic
April 12th, 2007 at 8:08 am
it has nothing to do with the tooth paste u use or neither the mouth wash or ne products
April 12th, 2007 at 8:47 am
I don't think that's what the majority of us are talking about. It is most definitely connected to the mouthwash/toothpaste. I'm not sure if you were implying that this is what we're experiencing or if you were just throwing it out there. But it does not seem to be what we (or most of us) are talking about.
April 12th, 2007 at 8:53 am
I, too, suffer from Tonsiloliths! Maybe I should start a forum?
April 12th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Diego, This is a totally seperate problem from what most of us are talking about. Mine slime doesn't stink!!! It is also not coming from the throat. It is a direct reaction from whitening toothpastes. The slime and or strings form around the cheeks and between teeth after brushing with the offending toothpaste. We all have to hound Colgate, Listerine, Crest, etc. so they will change their formulas.
April 12th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Diego,
I guess there may be multiple issues, but what I am referring to does not stink, in fact it is odorless. Moreover, it is not hard, as every description of tonsiloliths indicates, and they could not be “popped” out as they sit loose in the mouth about 15-20 minutes after brushing. Unquestionably, what I, and I think several others are talking about, is directly related to the toothpaste.
April 13th, 2007 at 7:39 am
Well, all I use is the regular Listerine mouthwash and I get this white slimy film in the morning when I wake up. It's pretty gross, but like someone said, I can run my finger along the bottom row of my teeth and gums and pull out a lot of it. Once it's gone, it's gone, and I only seem to get it when I use the mouthwash. I have never noticed it from using toothpaste alone. Whatever it is, it's gross.
April 15th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
I have these stringy things for a month or more, now I have an irritated throat, tongue,and mouth. Now I have an ear infection, which started in the left side of my throat. Just wondering if the two could be related?
April 16th, 2007 at 10:56 am
I too have been using Crest Pro Health, and what do ya know?? Every morning I get these lovely mouth boogers. How freakin' embarassing!
I an done with Pro Health.
I have noticed that people are having this problem with Listerine Whitening Pre-Rinse, and I've been using that for over a year with no mouth boogers.
Maybe I am just allegric to the toothpaste and not the mouthwash, but just a head up.
I am going back to my old toothpaste by tonight.
April 17th, 2007 at 2:20 am
ANY whitening product gives me this slime…I slipped up and bought whitening Sensodyne last week…have the mouth boogers again.
April 18th, 2007 at 10:18 am
So I am not the only one. I've been picking out mouth boggers for the past 3 hours after using Listerine with Teeth Whitening solution. It makes kissing rather embarrassing
April 18th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
Thank you for the very enlightening and hilarious web page - hilarious, I suspect, partially because Dave's comical description of this resonated so perfectly with my experience (I had even asked a few people if they had ever had “mouth boogers”, and they reacted as though I were from another planet), and partially out of relief to find others have had this. I've been using sensodyne brand toothpaste for about a month, and now that I read all your accounts of this condition and see that one of the people who responded even mentioned sensodyne, it all makes sense, because the timing coincides. I never bought the sensodyne brand before, because other brands (colgate, aim, crest) were always much cheaper, but I happened to be at a store where sensodyne was the cheapest one last time I bought toothpaste. Thanks for cluing me in to this before I went out and bought another tube of this brand! I'm pretty sure that changing back to the other brands will solve the problem. It sure is a weird thing, isn't it? And no one who hasn't had it would have the slightest idea what we are all talking about!
April 19th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
I just now wrote Crest and found this website. I used Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste and experienced similar reaction, but I kept using it. I also experienced swelling in my lips. Well, I found this to be okay because I am in my late 30's and enjoyed the collagen implant look without the high price. I did quit using the paste, though. Well, last night I accidentally used it again (my husband still uses it) and this morning my lips were almost as big as Will Smith in the movie “Hitched”. I have since decided this was not a good plan for cheep lip implants. I will rid our house of all of this toothpaste.
Thanks for the site! Many laughs
April 19th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
I meant to say 'cheap' implants. say, crest already wrote me back. That is nice of them.
April 20th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
I am so glad I found this site! I googled “inside skin coming off of mouth” and immediately found you. So, I've been using Listering Whitening Prewash for about two weeks and Crest Pro Health toothpaste for two days. (A lethal combination I'm finding!) The weird experiences I have had. The first time I used the Listering my whole tongue went tingly and I lost my taste until lunch the next day. But crazily I kept at it because I wanted the whitening effect. But after using the Crest, I too had slimy skin coming off of my gums and cheeks…I could almost scrape it off. Very weird and gross… No smell like some of the other posts, just stringy and slimy. Thank you to the previous post for the dentist information about allergic reactions. I am most definitely stopping!!
April 20th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
I noticed my sensodyne claims to have “extra whitening” power, and the culprit all the products that cause this seem to have in common is whitening agents, perhaps (although I don't know what Crest Pro Health has). I'm concerned, because I wonder if all this sloughing off of skin layers could be a cancer-causing irritant over time. Someone needs to look into this. Meanwhile, I'm just thankful to have my awareness raised, and I'll be vigilant about the toothpastes I use.
April 21st, 2007 at 2:23 pm
haha! I'm soooo happy to read this post because I googled this topic trying to find out if I was the only one this has happened to. I started using Listerine Whitening a few weeks ago and have had a consistent daily occurrence of “mouth boogers.” I run my finger along my gums and it just comes off in strings!! It's pretty gross, but equally intriguing at the same time. Problem is, they've appeared in my mouth during a conversation before and I'm sure the woman I was talking to thought I was making some weird mouth gestures trying to get it off my tongue.
ugh. I like the Listerine Whitening and can notice it's effects on my teeth, but I DO NOT like mouth boogers. not cool.
April 22nd, 2007 at 4:14 pm
Yea..I get the same thing. I looked it up today after using a whitening toothpaste. I had a lot of clear stringy stuff in mouth as well. Gross… MOUTH BOOGERS BLOW.
April 23rd, 2007 at 8:57 am
Oh my God, I thought I was the only one with this problem…any Listerine product gives me the mouth boogers. It feels like the sides of my mouth are being stripped away. I haven't tried Pro Health, and I generally haven't had a problem with whitening products in the past, but this stringy crap is NASTY.
April 24th, 2007 at 3:33 am
Funny, I didn't think to google “mouth boogers” but I sure was interested in a discussion! I have started to use Listerine PreBrush just before I go to bed– yeah, it's the only way to keep the goop out of my morning socializing. It isn't the sexiest thing I could have going on.
April 24th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
YES!!! I get this slimy thing with the Listerine whitening rinse, though I don't think I got it from the ProCrest whitening rinse.
I only bought the Listerine because it was on sale. In the past I've always found that any form of Listerine was too harsh, too painful. ProCrest was OK, at least by comparison.
I am relieved that it's “just” my mouth's mucous membrane being burned off, day after day, cell by cell. Still, I'm gonna switch back to ProCrest and see if it stops.
Gross!
mouth booger — great name!
isn't the internet wonderful?!! you type in “stringy white mouth” and you find mouth boogers and peace of mind, instantly!
April 25th, 2007 at 10:37 am
I suggest that people who are experiencing this stringing white mucous in their mouth after using Listerine Whitening Pre-brush should call 1-800-223-0182.
I didn't have a problem with this last summer or in winter. Now I am experiencing this problem with the last 32 ounce bottle that I purchased.
Listerine told me to contact my dentist. My teeth and gums are in excellent condition however it was suggested that I stop using the Listerine.
Right now I am having some spring allergy problems and I am not sure if there is a connection with the Listerine.
After I use the Listerine I'm constantly clearing my throat to talk. I continually take my finger and clear the white gunk from my gums.
I see Listerine has a recall on their Agent Cool Blue product. I think it's time they do more research on the Listerine Whitening Pre-brush product.
April 25th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
I am so glad that this site is out there. I have been using Crest Pro-health toothpaste in association with Listerine Whitening mouthwash and have been pulling out white slime from the bottom of my mouth and teeth about an hour later. I thought there was something wrong with my gums, but my son started complaining about it, too. I'm sick of pulling this stuff out of my mouth, so I am never using these products, again!!!!
May 2nd, 2007 at 9:00 am
I know this is a year old, but I found it while researching if Listerine Whitening Pre-Brush Rinse might be bad for me. Aparently it destroys tooth enamel, and one person said it made their teeth crack. But anyway…
Whenever I use this rinse or any other peroxide product in my mouth, my mouth gets extremely irritated, and the skin sloughs off of the insides of my cheeks, forming said boogers. I can't sit there at work all day scraping them out, so sometimes I just try to loosen them with my tongue and swallow them. It's gross, but I've gotten so used to them being there it's the only logical thing to do.
May 4th, 2007 at 1:01 am
Okay, I have been googling for two hours now and came across this site. I thought I was the ONLY freak out there with the mouth slime thing-a-ma-jigums. After using Listerine Whitening, I noticed this phenomenon.
Most of you are way off, you guys are describing tonsil balls, those are the things that get lodged in back of your throat up there by your tonsils, either to the left or the right. That is from particles of food that got built up behind the back of your tongue. Yes, they smell gross, and sometimes you cannot resist the urge to walk around “hocking” to get them loose. They are round beige looking and squishy.
The stuff I'm talking about however, is white. It sluffs off from the inside of your cheeks and between your lips and your gumline. You can literally use your tongue and peel it loose from the insides of your mouth sometimes. I had an embarrassing thing happen to me a couple of times. I was talking ot a co-worker, and I felt this wired thing on my lip. The mouth slime had worked it's way onto my lip during my conversation. Ughhhhh!!! Needless to say my co-worker was polite and acted as if nothing happened. To my face anyway. Behind my back ..well… .
I stopped using the listerine for a year and the mouth slime stopped. Then, a few months ago I started using it again. Let's just say…I had mouth Slime Central AGAIN.
I threw the rest away it wasn't woth the embarrassment.
Needless to say. I started using Crest Multipurpose and Crest Whitening Expressions. Holy catshit. I am currently recovering from third degree chemical burns on my lips. My lips started feeling chapped after I used it the first time. Then they started to burn, I was like, oh yeahhhh..it's working baby. Then they started swelling, then the blisters appeared. I'm healing now. I'd smile if I could. After five days of Crest, my lips are literally melted and the only thing that saves me now is Blistex that I have to apply 5 times an hour! My tongue tingles still, I guess from shock. All this for white teeth? I can't tell if they are white cos I can't friggin smile cos my lips are melted and my tongue well its not melted but I'm sure the nerve damage and tingling I'm experiencing ain't the friggin minty fresh feeling they ACTUALLY meant.
May 8th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
it's called “prewash” brush your teeth afterwards and use a regular mouth wash when you are done.
you will so not get those mouth boogers or what it is…. peroxide residue.
GEESH folks here we are in the 21st. century and all ye all don't know how to oral hygene?
May 9th, 2007 at 9:02 am
I thought I was pregnant at first, so I checked for pregnancy symptons. Slimy mouth didn't come up, so I searched for slimy mouth. I also have combined the lethal combination of Crest Pro-Health and the Pre-Wash Mouth wash. LJ, I think you have NO idea what you are talking about…oral hygeine !!?!? Whether its peroxide residue or whatever, it's NASTY!!! and it shouldn't be happening. Why should anyone have peroxice residue in their mouth from trying to maintain a healthy mouth, then whats the point. I used prewash and after brushing, I used regular mouthwash. I am still slimy…gross!!!!!
May 9th, 2007 at 9:17 am
GEESH lj, do you really think you're introducing groundbreaking news here for all the people that have had this problem? Let me help you, no you're not. When I used the prewash, I did just as you said. Prewash, brush, and then mouthwash. I got the mouth boogers. Ever since dropping the prewash from my morning routine, no mouth boogers.
You're a dipshit.
May 9th, 2007 at 10:02 am
I think the fact that you can't type English properly makes everything you just said not worth our time to reply to because you're most likely a 12 year old child.
May 9th, 2007 at 11:39 am
Glad to find this site. I've had this problem for the past two years and haven't been able to find any information about it until now. I'll be throwing out my Crest, Colgate, and Listerine tonight.
May 10th, 2007 at 8:56 am
lj, it is not “peroxide residue”. It's sloughing skin. Yes, you're supposed to brush afterward, but unless you brush the insides of your lips and cheeks, it's not going to help anything. Even if you did, doing that and using regular mouthwash will cause a great deal of soreness.
May 10th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
To follow up, I got rid of my Colgate, Crest, and Listerine last night, and went to the store looking for some plain old toothpaste. It was tough to find toothpaste that wasn't either “whitening” or “advanced” with multiple active ingredients. More than half of the shelf space was devoted to Colgate or Crest. However, I found a box of plain Aquafresh on the bottom shelf. Tried it last night and for the first time in two years I woke up without a mouth full of slime. I can hardly believe it was all because of the toothpaste I was using.
So thank you for posting this site. It was pretty depressing having to waste five minutes every morning removing the slime that was coating the sides of my mouth and hidden beneath my tongue. (Not to mention the disgusting feeling when I would wake up and find it oozing out unto my lips) I had tried several times over the past couple years to find out what the problem was, but couldn't find a solution until now.
Keep spreading the word.
May 13th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Hey has anyone been seen by a doctor?? I heard this a a std. You may want to get checked out
May 13th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
tracy, with all due respect, you're a moron. Symptoms of STDs don't begin and end with the use of peroxide based rinses or toothpastes.
May 13th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
oh MAN, wouldn't that suck for all peroxide-based rinces/toothpastes, they give us all STDS….I see lawsuit written all over that one. lol obviously we don't have an STD when it happened only with these products… you really need to take a class on sexual education.
May 13th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Havent you heard of the oral hpv virus? Numbers 16 and 18 lead to oral cancer and the oral mocussa slofs off in your mouth.Check with your Doctor thats what they told me it is from.
May 14th, 2007 at 9:08 am
I don't deny that oral cancer could leave some shit in your mouth. The point I'm trying to get through your thick skull is that the shit I and the others here have experienced began and ended with the use of peroxide based washes and toothpastes. If any of us had oral cancer, we would still get the mouth boogers even after discontinued use of the peroxide agents.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
what kind of stuff does oral cancer leave in your mouth??
May 14th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
fuck if I know, but I'm sure it isn't peroxide residue
May 14th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Hey I get that white thick goo in my mouth in the morning and during the day it still feels slimey. Any know what this is??
May 14th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Julie,
It's irritation from the ingredients in most all of the whitening toothpastes. It is actual skin sloughing off, or so we've been told. I get it from all whitening products and even some other harsh toothpaste. Peroxide and large amounts of silica can cause it. Go back to using regular toothpaste and it should go away.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Hi Peggy,
Thanks for taking my call. My mucusa feels sore. Do you think this could be a more serous problem? Sloughing off of mucusa doesn't sound normal. In the morning my mouth is slimey and usually has white thick saliva by my lower teeth in between cheak and teeth. It's not so much stringy as it is just gooey.I use aim tooth paste and no oral rinses. thanks peg!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Hi, Julie
My mouth did that for over 2 years ubtil I descovered it was the whitening toothpaste. I tried a million…all the same. You could try using Biotene toothpaste. It's for dry mouth. It's cheapest at Walmart. Ohterwise, try regular Aquafresh. I started to only buy trial size until I found something that didn't slime me!!
I've been ok with regular aim and regular aquafresh. The new pastes are too harsh for a lot of people. Crest Prohealth is the absolute worste. The slime was so bad it woke me up at night. I had to get up and pull long slime things out for about 10 minutes.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
hey i have a question, i get a thick white goo on my lips and inside my mouth every morning. does anyone else have this? if so can this be from toothpaste or rinse or a more serious medical problem??
May 15th, 2007 at 10:10 am
hello!
is anyone there??? does this sound like what you have sticky white thck saliva in the morning?
May 15th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Tina, you probably didn't get a response because your question made it seem like you didn't even READ through this blog. If so, you should be able to see if what you have is similar. If it is what most of us experienced it is not saliva…it is an allergic reaction to the whitening products causing the inside skin of your mouth to slough off. (Toothpaste, mouthwash, rinse, etc.) If this white slime goes away when you stop using these products, then yes, you had we had. But yes…sticky, white, thick, slimey, you can describe it however you want…you should be able to see and feel it. I first noticed it in the morning, but after continued use of these products I had it all the time! BUT, stop using these whitening products and go back to normal toothpaste and mouthwash and you should be fine. I haven't had it since, and I credit this blog!!!! Good luck!
May 16th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Yeah, I quit using Listerine Pre-brush Whitening Rinse and no more mouth boogers! It definitely is from the peroxide which would be my guess. Ever put peroxide on a facial blemish? OMG it turns it into one big gigantic looking pussy pimple…. It's just a reaction from the peroxide on the dead skin.
STD??? I don't think so. Good job on the comments to Tracy.
It would be nice if the makers of these products would be honest with us when we call their 800 number to complain. They are most likely aware of the problem but don't want to admit it.
Their labels should read: “WARNING: Use of product may cause white, slimy film along gumline.”
So much for having nice white clean teeth
May 17th, 2007 at 12:50 am
Oh wow! I also thought I was a freak of nature! Yes, I started using an off-brand whitening “compare to crest” mouthwash….and the same thing happened to me! Actually, I have used the stuff before and it never happened…but this time around it did. The first time I noticed it, I was talking and suddenly I felt something on my lip, I pulled it away to see a white-gel like stringy goo on my finger, which if I rubbed by fingers together it would eventually dry up. I was also using peroxide and well to get rid of an ulcer…so that did not help either. I noticed it in the back of my mouth, along my gum line and on the sides and bottom of my tongue. I could literally pull it off of my tongue. Some days were worse than others. I figured it was probably the rince, and I stopped using it and bingo! So instead I switched to only peroxide….now it is doing the same. So I thought maybe I had some strange disease f the mouth because I was a naughty girl back in Jan….(whole other story) any how, I figured that because my sister was not having the same issues. Well, I googled “slime in mouth” and came across here. Boy do I feel SOOOOOO much better….!!! I had it tonight and it totally ruined my night…but I did use peroxide before I left….so it has to be something in the peroxide “burning” off layers of skin, which reminds me my doc told me not to do that!!! Lol!
May 17th, 2007 at 2:12 am
Same dead skin slime lining the cheeks on the inside of my mouth here. Through trials I've found it may be more than one product I'm using. I use the whitening pre brush listerine followed by crest vivid white. I never had a problem for a months then all of a sudden it became very bad. I think it got worse because I was using the whitening prebrush too long. I've forgotten to use it a couple times and still had a very small amount of slime. I cut down to about half the time on the directions and it slowly returned to normal. I think the slime comes from the whitening chemicals in the mouthwash and the toothpaste. I checked crest out and they say the cleaning in the pro health toothpastes may cause the skin to shed, but it is not unsafe. I just regulate how long I use the products more closely now and I think I'm fine. The combination of whitening products probably exposes too much of a certain chemical to my mouth. Surely five minutes of listerine is too much, but who times it?
May 17th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Hey everyone, what is going on with these toothpaste companys. If you think about it I never heard of this 20 years ago when all we had was plain old toothpaste. I am afraid in another 20 years when these companys find out how many people got oral cancer form their mouth shedding skin cells. What will they say then “OPPS MY BAD”
May 17th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Wow, 100 comments on Mouth Boogers. Who would have thought?
May 17th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
Has anyone talked with a doctor or dentist to see if this can cause oral cancer?
May 17th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Wow, reading this makes me realize that about 4 years ago I was using a whiteing gel with the mouth trays at night. The next day I kept getting stringy white stuff in my mouth. That whiting gel has 16% peroxide in it. Stay clear of these whiting gels also.
May 17th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
I think we should all just take a moment and thank dave for this blog. What would we do if we didn't have all this information. Thanks Dave!!
May 17th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
I am so glad I found this site! I have noticed the slimy stringy stuff since I started using the Listerine whitening pre-rinse, especially first thing in the morning. I was at the dentist today, and my hygienist was cleaning my teeth. As she was picking away, she said, “Are you using any kind of a mouth rinse?” I said, “Funny you should ask…” and I told her about the mouth boogers. She said she was noticing them in my mouth, and that's why she asked about rinse. My dentist then confirmed that the peroxide in the whitening rinse does indeed “burn” tissue from the gums and cheeks. I promised him I will STOP using the Listerine, and when I got home I immediately googled “Listerine peroxide stringy” and found you guys. Thanks so much!
May 17th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
PLEASE…everyone who is having trouble, contact the companies. That's the only way we will get results is to complain, complain, complain!
They have to pay attention sooner or later.
May 17th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
For some reason Peroxide and professional teeth whitening gels dont give me those gross slimmy things only the crest pro health products. I wonder why?
AMS
May 18th, 2007 at 9:06 am
I am a little nervous, I get those white sticky strings also but I use aim toothpase with no rinse. Does anyone esle have that problem? I thought aim was just regular toothpaste, does anyone know if it could be caused by a different reason besides toothpaste or rinses.
May 18th, 2007 at 10:05 am
Thanks for the blog Dave. Makes sense to me. Combo of Listerine Advanced with Tatar Control and Crest Pro Health made my mouth look like a porn chick's vag. Switching today. I may have to see what other magnificent info ddod.net holds. Aren't search engines the best?! Thanks again.
May 18th, 2007 at 11:35 am
Peggy, did you say that aim worked good for you? I use aim and I get the sloughing of the oral skin. I looked at the active ingredients and hydrated sillica is in it also SD alcohol.Do you think this has to do with the skin sloughing?
May 18th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Come on folks, I think we're beatin a dead horse here. Just quit buying and/or using the stuff and they'll get the idea that it's not a product that we want. I quit using the Pre-rinse Listerine months ago, don't have the problem anymore, and life is beautiful.
May 18th, 2007 at 11:51 am
I have to agree with Kelly. The free-market works. Once the shelves are stocked to the brim because no one is buying peroxide based products, they'll stop making them. I stopped using the pre-rinse after righting this post over a year ago and haven't had a mouth booger since. Life is good again.
May 18th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Thanks and have a good weekend
May 18th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Hey everyone, what am I going to use I dont use crest or listerine and I still get slime and boogers.
May 18th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Hey, Martha
It's pretty much trial and error. Just keeping buying different trial sizes (save some money) until you find one that works for you. When I was little…a LONG time ago, pepsodent used to do the same thing to my sister and I. She can't use anything colgate now. Try to find something where there is neither peroxide or silica or where silica is way down on the list. I think aquafresh has one without either. Give that a try.
May 18th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Peggy, can you tell me what toothpase your sister uses now. maybe that will work for me. what do you use?
May 19th, 2007 at 12:53 am
Kelly: If the discussion bores you, don't read it.
dpb: If you don't want anymore contributions to your blog, shut it down.
May 19th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Jo, Way to go!! why do they keep checking the blog if they don't want to here about it anymore?
May 19th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
Hi everyone, just to let you know I have the same problem. I went to my ENT Doctor yesterday and he said this is a form of Dysplasia. It is a pre cancerous condition. You will always have it. It gets irratated with the use of harsh mouthwashes or toothpaste. But the underlying problem is a pre cancerous condition. Please see a health professional.
May 19th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
That’s odd… you would think regular ol’Listerine would be significantly “harsher” than a simple pre-wash. Thanks shelia.
May 19th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
Sorry about your diagnosis Shelia. Sounds like you have something quite different than the tissue sloughing the rest of us have. Good luck.
May 19th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
Martha,
I was using aim for the last 2 weeks with no problem. Today I had mild strings…nothing bad. Martha, I’m not sure what my sister uses. We live in different states. Look at both the aim and aquafresh ingredients…all of their different kinds. Pick the one without silica or where silica is way down the list. Give that a try and see how it works. If you can find trial sizes get those and save your money.
May 20th, 2007 at 12:45 am
Shelia,
I’m surprised your ENT doctor would even given an opinion on this tissue sloughing, since it has nothing to do with your ears, nose, or throat. Have you considered asking a dentist or periodontist instead?
May 20th, 2007 at 9:57 am
JO, I thought the same thing about my ENT but he is a medical doctor. I aked my general doctor he thought it was from dry mouth. He said he has other patients that have white sticky saliva in there mouth and it was caused from being dry. I seems different doctors have different opinions.
May 20th, 2007 at 9:59 am
Peggy, I don’t understand how you can use a product for 2 weeks with no problems and then the stringy goo comes back. It doesn’t sound like it is the toothpaste or mouthwashes.
May 20th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Hey I am glad I found this website. Is shelia the only one that has talked with a doctor about this?? Maybe if we all go to see our doctors and ask them what this is we would get enough opinions and really figure this out. If we all rely on this website with no professional opinions we really will never know really what this is. I get this same thing I don’t use rinses just aquafresh tripple protection. My doctor had no idea what was wrong with me.She said she had never herd of anyone getting sticky gooey substance by there cheek and gums. That really scares me when my doctor has never heard of it. Help!!
May 20th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Shelia,
I don’t think any of us are talking about white sticky saliva. We are talking about the lining of our mouths sloughing off due to the chemical burn caused by tooth whitening products.
May 21st, 2007 at 12:56 pm
For your reading pleasure, go to the reviews on this product.
http://www.amazon.com/Listerine-Whitening-Pre-Brush-Rinse-Clean/dp/customer-reviews/B0009I4J50
Now I’m using the rinse periodically and then I swish with clear water afterward. When my bottle is gone then I’m boycotting the product and all others that have hydrogen peroxide. I find some days are worse then others and it depends if my mouth is dry.
Thanks dpb and Jo
May 21st, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Fantastic site, I’ve suffered from these ‘mouth boogers’ for years and have been terrified of what they might be. I never thought of a link between toothpaste / mouthwash but have recently changed toothpaste so it is possible. I’m not using any of the brands mentioned though. I’m in the UK and don’t know where my fellow sufferers are from. I’ve just switched to MacLean’s Ice Whitening and use a mouth wash that I can’t remember the name of.
I’m going to run some home trials and compare products and active ingredients and record the results. If there is a link, I’ll find it.
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Thank God for the internet! My girlfriend and I have been dealing with this nasty shit for a few weeks now. Without going into too much detail, I got it first and thought she needed to make an appointment with her gyno ASAP. Then she started getting it too and we started wondering if we had some strange infectious disease. She mentioned the toothpaste thing about a week ago because we just bought Crest Pro Health for the first time(3 for 1 at Costco!). I automatically dismissed the idea, as she has this habit of linking every tiny physical abnormality to something completely random. I’ll be damned if she didn’t nail this one! We’ll be buying new toothpaste today and bidding farewell to disgusting mouth slime.
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:36 pm
I get these white gooey stringy things too. My doctor said that my mouth was dry and that is what causes it. I don’t use any mouth rinses, so it must be the toothpaste. The funny thing is no one else in the family has this and we all use the same toothpaste.
May 23rd, 2007 at 3:31 pm
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May 23rd, 2007 at 7:40 pm
I went to the dentist today, they told me that they have so many complaints about oral rinses and toothpastes. Anything with tarter control or whiteners you should stay away from. There are so many people with this problem of the mucusa sloffing off. They said to get just plain colgate. And use no rinses.
May 23rd, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Hey wheres peggy?
May 24th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
I literally thought I was going insane! I use crest whitening toothpaste and i get that EVERY single morning! YAY
May 24th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
I’m right here, Sue. I’ve had jury duty!! Going on vacation soon, so I might not be responding right away.
I, too have dry mouth from some meds. I really think that does make it worse.
May 25th, 2007 at 2:31 am
I have mouth boogers also, I started getting them a week ago when I started using Listerine Whitening Pre-wash. I just got really grossed out when my husband passionately kissed me and got a mouth booger in his mouth….It is freaking gross! I am so embarassed that this happened and he watched me give birth twice! I am contacting Listerine next, our mouthes are literally falling apart, that can not be a good thing!
May 26th, 2007 at 12:27 am
I came across this site while checking to see if crest pro health toothpaste had been recalled because I recently bought some on a sale at the grocery store and it took me a couple of times to realize it was causing huge hive like bumps in my mouth!!!! Then I see people saying the pro health rinse makes their teeth brown! I am frustrated beyond all get out. No mouth boogers but yucky mouth sores are equally frustrating
May 26th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
I also have had epithelial peeling as a result of Crest Pro-Health. As a college bio-chem major, I took interest and checked up on the active ingredients in the Crest paste and rinse, as well as the Listerine rinse; they all contain pretty strong ionic compounds (stannous fluoride, sodium phosphate, and cetylpyridinium chloride). It’s easy to see how this could pull water right out of the superficial cells in your mouth, causing them to slough off. I doubt it poses any danger though, as the new cells below should be adequately protected by the mucous they produce. In fact, this peeling (assuming its not causing sensitive spots or sores), while inconvenient, is probably beneficial to the overall health of your mouth; it accelerates new cell turnover, and removes the old cells which could only be harboring bacteria/hindering the properly functioning cells beneath.
May 27th, 2007 at 4:36 am
I have not had problems AT ALL while using the Colgate Total but the slime appeared the minute I switched to Crest ProHealth. I stopped a while back because of the slime but I decided to give it a try again in the last couple of days because the ProHealth supposedly helps with the sensitive teeth issue. In fact, I just pulled out about 3 strands of slime from my mouth. Gross ….
May 27th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
I was searching out the dangers of mouthwash and came across this blog. I once used listerine instead of mints for “smokers breath” and ended up with blisters covering the inside of my mouth.
I think the silica or something in the gel may be the problem. I’ve been using my own homemade brand of tooth paste, hydrogen peroxide and baking soda for weeks now. No mouth buggers.
May 27th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Greg,
I have a question, do you know why my epithealial peels when I use crest pro-health rinse and my husbands doesn’t? It doesn’t make any sense why it would only happen to me and not him.
May 28th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
Carie,
Not quite sure, but everyone is a bit different; Your husband’s mouth may be less sensitive than yours, or perhaps his brushing style doesn’t expose the cells to as much irritation.
May 29th, 2007 at 11:16 am
Had the same symptoms but now I have what appears to be oral thrush on the roof of my mouth. Decided to google this and I saw sites relating oral thrush to the over use of Listerine. Now on the second bottle with a week break from the first, this thrush like spot on the back of my throat has appeared. After about 2 days of use with the sloughing of skin also present. Didn’t use it this morning and the spot feels slightly better and no sloughing of skin. Has anyone else had the thrush like appearance on the back of the throat after any of these rinses?
May 29th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Hi All,
I have the same white sticky subastance that you all were complaining about. My dentist told me to switch to non tarter control toothpaste..I was using crest pro healtha dn Colgate total .., so I switched to colgate anticavity whch does not have any whitening products..I use normal listerine advanced mouthwash(not the the whitening one).. It has been 2 days since I switched and I am still getting the ehite substance..though in very small quantity comard to what i was getting when I used crest pro health. Any suggestions any one as to ehat toothpaste I shud use ..or is there something else wrong with me than just tootthpaste ?
May 29th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Rao,
I actually use Colgate Total Whitening and I don’t have any mouth boogers. I only had them when I was using the Listerine Pre-Rinse. I think ever person’s mouth is slightly more or less delicate than others… what works fine for some, may cause a mouthful of boogers for another. Yours is the first case I’ve heard of where tartar control toothpastes are to blame for the mouth boogers. Check the comments above, many people have listed what works for them.
May 29th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
I finally had the guts to tell my dentest and the hygienst about these mouth buggers (I hate that word). The look on their face was of disgust. They said we have never of heard of that before. He said, “I tell a lot of my patients to use that because it doesnt burn like the other products.” They even acted different to me after that. I wish I would have kept it to myself. Thanks to all of you for being so honest. Maybe other patients will come forward and confirm what I’ve told him.
May 29th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Dave, and all who are here… Get some action by doing something. I have gone to the Listerine Whitening Pre Brush web site and found their Customer Care number. I am in Canada so they had to transfer me to the Canadian Customer Care. So, either way, call and tell them you issues. They offered me a coupon for any Johnston & Johnston product. That is worth more than the price of the Listerine product. The other choice was to get a cheque to re-imburse me for the cost of the rinse. I too had the mouth invaders of slime as well as a sore tongue, like I chugged a mug of steaming coffee. The customer care folks were very (fake) concerned, but I got some cool coupons out of it and will not use or buy it ever again. This should really let the manufacturer know the problems. We Can Make a Difference. Let’s Rid the World of Mouth Scum. Yay for yellowing teeth. Ewww.
May 29th, 2007 at 7:45 pm
I’ve gotten the mouth boogers before with another toothpaste. I’m using Crest pro-health, and have definitely decided that it is in fact the peroxide/baking soda combo causing this. At first I was really grossed out, but then thought that if it’s getting that crap out of my mouth that’s good thing. Also, found that rinsing really well with water after brushing helps. I’d like to know if this is harmful though. It doesn’t seem to be but of course we won’t hear about that for another 5-10 years. Right now I’m looking at it as an exfoliation for my mouth. My mouth is dried out though too. The benefit of that is that I drink more water. I don’t know. I think after this tube is gone, I’ll be switching back to my regular sensitive toothpaste, Aquafresh Sensitive. But I’m glad to hear it’s not just me. I’ve been so embarrassed about it I didn’t even tell my husband. But then when I started rinsing more after, it decreased and now it’s not so bad.
May 30th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
I got this each time When I used the Listerine mouthwash.
I will check on this with my Dentist and post the results and recommendations from him in coming weeks.
Thanks,
LOKI
May 31st, 2007 at 11:26 am
Been two days since I had stopped using the Listering Whitening Pre-Brush rinse. My tongue is feeling much better, but now I feel like I have canker sores on it. Small whitish dots on my tonue that feel like I bit it. They are going away too. Please Please Please people, contact Listerine as the number is on the bottle and complain. This product shouldn’t be on the open market. Obviously they didn’t do enough market research and testing.
June 1st, 2007 at 3:33 pm
I just checked my reciepts. I bought the Listerine at Costco. I am brining it back tonight. I know I will have no problem returning it. Everyone else should do the same.
June 2nd, 2007 at 11:21 am
After I started using the toothpaste, a month or two later I quit getting the loose skin in my mouth. During those couple of months I rinsed my mouth better to keep from getting a bad case of these mouth boogers. Maybe the loose skin was filled with some nasty bacteria or something that the product was killing off??? It doesn’t happen anymore…maybe like once a every three weeks will it come back and go away
June 2nd, 2007 at 11:23 am
Oh yeah the toothpaste was crest pro-health. Forgot that important piece of information..hehe
June 5th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
Hi everyone,
I went to the dentist last week, I told them about my problem with the skin sloffing off the inside of my mouth. They said they spend most of their day discussing products with people. There are so many people with this problem. They said not to use any product for whitening or tarter control. They said to use biotine products. They are pricey but I have been using the toothpaste and mouthwash for over a week and I have no problems.
June 6th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Hey ya all,
I told you it was from a STD!!
June 7th, 2007 at 10:33 am
After several days of feeling these mouth boogers I had to do a search because I thought I might have some mouth disease or thrush. I too use the Pro-Health products. Mine are never yellow or brownish. Always very white. Maybe the yellow or brownish slimers are one’s that have been in the mouth longer and have come in contact with food and bacteria. Since experiencing these I tend to immediately scrap my mouth of the boogers shortly after using the Pro-Health. After seeing that there are several people with this same issue, I will be switching to a biotine product.
June 7th, 2007 at 11:47 am
Finding this blog site was intriguing. The number of people suffering from the same or similar problem is incredible. I too have been experiencing the same symptoms, but I’ve been using Mentodent and Listerine for years (not listed anywhere in the above blogs). My dentist suggested I’ve developed an allergic reaction to the toothpaste and rinse. Thanks to this site, I will be trying Aquafresh. But there is a bigger issue here. The makers of these products seem to have decided that profits are more important than truth, profits are more important than full disclosure, profits are more important than our health. Sound familiar (tobacco companies)?
No - I am not a lawyer. I’m in the ad business, but it’s incredible to me that a lawyer hasn’t simply jumped all over this class action suit waiting to happen. I hope the makers of these products are reading this blog and take action well before we the public do!
However, I encourage all of you to follow-up with your health care professional (as scary as it is) just to be sure your problem is the same as the rest. I chewed tobacco for many years and quit a while back. I thought for sure I quit too late. Lucky me - it seems to be my choice of oral cleansers that ruins my day. Thanks for the site.
June 7th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Tracy
Who are you? I think you have a few screws loose. Why dont you go find another blog where you belong. You sound ignorant and clueless.
June 7th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Tracy, it’s evident that you have an obsession with oral STD’s. Go see your family practioner to get it cleared up hun. What we are talking about has nothing to do with an STD. It’s evident school is out for summer. Sheesh!
June 7th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
I have been experiencing the same slimy feeling in my mouth for over 2 years. It is constant all day long. It all started when I had peridontal surgery to correct a dentist mistake after having my front teeth recrowned. When I went back to the peridontist after getting the stitches out and told him a thick slimy substance was constantly in my mouth especially behind the front teeth. He more or less laughed at me and said there was no way it could be coming from this area.I have been to 10 doctors since..some of the best. None of them have been able to help me. I have to wear a mouth piece over my front four teeth(similar to a bleaching tray) to help me deal with this problem. I do know that using any toothpaste with sodium laryl sulfate aggravate this problem. Biotene products do no have this ingredient in them. I use Biotene but the sliminess is still constant. I am now seeing a new dentist who is going to replace the crowns and try to cover up all spaces to see if this corrects the problem.I sympathize with all of you. Mine is constant and would drive me crazy without the mouthpiece.
June 8th, 2007 at 8:41 am
Hi ya all it’s me tracy from raleigh north carolina!!
June 12th, 2007 at 4:36 am
Wow…I thought I had leprosy or a case of terminal mouth slime until I found this site…guess I have to give up the whitening toothpaste. I’m sure I’ve looked like a retard, rolling my tongue around in my mouth, trying to suck the crap off my cheeks when I thought no one was looking (no offense intended, I like retards). I’m going to have my teeth whitened and go back to regular toothpaste — gooey mouth grunge just isn’t worth it…but I am glad to know I’m not fatally ill!
June 12th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
I have the same problem and have come to believe the culprit is the Listerine whitening pre-wash. I think the severity of this problem is related to how often you use it? I only use it every so often in the morning - when I can remember - I haven’t had any raw spots, pain, etc. just peeling of the skin.
Unfortunately I just bought a travel tube of Crest pro-health for an upcoming trip…guess I’ll have to pick another brand up now!
HA! As i’m writing this there is an ad on the tv for crest pro-health!
I also wonder if it’s bad or not, I tend to agree with Greg that as long as there’s no pain it may actually be healthy with cell turnover and such…I may stop using these products mainly because it’s a nuisance and gross.
June 12th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Excellent information buddies ! I am not alone in the dark Cave !
I have the same problem and started thinking something else.
Will change Tooth Paste and mouth wash.
Request you to please list best toothpaste and mouth washe which really worked well
Thanks
KanaNana
June 12th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
WOW….just happen to come across this trying to find out why I’ve got this slime in my mouth. Also the entire mouth seems to have this slight burning or irritated feel to it.
Checked my toothpaste and my wife just changed it a couple of weeks ago to some kinda whitening shit with baking soda and peroxide….hmmm I think I know what the problem is now.
So off to the drug store to find some OLD FASHION toothpast….if that’s even possible now. Thanks all!!
June 13th, 2007 at 11:30 am
A CURE!!! Went to the drug store and purchased some old fashion CREST toothpaste and plain old fowl tasting LISTERINE original.
Used it last night….problem gone today!!!
June 14th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
VANISHED !
I used Aquafresh normal tooth paste and no problems ! Had this problem since 2 years and even Dentists did not know about this. We have all stupid medical insurance System/facility in our country.
I believe FDA/ADA guys are eating peanuts. Why can’t these guys control these kind of products ?????????
KanaNana
June 14th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
VANISHED !
I used Aquafresh normal tooth paste and no problems ! Had this problem since 2 years and even Dentists did not know about this. We have all stupid medical insurance System/facility in our country.
I believe FDA/ADA guys are eating peanuts. Why can’t these guys control these kind of products ???????????????????
KanaNana
June 14th, 2007 at 10:08 pm
Glad to see i’m not the only one with mouth boogers. I use regular green Listerine and Colgate w/ Whitening. I found some Crest that doesn’t mention whitening, hopefully no more boogers in the morning.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Yes, it is embarassing to ask! I finally got the courage to look it up in the internet, and what’s the common denominator? Whitening products! It’s really weird when you start having it, that eerie feeling that something’s inside your mouth but you don’t want to poke inside because you’re out with your friends or co-workers? Yuck! Anywho, I know it’s MY dead cells, but still…ew. Anyway, I’m switching back to my old toothpaste, Extreme Aquafresh (or something). That one never gave me the stringy mouth booger, whatever you may call it. FYI, am using both Crest products right now…the whitening kind. I think we need to contact Crest on this…
June 15th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
One more thing…at one point, one night, I had so much that it clogged the entrance to my throat that I choked briefly when I was asleep, so I got up immediately and made that horrible regurgitating sound (gross) to force the “foreign object” out, and guess what…it’s the stringy booger! Ew.
June 16th, 2007 at 11:52 am
Wow, after putting up with these “Mouth Boogers” for almost a year I never thought that they could be related to my toothpast - Crest Pro-Health. Although I have never used the pre-rinse I do use the toothpaste and when I think back it does seem that they are worse right after I brush. This is great to know, I thought that I had some horrible disease! With so many people experiencing this type of side effect with the toothpaste and other products why doesn’t Crest put some type of warning label on their products? Well as for me I am changing my toothpast immediately!
By the way - some of the posters are mentioning little pebbles in the back of their throats - I also experience that and after speaking with my doctor she explained that it is most likely nasal drip accumulating at the back of your throat and there is nothing you can do about it! Gross huh?
June 16th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
Hey, I’m really happy to have found this blog. I’m glad I’m not alone in reference to the Crest Pro-Health users that have this same problem. Just for reference, I have used Listerine Advanced, Tom’s of Maine products, and Arm and Hammer toothpaste, without the “mouth slime,” so I’ll be going back to using these products.
Thanks again!
June 16th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
Hey, I’m really happy to have found this blog. I’m glad I’m not alone in reference to the Crest Pro-Health users that have this same problem. Just for random information, I have used Listerine Advanced, Tom’s of Maine products, and Arm and Hammer toothpaste, without the “mouth slime,” so I’ll be going back to using these products.
Thanks again!
June 18th, 2007 at 11:00 am
Oh I am so relieved. Thank you all for getting this information out there. I thought I had some horrible health condition and that these slimy strings were a symptom. Bye-bye Listerine Whitening Pre-rinse.
June 19th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
I get the same things sometimes! I used to get them more frequently than I do now. I have found that they do come in connection w/ changes in oral care routine. I get them between my lower gum & lip and also from the cheeks. THEY ARE SO SATISFYING TO PULL OUT.
June 20th, 2007 at 12:58 am
OMG,
I thought i was ill or something, Only had it happen today, 2 days after i have just started using the listerine whitening mouth wash.
It is horrid, making me feel sooo sick !! that nasty sticky shit in mouth!! oooohhh!
Thanks for highlighting this problem Im going to make a complaint, please make sure you all do.
June 21st, 2007 at 6:35 pm
Thank goodness I am not the only one experiencing mouth-boogers. I thought that I was alone in my suffering! I feared that I could have thrush but a Google image search assured me that I most assuredly did not. In my case I believe it is the Crest Pro Health Cinnamon toothpaste that I recently bought :/ I think that I’ll toss the remains and start using Tom’s of Maine…
June 22nd, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Yay! It’s not just me!! Thank you to David and everyone who’s provided helpful ideas and suggestions. Good luck to everyone. I’m sending an e-mail about this to my family members.
I bought the Crest Pro-Health products at CostCo. My husband works there, and he’s told me that the will accept the return of a product indefinitely, as long as you still have the receipt. (Althought they have caught on to the few people who buy a computer and then keep returning it every year for a “free upgrade.”
KittyMommy
June 23rd, 2007 at 9:28 am
P&G hopes rinse effect won’t wash away sales
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/04/09/story3.html
In an ironic twist, Procter & Gamble Co. has spent more than 10 years developing a dental product that sometimes proves how well it works by leaving an occasional stain.
But it is a twist Procter should not want to escape. The company’s Crest Pro-Health Rinse, launched with much promise in April 2005, is discoloring the teeth of about 3 percent of its users, the company said, because it is doing its job. The rinse literally ruptures germs, leaving their yucky residue on teeth. If not fully brushed or rinsed away, those bacterial remnants build up between teeth and along the gums, eventually to carry the tannins of coffee, wine and other discolorants.
One source described Pro-Health as a “weapon of mass destruction” for the mouth. But others complain the company should warn consumers about the chance of staining, even if it poses no health risks…
June 23rd, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Hey! Wow Im so glad Im not the only one. I was so freaked I thought I was going to die or something. I think I am going to complain to the listerene company.
June 26th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
wow. I thought I was alone. It seems to accelerate receding my gum tissue. Anyone notice that? The question becomes where does this dead tissue comes from? The cheek tissue or the gum tissue?
June 26th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Its funny that you mentioned the gum recession because it seems like it may have affected my gum tissue also. Wouldnt that be great you try to save your teeth and in the mean time you ruin your gums. My mom tried the rinse to see what I was talking about and of course nothing happened so she probably thinks I am abnormal. Just think of all the people who havent yet found this blog and think they are sick or something but to embarressed to ask anyone about it.
June 27th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
They’re bits of your cheek and mouth lining that are shed off. Certain things can cause the lining to shed faster than natural, and you can get chunks or strings of it like that.
Want something really gross? Squeeze or express your tonsils sometime, until the little globs pop out of them, especially if you’ve got a lot of holes in your tonsils. They’re dead lining cells called crypt cells, that build up as they die and shed. They really, really smell disgusting. Fun, eh?
No wonder a dog’s mouth is cleaner %)
June 28th, 2007 at 10:44 am
My suspicions have been confirmed. I have used Aquafresh products for years but last month I used a Whitening Extreme (bought it on sale!). My mouth started ‘peeling’ and I thought since the only change I’d made was the toothpaste that it was the whitening. I then bought Crest Pro-Health (the store didn’t have my regular Aquafresh product). It not only continued but seems worse. I’m switching toothpastes today. Slime begone.
July 2nd, 2007 at 2:00 am
Yes, it’s called mouth slime..You get it from excessicve whitening toothpastes..Basically it’s burning the muscosa layer off your cheeks…I haven’t heard what the long-term damage is yet…but I’m going to find out, Because I’m not ready to give up my paste…My teeth are brilliantly white! =)
What I’ve started doing was, after brushing, I take a towel or tissue and wipe the lining of my cheeks and lower/upper-inner lips. It gets it all out and there’s no more…until you brush again
July 3rd, 2007 at 2:28 pm
The “mouth boogers” you refer to is in fact oral mucosa (the skin lining your cheeks and gums) There is an ingredient in some toothpastes and mouthrinses that can cause the mucosa to slough off creating “mouth boogers”. It is typically caused by toothpastes that are anti-tartar (which contain a type of pyrophosphate) or that have peroxide. If you want to get rid of the problem use a toothpaste that doesn’t have these ingredients…Maybe Crest Cavity Protection:)
July 3rd, 2007 at 2:35 pm
By the way…the gum recession that has been mentioned is most likely from brushing too aggressively, not from the toothpaste or mouthrinse. Try less pressure when you brush, or the electric toothbrushes such as Sonicare or some of the Oral B electric brushes actually shut off when you are using too much pressure. You would be surprised at how little pressure you actually need to apply when brushing.
July 3rd, 2007 at 7:53 pm
I also started using Biotene mouthwash alongwith Aquafresh tooth Paste
Though it is bit expensive but It is very cool, it is really great !
I am so relieved !
thanks
Kananana
July 12th, 2007 at 3:03 am
Oh thank you thank you thank you!!!!! I have been so concerned by these discusting white stringy things that have been popping out of my mouth for the last couple of months…funny since I started using Listerine whitening rinse!!! I thought it might have been that so I stopped using it and they went away, but I still needed the whitening, so I began using a whitening toothpaste and it STILL did it. Now at least I can see Im not a freak and I dont have any serious kissing desease LOL
Thank you thank you ALL for your posts on this subject!!!
XXXX
July 17th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
First off, someone definitely needs to add the term ‘mouth boogers’ to some sort a medical dictionary (or perhaps wikipedia). The term is perfect. It also made me laugh my ass off for a couple of seconds. I too suffer from these mouth boogers which I now realize are a direct result of the pre-brush whiting solution I just recently began using. It actually gives me something the do during those boring moments in class (I’m a student). Digging in the back areas of my mouth for the little stringy suckers (which I now have a new name for), trying to loop them around my tongue and then when no one is looking kaa-put them on the floor (just kidding…I use a tissue). Anyway, thanks for helping me solve my riddle of what these things actually are. I wasn’t really that concerned, but I must admit that I would, at times, freak myself out into thinking maybe I had some degenerative fatal disorder….Phew!
July 18th, 2007 at 7:11 am
Excellent idea J.G, I’ll work on adding Mouth Boogers to Wikipedia.
July 18th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
I’m so glad I came across this site! I’ve had the slimy strings off and on for 2 months. I’m throwing out my Crest Pro-Health and switching back to Aquafresh.
July 19th, 2007 at 12:20 am
I am glad I found this site. I spent most of the day fascinated by this slime in my mouth and pulling it out and rubbing it between fingers to investigate its texture. I decided to google “Slimy goo in the mouth” and this website popped up! I will try using a different product and I hope it stops because I am terrified with the idea of talking to someone and having these things drip out of my mouth… imagine…
July 19th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
I have these too!! Never thought to call them mouth boogers. I’m pretty sure it’s dead skin because I can use my tongue to take it off. I had really long ones yesterday when I first noticed it… about two inches. Also a few smaller “chunks.” Gross. But it’s definitely gotta be the pre-brush whitening rinse stuff for me. I have been using the baking soda & peroxide whitening Colgate for about two months without any problem. I bought the pre-rinse two days ago, and noticed the gunk in my mouth the next day. No other changes. Plus, I read reviews of the product on Amazon and apparently lots of people have experienced the same thing.
There must be a similarity between the Listerine Pre-Brush Rinse and the Crest Pro-Health. I’ve never used the Pro-Health, but thanks to the posts, I know to steer clear. I’ll stick to my baking soda & peroxide toothpaste, thank you very much.
July 22nd, 2007 at 3:03 am
It’s so funny, I have been stressing about my mouth slime for a while now. Couldn’t figure out what was the cause but it started after using a new mouthwash that a dentist recommended. It was crest pro-health alocohol free mouthwash. I also bought the pro-health toothpaste believing that it was the best product out there since the dentist recommened it. Stupid huh? anyway the point is that after reading a lot of the comments above I came to realize that it’s the crest pro-health product that is causing that nasty, white, stringy, mouth slime. I am shopping for new stuff tomorrow. I will try that Biotene stuff that seems to work for others.
July 24th, 2007 at 12:31 am
OMG!i have been using listerine whitening mouth rinse and have had the same prob!!i was wondering why i was getting stringy white coating in my mouth i had no idea it would be the listerine!
July 24th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
http://www.crest.com/prohealth/dab_askOther.jsp
That tells you about the shedding, and why it happens.
July 28th, 2007 at 12:55 am
it’s funny how we’ve all come together, to conclude the reason for the “mouth slime”.
I, like most of you, googled something of the sort and got just the link I was looking for.
Thanks matt, for the actual answer.
my mouth feels clean now!
July 28th, 2007 at 10:53 am
oh geez, you people are freak’n hilarious. Well, the “mouth boogers” we’ve all experienced at one point or another, obviously in different forms, sizes, shapes, colors and even smell. “ewe”.. are nothing more than the plaque that builds up on your teeth and gums every day and night while sleeping. If you see that build up, in my opinion it’s a way for your toothpaste telling you that it’s doing it’s job and well might i add. Plaque is the #1 cause of gingivitus and cavities. So when it’s not on your teeth and gums and is being stripped off, even in a slimy gel form, that means your less likely to have to take a trip to the dentist for a filling.
If the film is bothersome, try rinsing with a mouthwash immediately after brushing. The more often your brush, the less plaque can build up. I personally used to get the film build up and it just took time and lots of brushing for it to go away.
July 29th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
To Nikicham
Teeth and mouths have been being cleaned for decades without slime, brown teeth and loss of taste. With these new products, the slime does NOT go away. I had it for well over a year until I quit using whitening products. I am quite confident that Aquafresh is cleaning my mouth. And if it want to kill other germs I’ll use regular old listerine…..clean mouth, no slime!
July 30th, 2007 at 8:14 am
That theory is bunk. I brush at least twice daily AND rinse with a mouthwash. I have had “mouth boogers” both randomly and when changing products, emphasis on changing products. Nothing to do with plaque.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:08 am
Y’know I get it with Sensodyne and I’ve been on that toothpaste for a good 2-3years now without switching. No mouthwash, just flossing.
Maybe it’s just a buildup of toothpaste products?
It’s good to know that there are others out there though.
July 31st, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Thank you, thank you. I thought I was going insane. Today, my dental hygienist (after removing quite a lot of the disgusting stuff) told me she had found it in many dental patients and that they all used Crest Pro-Health (which I recently started using). She suggested I google “mouth sloughing”. I was stunned to see this website and all the people involved. Thank you also to Matt for the Crest link. The worst thing is I’ve been buying this for my 85 yr old mother (and thought her “stuff” was just from super dry mouth). I’m writing to Crest to complain, though it seems that doesn’t do much good. My hygienist suggested Colgate, which I have now purchased. We’ll see.
August 2nd, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Ook so now we know that it happens from using Crest, Colgate & listerine products right? So can anyone tell me why this happens only to certain people? Has anyone talked to a dentist or a doctor as to why some of us get this mouth slime & others don’t? I mean is it an underlying condition that causes some of us to have it & some not too?
August 3rd, 2007 at 10:22 am
Oh my gosh this has been a lifesaver. I recently switch to Crest Pro Health, got a great deal at Costco. But now I get all these slimy things and its so disgusting! Now I have like three tubes of this stuff I’ll have to pawn off on people. I’m glad I figured it out, I was thinking I had some sort of yeast infection in my mouth.
August 3rd, 2007 at 12:16 pm
I started using Crest Pro-Health Cinnamon 4 weeks ago and have had many problems with my tongue since. I stopped drinking orange juice, changed my eating habits and just finally figured out it was the toothpaste. Now I will return to Colgate. Do NOT use Crest Pro-Health
August 5th, 2007 at 1:14 am
I am so glad that I found this site! I’ve hated these stringy things but didn’t know what to do about them. I don’t use whitening products, but I do rinse with Listerine mouthwash and use Crest tartar-control toothpaste. I have had “mouth boogies” for quite some time and never knew what they were or how you got them. I’m going out to buy different toothpaste/mouthwash tomorrow and goodbye boogies! Thanks for all the details of what you’ve used that caused yours.
August 5th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
I started getting these “mouth boogers” as well. I finally asked my dentist and doctor what the problem was. The dentist thought that it was “just something people get from time to time.” Needless to say that answer did not staisfy me. I am currently looking for a new dentist. My doctor responded that it may be a reaction to the toothpaste I was using. That answer seemed unlikely but the slime continued so I looked on the web and found this website. The responses on this site are similiar to what my doctor told me to do so I am going to switch to another brand w/o whitenening. This mouth slime didn’t happen before the whitening toothpaste so it is worth a try. My doctor suggested Toms of Maine. I am so glad I found this site…I thought I was the only person on Earth with this problem!
August 6th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
Oh my god, I get the exact same thing and it’s ever since I started using the Listerine Whitening stuff too! If it wasn’t so good at keeping my teeth white then I’d stop using it but for now I’m going to have to live with my mouth boogers!!
August 9th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
Hey dpd, thank you so much for addressing this problem and starting this blog! I’m such a hypochondriac that any time I get any weird problem, I look it up on webmd.com and swear I’m dying of some random, rare disease that I find on there with a symptom that is close enough to call a symptom of said disease. This time, I just googled “slimy white mouth” and bingo! Glad (or is it horrified??) to see that so many other people are having the same problem… I have been using the Listerine Whitening Rinse religiously for a while now, and while I have enjoyed my gleaming white chompers, I don’t think that they are worth hordes of mouth boogers. I even had a dream the other night about it… I was talking to a big shot at the company my husband works for and one shot out of my mouth and onto the mouth of Mr. Big Shot. He pulled it off and squished it between his fingers, and it grew and grew, looking kinda like pizza dough, until it completely engulfed him! I woke up frantic and of course, with a mouth full of slimy white mouth boogers. How horrible! But thank you (and everyone else) again for exploring this topic… I’ve enjoyed reading all of the responses!
August 9th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
I’ve always used Listerine but recently started using Crest Pro-Health Cinnamon a weeks ago. And guess what I have white mouth slime! I am so glad that I found this website, I thought I was losing it! I’m going to cool it on the Crest Pro-Health.
August 14th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
I’m so glad I found this!!! Thought I was going crazy with those mouth boogers!
I never had that problem before… then 2 weeks ago, I started using this Listerine whitening prerinse. Everything was fine for the first few days, then one morning at work, I start feeling things peeling off my gums and inside my cheeks. Didn’t really know what it was until I stuck my fingers in my mouth and pulled out this white slimy stuff! Uggh! Since then, it’s happening at each use of this product.
My boyfriend started using the same a few days after me… I started telling him about this skin peeling problem and he just looked at me as if I came from another planet and told me it probably wasn’t skin…… up until it happened to him too! hihi
Weirdest thing then we started kissing and had some slimy stuff sticking to our lips after…and not even knowing from whom it was coming from!
I first thought it was the combination between the prerinse, the brushing (with plain old colgate) and the Listerine Advanced after. But tonight, I tried the prerinse only…man did the boogers came anyway!! And some of the prerinse went too far at the back of my mouth… so I felt like I had hair stuck at the back of my throat!
I called twice at Pfizer about this problem, and neither of the consultant ever heard about this problem (really….?)… and all I get is a “We’re going to forward this to the health center and send you some coupons”.
Probably won’t have any answers from them, but hey! It’s a start!
I’m going to finish this bottle then I’ll be back with my plain old usual Colgate and Listerine after and Mouth Boogers be gone!!
August 15th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
I’ve used Crest total for years, and had this slime off and on. I have now tried rinsing really well, more than usual, and have not had any slime since then. Maybe some residue staying behind causes this. I can’t speak for all the other products mentioned.
August 21st, 2007 at 4:24 pm
I just started using Crest Pro-health and Listerine Whitening Pre-brush Rinse about two days ago. I already have some sloughing of the skin in my mouth, but nothing too bad yet. If it gets worse I will certainly change my regimen, but for now, the clean feeling I get on my teeth is worth it to me. I also eat a lot of sunflower seeds (salted, in the shell) and drink very, very hot coffee, so this type of sloughing is not very unusual, at least for me anyway. It is nice to know however, that this is something that I will need to monitor - both personally and in the event of a product recall!
August 23rd, 2007 at 2:36 am
Hizahh!!! I’m so glad I found this site. I was starting to worry about mouth cancer! I just quit smoking see… But when I went on vacation I had only a travel sized plain old toothpaste, not my usual Crest White stuff - the slime took a vacation too! I didn’t make the connection though until I read these posts. Thank you!
~MC
August 24th, 2007 at 1:27 am
I have had this problem for many years. I’ve used every brand of toothpaste out there and still have this white stringy film. My guess is that it’s either one of two things: toothpaste residue mixed with saliva OR the sensitive skin around the gums. It’s so annoying. My dentist didn’t even know what I was talking about. I guess I will just have to live with it.
August 25th, 2007 at 12:26 am
I ‘m so glad there’s other people having the same thing . This can be very embarrassing. I was talking to some co workers recently and afterwards discovered this thing sitting on the inside of my lip. I was mortified to say the least. I pay attention to people’s mouths– can’t help it I just do and I’ve seen that shit in folks mouths and wonder what the hell have they not been doing. it looks like they don’t brush or something. that shit is terrible. Another lesson in not being judgemental. I use ProHealth tooth paste and mouthwash- I was directed by my hygenist to do so. I will writh to crest abt this . thanks
August 28th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
damn. Crest Pro-Health and Listerine Whitening. Same stuff I use! I was just researching for this very topic…. I have a double whammy. Yea, these mouth boogers have got to go. nnnnnnnnnnnnnnasty. Well, I’m glad I’m not alone, and that I don’t have some freaky disease.
August 29th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
I started getting these after I switched from Aquafresh Sensitivity to Crest Pro-Health. So I can only conclude it was the Crest brand.
August 31st, 2007 at 2:24 am
Wow! Glad I found this website! I’ve been bothered for few months with theses stringy htings, too, and finally started researching the internet today. I’ve been using Crest Pro Health cinnamon and realize now they showed up when I started using that. I’ve used various Listerine products for years without incident, so I suspect it is the Crest. Will switch back to Aquafresh sensitive ASAP and monitor whether or not Listerine still causes the problem. Currently I’m using the whitening pre-rinse. If the problem persists, I’ll switch that, too.
August 31st, 2007 at 2:32 am
I too have recently started using Crest Pro-Health, and within the first few moments of using the product, I too developed these “mouth boogers.” Needless to say, I am not happy about the product and will not purchase anymore of it in the future. >:(
September 5th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
I’ve had this happen before, while using the whitening mouthwash, but didn’t connect the two together until I stopped using it - then started using it again and it came back. I, panicking, googled it to see what I’d find and found this site! Its nice to see I’m not the only one with ‘mouth boogers!’
I, personally, have noticed this problem not with Listerine mouthwash, but with a no-name equivalent. I used the Listerine one before with no problems, although it wasn’t all that consistent so I wouldn’t say for sure that it won’t happen if I try with the brand name one.
I’ve actually called Listerine and told them of this.. although the person I spoke to didn’t really strike me as being intelligent, she did explain that its nothing to worry about and that its suppose to happen. Something about it killing, and sloughing off dead membrane and cell stuff which is the white gooey stuff we find in our mouths.
She did also say that with persistent use, it should stop… but from these comments it appears not to have for most. I’d suspect that rinsing more after using said products might help, as well as having a cheek and tongue cleaning tooth brush to get off the dead stuff so its not floating around in our mouths might help.
September 10th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
YES! I get that too…is it a bit like bits of soggy tissue? Like you roll your tongue around in your mouth and its suddenly there??
I never used to get it, but I recently changed my toothpaste to CREST WHITENING and since ive had this happen, same thing for my husband too…
Its the inner layer of the mouth peeling or what? it happens about 1/2 hour to hour after brushing.
September 14th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
i bought the listerine pre-rinse and noticed the stringy white stuff right away. i knew instantly that it was the listerine. i just thought maybe it was collecting the germs and bacteria in my mouth. i would just pull it out and keep going, do we know for sure if it’s the lining in our mouths or could it be bacteria and germs?
September 14th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
It has been about three weeks since I first posted, and the problem is still there, even if I drop back to once a day with the Listerine Whitening Pre-Brush Rinse. It only happens when I use that - Crest Pro Health by itself is fine. I researched hydrogen peroxide and found that the bubbles it makes are oxygen bubbles, since the hydrogen and oxygen separate when in contact with cells or blood. As I am able to peel off the inside lining of my cheeks (gross) within minutes of using the Listerine, I wonder how those bubbles do that. Any thoughts?
September 14th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
I changed from the Colgate Total plus Whitening to one of the AquaFresh toothpastes while finishing up my bottle of Listerine (I’m a cheapskate and I still had over half of a big bottle when I posted last that I couldn’t bring myself to toss!) and the nastiness stopped. I don’t think that it was either product alone that was doing it, as I’d used the Colgate for quite some time alone before starting the Listerine and never had a problem. I now think that it was definitely combining the two products. Hope this helps.
September 14th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
I emailed Crest with my complaints. After receiving an email saying I would be getting a letter shortly, I finally received a letter saying they were sorry for my dissatisfaction and enclosing a coupon for any Crest toothpaste! No thanks. I’m doing just fine on Colgate. I will, however, be sending my coupon back with a note telling the powers that be to check out this website. They do warn you about “skin sloughing” on their website, but I think it should be on the toothpaste box, or better yet, they should stop selling it. It can’t be healthy.
September 17th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Yup, here in the UK Macleans Whitening is causing those nasty “mouth boogers” too…
September 18th, 2007 at 8:54 am
I am so happy I’m not alone. I’ve spent 30 minutes searching for what causes my condition of “mouth boogers”. It’s so gross. My symptoms did nto start until I started using the whitening mouth rinse. Looks like I’ll be leaving this mess alone!
September 19th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Yeah, I’ve been getting this BAD for the past week, as soon as I started using the Listerine Whitening Mouthwash. I wake up with it really bad, and then have it mid-morning again… it doesn’t go away unless I actually wipe it out of my mouth with my fingers! Totally gross!! It’s a bit of a nuissance, but I’m gonna finish the treatment, since white teeth are worth it. :-)… FYI, I’ve used the Listerine STAY white stuff before (the one you use after you’ve whitened with the stuff in the white bottle), and it doesn’t make mouth boogers at all… So that’s something.
Now I’m worried though. I’ve got the Total Whitening toothpaste in my medicine cabinet, waiting for me to use it! I think I’ve got more mouth boogers on the way! Yuck!
September 21st, 2007 at 5:45 am
haha omg i thought these mouth boogers were all my own. and i thought they were b/c i didnt brush enough. os i would brush even more. but now thta i know its the toothepaste i hsould probably stop using it and just switch to coca cola as my toothpaste. in fact i dont even need a brush ill just swirl with some coke.
September 22nd, 2007 at 11:01 pm
hi, i put in “crest toothpaste causes thrush” and got this very informative, eye-opening blog which i just read mostly top to bottom. wow. whew. i believe it! my tongue felt like it was on fire and swollen, the roof of my mouth and back of my throat..i think perhaps some people get it more easily if you are also on antibiotics alot {like me} but i really believe it is the whitening products. i am switching to biotene toothpaste, or at least trying it or aquafresh for sensitive teeth, and am trying tea tree oil mouth rinse. i have been using listerine for awhile now and it does feel so strong and burny almost. this can’t be good. the tea tree is alcohol free. i am also going to try aloe vera supplement in capsule form and see if this helps. the slime on my tongue can just be soooo disgusting, makes me feel so gross. i hope to find a solution. great blog with lots of good ideas and input. tx. my lips will burn too and sometimes my ear starts to hurt. it’s like enuf already! remember the days of just ordinary toothpaste? now the selection is dizzying, it’s nuts. it’s important to find out what is in this stuff causing these problems and as many have said, stop buying it.
September 24th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
Its so reassuring reading this! I have had this prob for ages - even asked my dentist but he didn’t know. I have been using colgate whiteneing and sensodyne whiteneing for ages - that must be it. I am goin stright to the chemist after work and buying some normal stuff. Thank youall SO much. Its so emarrasing - I hate staying over night anywhhere because of it. THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!!
September 25th, 2007 at 5:38 am
Hey Guys - it worked! Woke up mouth booger free! Used the normal sensodyne - the teeth whiteneing stuff must be so abrasive to do that to us though! Thanks again!
September 26th, 2007 at 11:02 am
Well I was gettin on here to see what the hell it was, but you ALL have answered my Q.
Nothin to serious.
It doesnt hurt or smell its just an annoyance.
THANKS!
September 27th, 2007 at 10:35 am
Someone heard your complaints about Crest Pro-Health mouthwash!
The Law Offices of Bell & Brigham is investigating claims for a possible class action lawsuit.
Email myrna@bellbrigham.com or call 1-866-722-2014
September 27th, 2007 at 10:46 am
Class Action Lawsuit? Really? Who has been injured by mouth boogers? No one here has reported any ill-effects other than just being disgusting.
I discourage anyone from doing anything more than signing ms’s email address up for as much spam and porn as possible. This is ridiculous and an abuse of our legal system.
September 28th, 2007 at 12:12 am
I get the same skin peeling on my gums. My gums also get red and swollen toward the jaw and they seem to seperate and loosen from my mouth, when they were once firm. I went to the dentist and he said it was not gum disease but may be herpes of some kind, he did not sound to sure though.
September 28th, 2007 at 6:35 am
Have you been using whitening products like the Listerine PreWash or the Crest Pro-Health Anthony? If so, stop. See if it gets better. If you haven’t been using them then this has nothing to do with mouth boogers… move along… nothing to see here.
October 1st, 2007 at 2:46 pm
I don’t know if anyone has gotten around to saying this yet.
THAT IS AN ALLERGIC REACTION…
The top Allergen a Dentist might point to is flavoring. People can be allergic to one or more Flavors found in Toothpaste, Mouthwash, Gum, or Floss.
Another one is SLS.. it’s derived from Coconut and disperses the Toothpaste.
It seems I am likely allergic to Sodium Fluoride. That is the Fluoride typically used in Toothpaste and Mouthwash. I have just been told by a Dentist Online that Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste has Stannous Fluoride instead of Sodium Fluoride— so I MAY NOT be allergic to it. However, YOU MAY BE ALLERGIC TO STANNOUS FLUORIDE.
The big print here is because people only read bits and pieces of what I say lately.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:43 pm
Well had the same problem using Crest Pro Health…sent them an email.. no response.
But after finding your site and reading everyones posts and finding out that I was somewhat normal, I began rinsing my mouth out well with water after brushing and “mouth boogers” no more!
So throw in a extra rinse cycle!
October 12th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
dpb,
Hi it’s me tracy!! I think this is from a STD. check with your doctors.
October 15th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
I don’t think it is allergies, nor does my dentist. It’s skin sloughing.
To the person who said an extra rinse gets rid of them. Don’t you think we’ve all tried that?? I think we’ve all tried just about everything, but the only thing that helps is changing to another toothpaste or rinse. Some of these boogers you don’t even know are there as they are wound around your gums in some instances.
October 15th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Tracy - it is not an STD causing this problem. You might want to look up SDT’s on the internet and get some knowledge.
October 15th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
OH Okay!
October 16th, 2007 at 11:29 am
Um… I dont know if everyone has tried it or not… I am telling you after 9 months of the extra skin, that I now rinse my mouth out WELL and I do NOT have this problem anymore.
October 16th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
You are so right mommyotter!
I had this problem and I always rinse for 2 minutes, and it has gone away.
October 16th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Wow you people are really messed up
October 16th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
mommyotter - if you read prior blogs you will see that of course we rinse our mouths out well. Stop Crest toothpaste and the problem goes AWAY. Wouldn’t surprise me if you have some hidden around your gums.
October 16th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
??? my gums
I no longer have the problem.
October 16th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
I laugh out load when I see some of these responses especially those people who say rinse your mouth with water or do an extra rinse. I am actually embarressed for them since they sound stupid. My favorite is that its a STD. Please people read all the blog before giving your silly opinions.
I havent had the problem for several months now and thats because I stopped using the Crest Pro Health.
AMS
October 16th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Hahaha, no kidding. The STD one is rich.
Well, I’m still getting the mouth slime; rinsing and rinsing makes only a little difference. This stuff seems to build over time; it’s not there right after using the product (Listerine Whitening Pre-Brush Rinse, Colgate Total Whitening, and then Listerine Mouthwash to keep teeth white… I really appreciate white teeth!!!). It’s there an hour or two later. Anyway, I’m still using all three products, because once I wipe that crap out of my mouth, it stays away until my next use of the products, and meanwhile my teeth look fantastic, and my mouth feels clean all day long as soon as I get that stuff out. So at least until I complete the 3 months of whitening treatment, I can live with the side effect. FYI, Colgate Sensation Whitening (with peroxide and baking soda) and just plain old Listerine is a good stay-white toothpaste and freshening mouthwash that doesn’t give me mouth boogers. I’ll probably go back to that after I’m done with the whitening treatment.
October 16th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
I thought this site was for friendly posting ones experience… for ME… rinising my mouth out WELL worked. Your defination of well may be different than mine.
October 16th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
So glad to hear that I am not alone, my husband thought it was from eating my food too hot and buring my skin off, come to find out, this is the cause, just not from my food! Thanks for all the postings, some things are just too wierd to as in person!
October 17th, 2007 at 11:37 am
Mommyotter,
We love you and I am friendly. I am so glad that rinsing out your mouth well worked for you. It would work for most people if they would just try it. love ya!
October 22nd, 2007 at 1:30 am
hey everyone so i stumbled across your sit here and im pissed off that i cant seem to have white teeth friggin mouthwash companys getting our hopes up and at the same time giving us oral conditions. you know that they knew their products had these affects. my roomates friend is a dentist and she said that you should not use that kind of mouth wash, it has 3 times the recomended amount of alchol in it. and that crest stippes work better and dont leave it in to long or the same shit can occur.
i hope this helps someone it did me.
thanks for ur time
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:41 am
Haha, wow, whoda thunk that a blog about mouth boogers would draw up so much drama!
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Interesting thread. Found it after a prospective client called about an oral chemical burn (per M.D.) from Crest Pro-Health Night. I’m not sure bringing any single case would make any sense (after all, they’re not putting sulphuric acid in katey couric’s mouthwash), but if there is pattern of people who are getting burned…. even if they are a bit more sensitve than those of you just getting mouth boogers…. a class action may be the only way for the companies to listen.
Care to disagree?
As to the previous posting by “Ms”…. I assume that user included the e-mail and the phone in her message…. You didn’t add it in, did you? And isn’t there some law somewhere outlawing intentional subornation of spamming?
Hmmmm.
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Yeah, I care to disagree. Class action lawsuits help one person do one thing, and that’s the lawyer getting rich.
Yes, Ms included her email address within the content of the comment. I would never give out a user’s email address.
October 24th, 2007 at 3:59 am
The “hard chunks of smelly stuff that are yellow/brown/off-white/smelly” are actually food that gets caught in the pits of your tonsils.
October 24th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
i just found these slimy things, and i am using the Listerine Whitening Pre Wash. I’ve been using it for a while, but yesterday I used it twice in one day. I assumed it was a burn from the peroxide. Potent Peroxide can be very irritating to the skin. If you have ever bleached your hair you know what I’m talking about.
October 25th, 2007 at 11:56 am
I rinse my mouth often with straight peroxide and I dont get the mouth things so maybe for some people its the peroxide that produces them but not for me. In the past Ive bleached professionally and I didnt get them then either.
I have have tried doing the extra rinses with water several times after using the crest proheatlh like some have suggested but that doesn’t help the situation for me at all.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
OMG!!!! Months ago I bought the Listerine Pre Wash and used it, brushed and then I went on with my day until about 10 minutes later I felt something weird in my mouth. I put ran my finger between my gum and cheek and I pulled out this cloudy stringy crap and ran to the bathroom and checked for more. All over my mouth it seemed like it wouldn’t stop and I thought I had some parasite or worms in my mouth. I closely examined and made the decision it wasn’t worms but from the Listerine and I stopped it. month later I buy Crest Pro Health toothpaste and it happens all over again. I spoke with my dentist and he felt the chemicals used in Crest Pro Health were too strong and said he wouldn’t ever use it on his own teeth and recommended using a “regular” toothpaste. Well, I have since been having this problem no matter what toothpaste I have been using. I have bought plain old fashioned toothpaste to no avail. I rinse three times after brushing and 10 minutes later. I still have them and the only thing I can do is “pick” the mouth boogers until they are gone. I decided to look online and see if I had something like Thrush (by the way is not because that is actually in patches not cloudy stringy things). I am glad that I am not the only one! I have resolved it down to the bad chemical toothpastes have started something and now my mouth is to the point of no return.
October 26th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
I tried to find the peroxide percentage for Listerine pre wash, but could not. I was curious to see if it was more potent then the normal 3%. I have talked to others that used whitening strips that got pretty severe burns from them…
October 31st, 2007 at 3:47 pm
im so glad i found this website. I recentley started using this new listerine mouth wash, its purple.Its been leaving this white film in my mouth as well
November 3rd, 2007 at 5:24 am
This site was the number 1 hit on google searching for ‘mouthwash in my mouth turns to goo’. I also have the ‘mouth booger’ but it builds up WHILE I’m using mouthwash. Just wanted to say I am some what relieved since I now know I’m not the only one (Couldn’t bring this topic up to my friends or family since it was a bit embarrassing).
November 4th, 2007 at 3:03 am
I started getting the mouth boogers when using the Crest ProHealth Night mouth rinse. The only reason how I noticed was because the boogers where all over my braces. Could it be plaque? Food? Who knows but somehow it makes me feel like the rinse is working to remove the gunk in my mouth.
November 5th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
I’ve had this lately too. It’s dead skin sloughing off the inside of your mouth. I noticed it happening within 10 to 15 minutes after brushing my teeth. You guessed it, I recently switched to Crest toothpaste. Based on what I’ve read, I’m leaning towards this as the answer. What a bunch of crap. Don’t they test this stuff. It’s probably made in China with a fair amount of lead.
Crappy toothpaste.
November 6th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
I’ve had this problem also when using Crest Pro-Health toothpaste…but i found that diligent/thorough rinsing with water. Rinsing 5 times seems to have solved the problem. I believe the problem resulted from toothpaste residue that dried the mouth causing the sloughing off of cells.
November 7th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Again, sloughing is an Allergic reaction.
Also, you are supposed to be able to spit your Mouthwash without rinseing. As Rinseing contradicts Mouthwash haveing any benefit to you.
Mouthwash should do two things: Get into places you can’t & stay on your teeth when you go long periods without brushing (such as while you sleep).
It appears that a remarkable number of people are allergic to the Stanus Flouride used in the Crest Pro Health line. The Line is relatively New so probably hasn’t had a great deal of testing, which is popular these day for Health Products (even Medications).
This is the only other Fluoride Toothpaste approved by the ADA. Their sole purpose/job in approval of Toothpaste is to monitor Flouride levels, the rate it releases and if it can bond with your Teeth. This is what the FDA has assigned to them. As a result the ADA cannot test & consequently Approve any toothpaste which lack flouride, even if it is it contains something which has the same properties ( or even that plus more) of Flouride.
I know all this junk because I appear to be allergic to Sodium Flouride (found in Toothpaste). A dentist recomended I try Crest Pro Health toothpaste as it has instead Stannus Fluoride. Unfortunately, I had allergic reactions to the the Crest Pro Health toothpaste, includeing Sloughing.
Dentist that have been taught it is posible to have allergies to parts of Toothpaste are usually only taught about Sloughing and Flavors. There is a wide variety of Mints and those are typically in Toothpaste. Since there are over 800 Mints,.. everyone is allergic to some of them,.. some people are allergic to those found in Toothpaste.
If you are haveing an Allergic Reaction, then you have no reason to sue the company. You could put forth a Petition that they place on all their Dental Products the posiblity of Allergies. However, if you read there may already be a warning that cuts off at something like Reddness and Itching or Itching and Burning then says something stupid like “or other symptoms”. Clearly the average person is unaware “sloughing” is a symptom of Allergies.
November 8th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
I started getting these too after I switched to Crest Pro-Health toothpaste. I also have itchy lips and my tongue feels like I burnt it on hot food. I will defintely be tossing it out and going back to my old toothpaste.
For the record, my dentist told me to avoid the Listerine Whitening PreRinse. He says it “garbage” that does more harm than good. It appears he is correct!
November 13th, 2007 at 12:21 am
gladly I am not alone with this, I thought it is already some kind of disease I have. But it happen only after I’ve been using all this teeth whitening toothpaste, worse is the crest and arm and hammer with baking soda it dried my lips badly that it was sore.
November 13th, 2007 at 10:41 am
I reported this to the FDA. I have it from using Crest Pro Health. I think its gross!
November 13th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
I stopped using the Crest Pro Health toothpaste 6 days ago and haven’t had the mouth boogers, dry itchy lips, burning tongue, or loss of taste since. That crap really needs to be taken off the market!
November 15th, 2007 at 1:06 am
I’m with you guys on this one, same thing happened to me right after i started using the listerine pre brush mouthwash, ew.
November 19th, 2007 at 6:43 am
It’s the peroxide in the toothpaste/whitening gel/mouthwash/whatever the product.
If you pour peroxide on anything w/ germs, a white, milky, residue results. That is the peroxide killing off the germs. The same holds true for the germs in your mouth, however, your mouth is too wet to hold on to a scab.
November 19th, 2007 at 10:40 am
I had the same thing happen to me with the Listerine Whitening PreRinse. I just stopped using it and everything went back to normal. Now I only buy organic/cruelty-free toothpaste & rinse. It’s made by a company called “Jason” and it’s awesome!! I’ll never buy anything else!
November 19th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Vi,.. this isn’t the same reaction as Peroxide.
Peroxide is a white foam,.. this is skin. Lots and lots of skin.
Plus some of these products DO NOT CONTAIN peroxide.
What people are experienceing here is an Allergic Reaction.
Just the same as if you ever got Sun Poisoning. Or an Allergy to a clothes cleaning product, like Bleach.
However, people can’t see the details and process inside their mouth.
There are also harsh ebrasives that can take skin off, much like getting certain skin products to remove layers of skin.
November 25th, 2007 at 11:03 am
Hi,
I’m a dental hygienist, yes it could possibly be Human Papilloma Virus (HPV does occur orally). It could possibly be oral candidiasis (yeast) or if there aren’t any dental concerns, from eating contaminated food, the mouth is a portal of entry. Adequate oral hygiene, Vitamin B12 may help to prevent oral candidiasis. Although staining, some people prefer using an iodine or prescription Chlorhexidine mouthwash (since it kills bacteria and fungi). Also, watch what you eat and make sure it isn’t contaminated. Milk products, chedder cheese, processed meats and custards are food products that may harbor Staphylococcus Aureus bacteria. This bacteria may not necessarily be from a nasal carrier (easily remedied with use of nasal rinses) but from the air you breath in. An air purifier in the kitchen may help.
November 25th, 2007 at 11:11 am
Hi,
There is a scientific basis for my previous comments. There is no scientific basis for the comment that I’m about to make now. It may be from eating foods that contain fats and oils. I know that we sweat cholesterol that we make and ingest and eating oily foods can make the skin oily, I believe this oily secretion may come out in other glands such as salivary glands.
November 25th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Its the damn Crest ProHealth toothpaste. I stopped using it and the boogers and burning tongue went away. That stuff sucks!
November 25th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
This comment is for the dental hygienist. You need to read the entire blog history because we have already gone down the STD (theory) path. You are sooo mistaken. This is something entirely different and we all got this after using similar dental products. When we stopped using the products then the problem disappeared. You actually sound ridiculous!!!!!!
November 26th, 2007 at 1:26 am
Hi,
I’m not sooo mistaken. I get tonsoliths from eating certain foods and a white film when I have a cold or other upper respiratory tract infection. I know when I wake up in the morning with a thick white film on my lips or inside my lower lip that I have either a bacterial, viral or fungal infection. I START using Listerine or Colgate total or Betadine mouthwash more often and these ‘boogers’ go away. It is noted in one of my textbooks that LONG TERM USE of antibacterial agents that do not also contain an antifungal agent may result in a fungal (yeast) infection. It may be wise to remind the company of the 1970’s when many children started getting fungal infections from bubble baths and soaps and the manufacturers were ordered to put an antifungal agent in their products. I’m not sure if this applied to products for oral use.
I use those products ‘as needed’ to fight an infection (if I don’t have a fever since the symptom of a fever requires antibiotics). I use regular Crest or Colgate toothpaste and use Listerine daily. Try brushing twice daily, using Listerine before bed (when saliva may pool) avoid eating ‘trigger foods’ and see if it helps.
November 26th, 2007 at 1:27 am
Hi,
Anyone tried using a ‘nasal wash’ or Vicks vaporub or Sudafed? The problem could also be from ‘post nasal drip’.
November 26th, 2007 at 1:48 am
Susanah Miles… PLEASE DO RESEARCH ON ALLERGIES! Teach your patients there are Allergons in Dental Products after you learn.
Strict Vegs with no Breads, Meats, Eggs, Dairy… etc,.. in their Diet run into the same problem with certain Dental Products. The people here are experienceing Allergies or a strength of abrasive that is too harsh on themselves.
It would have been helpful if I had known long ago I was haveing an allergic reaction to my Dental Products. What I have been through this year suggest they even were doing harm to my stomoch and ablity to absorb nutrients.
It is nice you have caught one problem humans need to avoid, now do research on Allergons in dental products effecting the skin, teeth, lungs, blood, organs, and sinuses of humans.
November 26th, 2007 at 2:27 am
DOWN WITH LISTERINE AND THEIR DISGUSTING WHITENING PRE-WASH.
November 26th, 2007 at 10:21 am
Yep…it’s the whitening mouthwash. Totally.
November 28th, 2007 at 1:12 am
Yikes!!! My freaking pie hole is disintegrating as I write!!! My lips, toungue, and gums are sloughing off, and all I really wanted was a set of pearly whites to accent my sexual prowess.
I have been reading with enthusiasm, your comments and descriptors of what appears to be a fairly commom problem, “Mouth Boogers” LMAO, whoever came up with that should get the presidents award, for it describes our malady to a “T”
I’m coming at this from a somewhat different angle, as I have not used any of the above mentioned products. I have just completed the Crest White Strips Premium Plus program, and I have just endured 14 days of gooey, sticky, stretchy crap overflowing my mouth. The strips do have a lot of funky gunk in them. Has anyone else experienced a mouthful of “boogers” from the White Strips? Is it the strips? Boogers? or both?
Anxiously awaiting your reply. Will also reply to all inquiries relating to my sexual prowess (Ladies Only Please!)
Rick
November 28th, 2007 at 7:12 am
I came up with the name Mouth Boogers. Thanks.
November 29th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
I’m so glad I’m not the only one that has this awful stuff. Like many of you, I started with the slimy stuff after changing over to Crest Pro-Health Products. I used about 1/2 tube of toothpaste and then as I was brushing my tongue this disgusting slime started drooling from my mouth. I only got relief after using a clean dry wash cloth..but it didn’t last…I didn’t realize until 2 months later what may be causing it. I went to Crest site and complained to them..never heard back a word. I wonder if a Civil Atty could get some help for us? I have started using sensodyne toothpaste, no mouthwash..no good results. It is with me day and night ..I only get relief when I’m sleeping..I’m at wits end, it’s so embarassing..I’m constantly trying to remove the stuff with my tongue and teeth..yuck!
November 29th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
I’ve use three dif brands and same side effect with all. I’ve read 80% of this blog but didnt see much on any companys giving us a real answer!
November 30th, 2007 at 8:03 am
Someone named Domarius posted a comment stating I should create a new page that summarizes what everyone has said here but I’m not sure what happened to it. Apparently, sensing his idea would lead to less traffic to this site my blog decided to scrap the comment altogether. Anyways I think it’s a pretty good idea so I’ve updated this existing post with what we’ve figured out so that anyone who comes to the page can get some useful knowledge without skimming through the hundreds of comments. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
November 30th, 2007 at 10:07 am
Daniel,
Try plain old Aquafresh. It seems to be the only brand that doesn’t slime.
November 30th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
I’ve seen 2 doctors..they said, see a nose & throat doc and if no results see your dentist. After reading all the posts, I’d say we are more help to each other than the docs are. I can tell you this, the slimy stuff has nothing to do with mouth boogers..they are totally different..my husband gets those, they are quite bothersome..he gargles with the old Listerine..his mouth can take anything..but it does seem to loosen them up. By the way, I still haven’t found anything for the slimies..someone told me to use plain old aquafresh..will let ya know.
December 4th, 2007 at 4:31 am
heh, to be honest I get this stuff everyday and it has to be the baking soda for sure.
It doesn’t really bother me, I just usually run to the restroom and spit it all out, it my mouth does actually feel a lot cleaner.
December 7th, 2007 at 5:24 am
Hi,
I know many products have ingredients that bind with calcium and other minerals in your food. Perhaps an ingredient that partially solidifies minerals and allows it cause tonsoliths (tonsil stones) or this ’slimy stuff’.
Persons with dry mouth may have build up of plaque on the teeth and persons with inadequate oral hygiene may have build up of soft material on the teeth, this usually doesn’t affect the saliva. Have you seen a physician as well as a dentist?
December 7th, 2007 at 5:35 am
For. The. Last. Time. They are caused by the Crest ProHealth toothpaste and rinse and by the Listerine Whitening PreRinse. They are not caused by STD’s, tonsoliths, or any other such crap. I know. I had them, and once I stopped using the ProHealth toothpaste they went away. I had a dentist appointment the other day for a cleaning and my dentist said the Listerine Whitening Rinse was crap and should be avoided, and that the Prohealth stuff is quite harsh and a lot of folks have allergic reactions to it. So there you go.
December 7th, 2007 at 5:36 am
By the way, I now use Colgate Total Extra Cleaning and have no problems whatsoever.
December 7th, 2007 at 9:49 am
I bought the whitening pre wash rinse two days ago and started getting the mouth boogers right away. My boyfriend said it was thrush, so I started googling. Glad I found this site and found out it’s nothing serious. Now I face the dilema of to rinse, or not to rinse. Has anyone continued using the stuff and just dealt with the boogers? Do they eventually stop?
December 7th, 2007 at 11:39 am
I agree with Sue. It is definitely these products and nothing else.
December 7th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
Susanah Miles,.. I know there are a couple things you think it is.
But I know how one of those things are from eatting raw ingredints while bakeing.
Your guesses, though actual problems for some people, are NOT THE SAME REACTION being held by people on this board ( well most people).
There are a few things that add up to a creamy white lumpy gunk that may remind someone of minatureized Cottage Cheese or Cream of Wheat. Even a Quaker Oats looking gunk. I think these are more in the range of the reactions you are describeing for other problems.
What is happening with these products varies by product, ingredients, and person. But the actual subject surrounds a reaction I paid close attention to some times. The reaction may not appear to happen immediately but pin prick bubbles form in your skin inside your mouth and on your lips where it is safe,.. these bubbles expand and form larger bubbles of air or unknown clear substance that exsist between layers of your skins, your skin conflicts with what your mouth feels like and the skin actually becomes dryer then the state of your mouth. The skin, some where around here between still haveing expanding bubbles and drying, begins to break, burst, and peel.. makeing the bubble disappear and usually haveing part of the skin still attached to your body. By the time it breaks off completely it is in the state people find it,.. parts will still be “stringy” those that are still partially attached and being pulled and stretched out.. while other diconnected parts bunch up and rub down into corners of the mouth your tounge is not likely to brush,.. these usually are white but can have color variations based on what’s bee in your mouth.
This effects your lips, cheeks inside your mouth, and gums. Your tounge may have a reaction that indicates it is an allergy but noone’s doctor or dentist is an allergist so they do not spot signs the lips and tounge are giving off.
Currently very few Dentist are aware of anything about Allergies. The rest know nothing. If they deal with alot of things that can kill people with an allergic reaction or if too much is given,.. and only if they have several things not just a handful of shots, then they have specialist like anastegiologist come in while working with those things. As a result of these,.. no.. noones Dentist or Doctor tells them when they are haveing an Allergic Reaction. Last year I had a Dentist that said they are starting to teach Dentist at some schools that people can be allergic to ingredients in Toothpaste but they only brought up the Flavoring,.. which from the Dentist online I have talked to.. when that very small number of Dentist are aware there are alergons in the Toothpaste.. they assume or are only aware of the posiblity it could be Flavoring.. and no other Allergons.
Tootpaste have many Allergons. There is the posiblity out of all the humans on Earth you can find people with allergies to everything in every toothpaste. But there are things a noticeable percentage of people are allergic to. Right now I am trying to get to an Allergist for some things. I think I may be allergic to the actual Fluoride in Toothpaste. There are a few Fluoride… the Toothpaste Pro Health has is only found in a couple toothpaste.. it is called Stannous Fluoride.. I was recommended it by a Dentist online because they felt it is posible for me to be allergic to the common Fluoride in toothpaste but not allergic to Stannous. It appears to me a much larger percentage of people are Allergic to Stannous Fluoride and haveing reactions assosiated with a Fluoride allergy.
Research confirms that people are allergic to Fluoride ( it’s actually something that everyone has a thrashhold before it can cause serious health problems.. never swallow toothpaste),.. because of the type of thing it is ( thrashold) they lean towards “sensitivity to” instead of makeing it clear there are Allergic Reactions to it. The Fluoride most used in toothpaste they think only 1% of people have a clear allergic reaction to when used properly, because of this they prefer not to make people aware as it may detor people from useing it that it’s beneficial to. However, every food and drink in the US is full of this Fluoride.. even water.. and one of the highest concentrations are found in Baby Formula. Places around the world lacking Fluoridation and with only natural Fluoride found in their water ( not deposited by anyone or any process) have a strong percentage of people with allergic reactions to the Fluoride found in your water and toothpaste. Since those people can have an Anaphalactic reaction and some of the test subjects actually died from this during testing,.. I would like to assume that by combonation of things the people with the worst reactions in the US are wiped out in infantcy by something mystierous, unknown, or SIDS. It looks more like up to 25% of Americans have some reactions to the Fluoride in Toothpaste but are unaware if you look at Test results. Some of the people in America that were found to have Allergic Reactions during testing grouped up and stormed out because they thought the people were insane health nuts telling them they were allergic to Toothpaste because their Dentist always told them to brush and never told them they had any problems with Toothpaste.
There is a long list of health problems and reactions that come from this. Some are internal and so unseen. One of those is misdiagnoised as a Hyatol Hernia ( I can’t spell). This is the point food enters the stomock has become enlarged and this can cause problems with eatting and keeping food down inside your stomoch.
Oh well,.. hopefully people will use common sense and discontainue use when they have problems. I really think they should add some more reactions to the list of reasons to “Discontainue Use” as well as definitions inside the papers that come in some Toothpaste boxes,.. this won’t change that people do not read or pay attention when they have problems but this would help the Dental Products companies feel their butts are covered and that they have alerted their consumers.
December 7th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
To visually and texturely get a feel for what is happening in people’s mouths,.. take a Potato Peeler to Raw Chicken. Peel the skin off the chicken first. Peel the chicken for 20 minutes to two hours. I don’t suggest you actually do this as you can get sick, but try to spend some time with skinless raw chicken thighs to get some idea of the surface inside someone’s mouth ( the cheek, gums, and inner lips). Things would be far different peeling a Potato then peeling a Chicken with a Poptato Peeler.
December 7th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
Well, I just came back from the store…after going thru humpteen toothpastes..I’m finally down to Aquafresh!! Hope it works..the others did nothing..the sensodyne helped a little, but not much. I hope we finally figure out what this stuff is..the Docs & dentists don’t seem to know either. Next step will be a visit with my ENT.
December 9th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
HAHA this is funny. I looked it up because I use the pre-brush mouthwash and noticed my mouth got those funny “mouth boogers” so im glad I learned they are not harmful and others experience this.
December 11th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
Well i was sitting in my exams at school and i felt something in my mouth, kinda like a hair, i pulled it out and found it to be a this stringy white gooey substance and i was kinda freaked out. i checkd it out on the net and found this. it explains at lot. i’ve been using sensodyne gentle whitening and this must be the cause. thanks
December 12th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
I found this Googling for ‘white slime caused by Crest Pro Health Toothpaste’. I experienced the ‘mouth boogers’. It’s gross! I used other brands and they’re better because they don’t cause the ‘boogers’. I also noticed that another brand with whitening agents cause that icky slime too.
December 17th, 2007 at 11:48 am
I have the same problem after using Colgate Total and Listerene Whitening Prerinse moutwash. I thought I was realy sick. I am goint to toss them all out tonight.
December 17th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Well, I still have the “slime”, I started using AIM and it foamed up in my mouth bigtime. I continued to use it and find that after my thorough brushing & rinsing with plain water that the “slimies” arent as bad, b ut they are still there. I’m at wits end. You guys seem not to have this stuff 24 hrs a day. I’m calling for an appointment with my ENT. I believe it is sinus related, plus using the pro-health just ate the inside of my mouth ..but I stopped using all of these products and still have the problem..so ENT here I come..will let you guys know what he says and recommends.
December 17th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
USE AQUAFRESH!!!
December 18th, 2007 at 6:29 am
Val– The Foams do that. Stay away from the Foams. They have to be powerful enough to make the ingrediants in toothpaste bubble up. Toothpaste is the strongest stain remover you can find.
Right now I am faced with a problem,.. Dentist have been retards for years and shrugged me off when I was haveing certain allergic reactions. As it turns out if you just keep useing Toothpaste regularly that you are allergic to, or even too much your teeth, gums, and bone under get damage. [ You only need to brush once or twice a day,.. things in your mouth only start to appear after 24-78 hours without brushing and they aren't even dangerous then,.. for that they need weeks or months. Decay is the result of bad toothpaste, bad dentist, bad brushing, bad flossing, and no mouthwash.]
If you do not have Decay, DO NOT let a Dentist touch you with a Drill.
Certain Reactions to Toothpaste + Brushing more then twice a day + Dentist giving me filling when I did not need them + Dentist drilling too deeply = I’m going to loss alot of teeth very soon and that’s not even the ones the Dentist worked on.
Haveing these reactions to toothpaste ( such as the “Mouth Boogers”) is a sign the Toothpaste is causeing damage or causeing your body to damage it’s self by trying to deal with this junk.
DISCONTAINUE USE IMMEDIATELY of any product you are haveing “Mouth Boogers” with. The Dental Assosiation is AWARE of this reaction. Dentist are SUPPOSED TO tell you to stop. Containued use they are aware will stop your bodies immune system in your mouth as well as it’s ablity to heal and repair,.. at the same time your teeth, gums, and bone will be stripped.
This is not the stripping you were looking for… instead of it removeing matter you assosiate with Staining, it softens your teeth and gums– then removes layers of them. The products use is intended to remove the foreign matter in your teeth, instead by stripping and softening your teeth of their enemal it opens you up to deeper staining. At the same time it prevents your body from healing and repairing your mouth while letting invaders slip into your blood stream and attack anything in your mouth or below it ( like your Jaw).
Your problem becomes Cavities (often without decay) and things like gingavitis haveing a field day. Things will get into deeper in your teeth and gums and more of your tooth will be revealed with time. This is bad because it isn’t built with coating/layers past a point to prevent things from attacking it and protect it from things like YOUR TOOTHBRUSH.
What you need to do is prepare to spend hundreds of dollars on toothpaste and have people ready to gain new toothpaste. Go through the ones not ADA approved (yet) like Tom’s of Maine where you can see the exact Ingrediants and their source. If you have any problems give the toothpaste to someone else. Your aim should be to elimenate and add certain things. For example some people are allergic to all the Mints. If you had a Toothpaste you remember doing well with just try going back to that. It may take 1-3 days to get rid of the last toothpaste if you don’t soak and rinse your mouth to get rid of it.
Everyone haveing problems here upon finding a Toothpaste that doe snot cause problems should spend atleast a week useing Goat or Cow Milk in place of drinks and meals. You should only brush once a day,.. it should be before bed time and ALWAYS WAIT ATLEAST 20 MINUTES AFTER YOU EAT TO BRUSH,.. you SHOULD NOT brush after every meal. Your teeth and gums purposely absorb nutrients from food being in your mouth. Your Gums and Mucus Membranes are what absorb certain things into your body and blood– not everything but enough things. Try to rinse your teeth in milk (this only applies with Goat or Cows Milk, not Almond and Coconut although there are a couple things in Soy that may weakly be helpful) and then keep your mouth shut for as long as posible. Some things that attack your teeth and gums need alot of Oxygen it turns out, at the same time as you take this away from them you will be allowing your body to cecret things and line your teeth and gums in things that will fight off junk in your mouth and repair your gums and teeth. Never go to sleep while trying this. When your mouth is open it is exposed to oxygen and other things that will work against you,.. you should also try to apply this to small children and toddlers, try to find something that is Fluoride Free and only uses Xylitol to brush their teeth or atleast have them rinse thoroughly with ordinary water. Don’t shove your face full of sugar and then have half a cup a milk expecting this to help. If you have any sweets you need to swish and drink milk until you get it off of and out of your teeth. As it stands doing this with Milk is actually the only way to stop and destroy some things that get into your gums and products that claim to remove and get rid of all your Tarter and Gingavitis are lieing as the ADA has found only a Scaleing can get rid of these ( by physically going into your gums and removeing collections). Useing these products for prevention can work and can help slow down but cannot get rid of these.
If you have your gums messed up from useing toothbrushes incorrectly or toothpaste you had certain reactions to or if part of your tooth is exposed which should not be, the ADA has found the Milk thing I just told you about helps but cannot physically move your gum to it’s proper place. It is posible, if you get a Dentist aware of this, to use certain treatment to move the gum or cause your teeth to grow layers of enemal over the exposed teeth. Useing this Milk tip can help your teeth regain lost enemal though if you had Dentist like I did that gave you Fillings for this condition your body may have damaged or stripped too many layers for you to get back tooth that was lost ( on the teeth that were not drilled).
The reason why you should not have fillings, especially at such a depth, is because the other layers of your teeth have different demands ( they usually aren’t all shown on charts). Once the one level they hit is exposed or damaged your body completely changes what it is doing and neglects all the other layers.. leaveing them open to damage while even damageing them by trying to coat your teeth in things they do not need. If a filling has been placed there then your body will try to get rid of it until it stops noticeing it. So when a Dentist decides to do this ( fillings for teeth without decay and that you are not haveing problems with or see problems with) and if they do not tell you what you had exactly and how to take care of your teeth differently ( less brushing) then they let your other teeth and your gums get damaged. If you have a dentist that does this and tells you to brush more then once a day and especially if they recommend or prescribe any toothpaste that is not Abrasive Free, your Dentist is trying to destroy your teeth– see if you can file a complaint and get rid of them ASAP.
December 18th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Well, I used Aquafresh!!! I still have the slime…although, there is some improvement..will use for a couple more days. Plus, I’ve been rinsing with plain water four or five times very vigorously, this helps get rid of the slime I just brushed out of my mouth. Also, I’ve been waking 2 or 3 times in the middle of the night with very dry mouth. I’m diabetic, and I also have sinus drip, so I sleep with my mouth open.
I also must insist the talk about mouth boogers is not the same thing..it’s a totally different thing. The “slimies” do not smell.
December 19th, 2007 at 9:58 am
Val~ Mouth Boogers do not smell ( though the things people have combined may cause problems)
It sounds like you absolutely have to switch to a brand with only Xylitol and no other sugars or names for sugars.
Xylitol is recommanded for Diabetics, considered a “Good” Sugar but not counted as one anyways, and helps get rid of and prevent Sinus infection.
In other Countries (I’m in the US) Spry is the most recommended thing I hear from Dentist. Spry uses ONLY Xylitol and no other Sugars or Sugar substitutes in their lines. Dentist and Doctors recommend the Spry Gum to Diabetics and people who constantly have Sinus infections. I don’t see anything but the Gum in my city though.
The only thing to get me away from all the reactions was Tom’s of Maine ADA Approved Natural Anticavity Fluoride Toothpaste.
In red it notes ” This product does not contain saccharin; artifcial sweetners, preservatives, colors, or flavors; or anima ingredients. …”
Saccharin and a few other things I see alot in Dental Products. They are all other names for Sugar.
The problem is you might be allergic to the Mints or SLS. Everyone is allergic to atleast some Mints ( there are over 800 mints) and some people are allergic to SLS. SLS comes from Coconuts.
Tom’s just got around to releaseing a Toothpaste without SLS but it also does not have Fluoride.
I appear to be allergic to most Sodium Fluoride. This exact product has one of the “Calcium Fluoride”. The Fluorides have many Sources– there are several compounds nicknamed “Calcium Fluoride”. This “Calcium Fluoride” is Sodium monoflurophosphate (I think they run out of room) and comes from a Fluorspar Ore. J/A/S/O/N gets their Fluoride from Fish, Coral, or Sea/Ocean Plants (I forget).
So the four things you may want to try to elimenate are Sugars, Mints, SLS, Dyes & Fluoride to see which you are haveing problems with. The only one Dentist appear to pay attention to that causes that reaction is “Cinnamon” or the Mints. SLS is more prone to giving you sores in and around your mouth ( Canker Sores and Acne is what they are mistaken for). The Sugars feed stuff so White and Yellow stuff overwhelm your mouth. Bakeing soda can also cause a white stuff overload.
December 20th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Val–Try going to your local health food store and buy some all natural toothpaste. I recently made the switch to all natural and I absolutely love it. The brand of toothpaste and mouthwash that I use is manufactured by a company called JASON. The products are very gentle yet effective. One more plus is that the products are cruelty-free, meaning no animal testing or ingredients. Also, the ingredients are organic. It contains “NO FLUORIDE” which is a plus. Most people get enough in their tap water. The specific kind I use is called “Oral Comfort” (for sensitive teeth & gums) and it contains an all natural CoQ10 whitening gel + two other natural whiteners, bacteria fighters and breath freshener. This information is taken directly from the tube about CoQ10: “While your teeth are hard crystalline material, your gums are not. CoQ10 sustains the energy needed to defend and protect your gums. Periodontal disease results in cell death. CoQ10 is essential in the healing and protection of cell tissue. CoQ10 helps to strengthen the tissues that hold the teeth.” It’s a little more expensive than your average toothpaste but not too bad. It’s about $4-$5 for a tube of toothpaste, but for as long as it takes to use a whole tube it’s pennies a day. Give it a shot. I hope this helps! I really do like the toothpaste. I also use the mouthwash, which does not contain alcohol so it isn’t harsh & doesn’t burn like most do. The “Oral Comfort” is the only kind of either product I’ve tried but they both have great flavor too. Good luck!
December 20th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
By the way, to sailortinkitty: You said in your second to last post above, “You should only brush once a day,.. it should be before bed time”. I’m sorry, but that is disgusting. I’ve never had any dentist tell me to only brush once a day and only before bed. I’d hate to go through the day in my line of work where no one has brushed their teeth yet. While a person sleeps your mouth is not producing as much saliva as it would while you’re awake. Saliva is a natural “toothpaste” if you will, meaning it washes away many of the sugars, acids and foods that coat our teeth throughout the day. Without that saliva rinsing your teeth while you sleep your mouth begins to produce bacteria on your teeth, tongue, gums, etc…which is why we wake up with “morning breath”. It is essential that you brush your teeth in the morning. No one wants to talk to someone who hasn’t yet brushed their teeth for the day. Yuck!
December 20th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Nichole–Thanks for the information on CoQ10 in J/A/S/O/N products. I NEED some on my teeth. It helps cells in Animals generate more quickly and with more stablity. As for brushing your teeth in the morning– you need to use a Mouth Rinse before you go to bed.. one without Saccrin or any other names for Sugars (good to avoid alcohol too if you brush thoroughly). The point in Mouthwash is to coat your teeth for long periods of time when you cannot brush or stimulate your Saliva. You should ONLY SPIT, never rinse Mouthwash with water or it conflicts with your goal. You should not brush your teeth first thing in the morning because they are very valnurable to damage from things like Brushing ( no protection from your body BEFORE you brush to monitor things immediately as you brush). You also do not want to brush IMMEDIATELY after you eat… this is just a good way to damsge your teeth and gums because your body is makeing acid to soften things includeing them. You should wait 20 minutes after you eat if you want to brush,.. 40 minutes if what you ate was acidic. Since your body already went nuts on your teeth there is likely no reason to brush anyways. If you have something sticky or clangy, remember to floss to get the gunk out between your teeth.
Morning Breath and Bad Breath is too often the result of DENTAL PRODUCTS. The sugars they like to use in them are bad on your teeth and grow things rapidly, they also STINK and that smell is really from the ingrediants from your Dental Products or amplified by them. If you have Bad Breath or Morning Breath, then there is likely something wrong with your dental products. Try switching to something that ONLY uses Xylitol for a while.
December 20th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Pedro Gets His Wish
It’s a romantic full moon, when Pedro said, “Hey, mamacita, let’s do
Weeweechu.”
Oh no, not now, let’s look at the moon!” said Rosita.
Oh, c’mon baby, let’s you and I do Weeweechu. I love you and it’s the
perfect time,” Pedro begged.
“But I wanna just hold your hand and watch the moon.” replied Rosita.
Please, corazoncito, just once, do Weeweechu with me.”
Rosita looked at Pedro and said, “OK, one time, we’ll do Weeweechu.”
Pedro grabbed his guitar and they both sang…..
“Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a
Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.”
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!
December 20th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Sailorkitty,
I’m sorry, but you are an idiot. You have no idea what you are talking about. My dentist and hygenist say people should brush TWO to THREE times a day-in the morning, before bed, and once during the day if possible. You must have an absolutely disgusting mouth if you only brush before bed. Morning breath is caused by plaque BACTERIA. Since you don’t produce much saliva when you are asleep, it allows this bacteria (which everyone has in the mouth, period) to grow and that causes the smell.
BTW, there is no sugar in dental products. That would be absolutely stupid. People like you who spread false and dangerous info scare and infuriate me. I’m sure you’re making a fortune for your dentist with your ignorant and disgusting hygiene practices and I feel bad for anyone who has to be near you and your nasty breath all day.
December 21st, 2007 at 1:11 am
Ya, I can’t stand some nutcases. But I research things like a Maniac and retain a ton of information– usually considered Useless. I notice noone remembers a recall 4 days after it happens so you might want to check recalls on things ( and pay attention to which stores carry knock off toothpaste because not only is it not effective but it has things in it that will make you think you have a flu).
Look into the following:
corn syrup
sucrose
saccharin
xylitol
sorbitol
I’ve been finding all of those and some other things in Toothpaste ( making me wonder if I should read more lables).
You do not want to Brush your teeth 3 or more times a day regularly. This creates Abrasion which some Dentist do not explain and give you different brushing instructions, instead they encourage all their patients to brush more and then need to give fillings for teeth that do not have decay ( I am suffering from such a doctor as well as a few other people I know to have gone there in the past year or so).
Just like the inside of your body, your mouth has it’s own balance of things… these kind of areas of the body doctors try to explain are like Eco-Systems. Some of the stuff in your mouth is something your body is produceing on purpose that your mouth, gums, and teeth NEED. This includes the gunk that gets called Tartar and Plaque,. you only have a problem if this builds up into your gums and is at a point you cannot brush it away, then you need to switch toothpaste and toothbrush.
BTW, try to stay completely away from things that originate from things you are allergic to or your going to have alot of damage to your teeth. The problem with Dyes is they have several things they are extracted from and people only think “Color” when they hear “Dye” instead of “a quarter the fruits and vegtables from my grocery store concentrated down to their color”
You can check Ingredients of Toothpaste on Drugstore.com
Some people find the ultimate toothpaste for them to be Listerine. People that have problems with Colgate find out they are fine with Mentadent. People that can’t tolerate any Crest some times are fine with Aim. People with problems with Colgate and Crest are fine with J/A/S/O/N. People that can’t use Aim or Mentadent do well with Tom’s of Maine.
Paying attention to ingredients would be a little more helpful but most toothpaste companies don’t seem to list their ingredients on their site. You might find out your natural balance can’t handle Alcohol. You might find out some Fluoride was actually giving you what was being mistaken for Gingavitis by every Dentist you went to even though your teeth and gums were amaculate. Or that even your Mouthboogers are caused by a specific Mint, Flavor, or Color,.. that if you avoid you are fine with any brand of toothpaste.
December 21st, 2007 at 1:28 am
SailorKitty,
Yep, you are a complete idiot. My gums and teeth are perfectly healthy (I doubt you can say the same) so I will continue to follow my dentist’s instructions rather than listen to a dangerous and delusional nutcase like you.
December 21st, 2007 at 1:34 am
If you are haveign breath problems during the day, try to get a Xylitol Gum.
The ADA just approved some because the companies paid about 60k for research per product. The ones they approved are not the best. Spry is the one that is internationally accepted and recommended by Dentist. It has a strong sweet scent and will kill some of the foreign bacteria that produces those smells.
You do not want to brush your teeth after you eat because that is the oposite of the state you want your teeth in when you brush. Eatting makes your body try to break down things, this makes your teeth soft and vunerable. When you brush you want you do not want to be in that state and want your body and saliva to be in a restoreing and healing state such as when you sleep. Unfortunately, you open your mouth while you sleep so you have to coat your teeth and stimulate your saliva without makeing your body think you are eatting.
Since you are awake during the day with food and drinks, your interest should not be brushing ( which would be damageing).
I get the feeling noone on here can follow anything I say XD
Acid on Teeth, make teeth soft like microwaved chocolate bar == Brushing BAD
When you are resting and not going to eat or drink anything your body tries to work on things like your teeth and gums = Brushing Good while relaxed but not eatting or drinking anything!
Teeth already clean of foreign things = BRUSHING CLEAN TEETH BAD, you just are trying to strip off layers of Enemal
Stripping teeth to whiten = BAD! They are just going to be more prone to cavities and staining
Adding things to teeth to fill in tiny holes in your teeth which may make them whiter = GOOD, but don’t expect your teeth to be the color of Bleached Foods — Sparkling White is Abnormal ( the Actors can get Fake teeth put on their teeth called Veneers)
December 21st, 2007 at 11:58 am
I’ll second that, Sue.
December 21st, 2007 at 4:30 pm
This is to Sailorinkitty,
I think a lot of what you are saying is true. I have had so many problems with cavities since I bleached my teeth too much years ago. 9 years ago before I got married my dentist at the time told me I could sleep all night with the bleaching trays and I did it for a couple of weeks. My teeth have been terrible ever since. I get cavities so easy and in the roots. I have lost 4 teeth and have had to get an implant. I am only 30 years old and have taken great care of my teeth all my life. I am so confused. I now think I did over brush and bleach in the past. My new dentist did say to be careful to brush teeth after drinking soda or acid drinks because it could damage my teeth. He also said to chew xylitol gum all day to protect angainst tooth decay. I am at a loss. My stepdad was in the dental field as a dental tech. and you used to tell me you only have to brush and floss the teeth you want to keep. I lived by that and still have horrible teeeth!!!????? AMS
December 22nd, 2007 at 12:03 am
To sailortinkitty…
Omg… brush only once a day and before bed?!? Morning breath much?
And on top of that, you say that you rinse your mouth with milk and leave your mouth close for as long as possible!?!?!
Damn, I wouldn’t want to have some face to face conversation with you…
That is a mix for breath disaster…
Seriously, the best thing to do is to not overkill with all the fancy whitening stuff on the market. Brush your teeth 2-3 times a day with a “normal” toothpaste(aquafresh, colgate, etc) that doesn’t create those mouth boogers and don’t brush too hard to hurt your gums and damage your teeth…eh voila! you have a clean mouth, no bad breath, no mouth boogers and everything stays healthy!
December 22nd, 2007 at 11:57 am
Momo~ Oh Ya! I wouldn’t recommend being in the Position I am with Milk. I have to do this because my teeth and gums are damaged (would take too long to explain and I don’t think anyone would understand but it is from bad Dental work). So I need the milk to help protect and heal my teeth and gums. I Rinse/Swish it after I eat to get other things out and it between my teeth, then I try to hold some in my mouth for a while so it will coat and absorb into my teeth and gums. You should only do such things if you have a Dental Emergency and try to find a Milk you are not allergic to ( your top choices should be Goat and Cow because of the properties they contain that aren’t Vitamins & Minerals plus the D and Calcium are extremely important and if your body knows something is wrong they will literally seek it even while it’s in your mouth, avoid Soy Milk and Rice Milk).
Do not Brush your teeth 3 or more times a day, that damages your teeth. If you have morning Breath your Dental products are feeding things that cause it. Try to Gurgle before bed. Avoid Scope and Crest Pro-Health mouthwash, so far they are the worst things for your mouth and breath ( they amplify bad breath). Scope has no properties anyways ( it’s just a breath freshener, not really something that benefits your teeth, I don’t think it even has the ADA Seal). Listerine is what Doctors have been useing on themselves at home for Decades, read the bottle. They have recommendations some of them have been useing for years for if you want to avoid Alcohol ( I think one is Ceperol or something,.. I am bad with spelling).
With as messed up as my Teeth are from my current problems (caused by Bad Dentistry and them encourageing me to containue to over brush– 3 times a day is too much),.. everyone I talk to lights up when they see my teeth because they are so Perfect, White, and Straight. Even with the horrible breath I am expecting to have, Nope– My teeth and breath is better then every person and dentist I talk to. It is scareing me. I know I have always been told I have Perfect Teeth ( followed by the Bad Dentist I have been stuck going to needing to find reasons to put fillings in) but this is rediculous. My teeth are in bad shape and everyone else has their teeth worse then mine? The problem is my teeth are rapidly being destroyed so if anyone would be so kind as to take pictures, they change noticeably from week to week. (Doctors and these people don’t see me day to day or week to week so they have no clue).
I started doing the Milk thing when my teeth got really damaged. I know you are supposed to put a tooth in Milk if you lose it, I know Milk is supposed to be good for Teeth, I know Milk increases your mucus production, and I know Properties of Milk beyond the average person– so I started substituteing milk for even water and letting my teeth soak in it. I finally found some pictures of teeth with similar conditions to mine and have been doing research. If you ever have a Gum Disease or your teeth are deteriateing, the Dental field says the first and best thing to do is exactly what I am doing. Dentist are not supposed to rush for the drill and demand fillings, crowns, or Root Canels,.. a great Dentist will have you do what I am doing with milk and tell you to keep your mouth shut as much as posible… this will fix problems and encourage your teeth to fix themselves ( why yes, before Dentistry people didn’t get fillings and all this Dental work but their skeletons have all their teeth and history of problems and then they teeth being repaired.. it’s not magic.. your body is able to have your saliva repair SOME damage to teeth).
What happens is the Milk has properties to encourage your saliva, it also helps your gum and teeth and the kicker is if you have it in your mouth with your mouth shut it messes up things trying to attack and grow in your mouth that don’t belong there. The thing things like Gum Disease REALLY need the most is Oxygen and a little Sun Light. So flashing your smile actually is the worst thing you can do if you already have problems with your teeth. So you want to keep your mouth shut but soaked with saliva, milk is excellent for many reasons and helps annoy the junk in your mouth and if you can apply certain antioxidents to your teeth. I think I read Cranberry is best for that ( but Cranberry is so bitter the Juices are insanely high on Sugar so you can’t use those).
I went to my Doctor yesturday and he can’t do anything relateing to dental and he doesn’t know things as well as a Dentist but he wanted to check me over with what he does know. I do not have any Gum Diease or Infection in my mouth ( my teeth are as usual better then his). I can’t get help from Dentist to correct some things from the last dentist because of how my insurence is but he wishes I could go in right away some place. My breath was also better then his, even after drinking milk. It’s creepy but probably relates to me keeping my mouth shut.
As I understand it so far Saccharin is the worst thing for your breath. Some other Sweenters are bad as well. Some people have problems with the Dyes causieng bad breath ( they probably are allergic to them). The dyes are also bad for your teeth and gums, the top thing that manages to get people to stay away from them is that they do easily discolor or stain your teeth ( especially if you consider your teeth have just been cleared out so the dye is getting inside and on your actual teeth or soaked into them). So far though most Dentist and Studies find the Listerines to still be fine inspite of the Dyes,.. a small percentage of Dentist feel otherwise and warn their patients that the Dye in Listerine DOES stain teeth.
If you are looking for Whitening, try to get products with Silca and CoQ10. Silca is a white or yellow substance that can easily be stained but your body accepts it like Fluoride only your body is more Accepting of it. It will be used as building material in your teeth and haveing extra material around means your teeth can be filled in and rebuilt faster by your body. It is already found in your body, usually in your teeth and bones. CoQ10 is a long list of things, includeing an Antioxident,.. it is naturally produced by some Animals. It’s important to your body, being concentrated in and around organs. It’s mission in life is to help produce excellent cells that are more resistent to damage then normal and less likely to break down. They are currently working on research, studies, and trials with it on and off. They would really love to use it for people that have Altimerz, Cancer, and just are showing signs of Parkinsons disease. It’s usually prescribed to people who are about to go through organ surgery, a transplant or major surgery, for posibly weeks up until then and then for a time afterwards. It’s rarely prescribed by Dentist to be applied to the teeth when someone has Gum Disease or their teeth are deteriateing. It some times is suggested to people with slightly high blood pressure and they are considering accepting it as a treatment for Diabeties but more test need to be done,.. especially of the Double Blind kind. What it will do is increase the rate of sucess for your teeth at repairing/restoreing themselves while eliminateing certain types of things that may be lurking in your mouth that do not belong there.
December 22nd, 2007 at 12:11 pm
To sailortinkitty,
Have you ever heard of baby bottle syndrome? It’s caused by letting babies go to sleep sucking on a bottle of milk, because the prolonged contact with milk rots their teeth. Milk has sugars in it that promote tooth decay. You might consider the possibility that the continuing deterioration of your teeth is caused by exactly the thing you are using to try to cure your problem.
December 22nd, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Sally– The problems that can come from haveing milk on your teeth usually come from sleeping with milk on your teeth. The reason you shouldn’t go to sleep after haveing milk ( without first brushing) is that things are completely different if you have your mouth open after drinking milk.
This goes back to the Oxygen thing.
While haveing milk in your mouth you need to keep your mouth shut to starve things of oxygen and the milk will act appropriately but if you have your mouth open you feed certain things what they need.
People go far overboard on their fears of Sugar and Fat. So some people damn milk for haveing sugar when they find out because they are anti sugar. It’s likely spring water has some ammount of sugar in it,. there is no way to avoid sugar and it’s unhealthy to completely elimenate sugar ( even if you are diabetic).
But still,.. going back to the actual warnings. I brush my teeth before I go to sleep. I do not go to sleep with Milk in my mouth or on my teeth. I have been ticking people off because I am not as talkative. The milk has been helping (it’s also been makeing my hair grow XD)
If plans change or there is something unexpected I have Spray Gum (it has Xylitol and nothing else).
December 22nd, 2007 at 3:59 pm
well, I changed over to Tom’s of Maine..tastes great! Makes my mouth feel clean and my husband says my breath is nice…but! I still have the slimies..not as bad though..I think they are on the way out. I’ve appreciated everyone’s input..but sailorkitty, stop with the long, long lectures..it’s enough already!! Also, the Dr told me antihistimines may be the culprit..they give you dry mouth and when moistened causes a sloughing. So, since I have sinusitis so bad and also asthma..it could be I’m becoming less tolerant of all the asthma and sinus meds I take…I’m hoping Tom’s will finally be the answer for me. But no kidding people, check if you’re taking too much antihistimes.
December 22nd, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Val– It may take a couple days to clear out the old stuff (then the slimies will stop unless you are alergic to something in that flavor of toothpaste). You will be happy to research that Xylitol is beginning to be used for the exact problems you are haveing. You may want to take some Pantothenic Acid AKA B5 because it is used in the treatment of Allergies and as a result also Asthma since nearly all Asthma is the result of Allergies ( more like Allergons you weren’t aware of but your body tried to deal with in your lungs). Xylitol is being used for the Sinuses (it clears congestion in some people and elimenates infection in the sinuses) and posibly going to be used for Allergies and Asthma.
I had my mom try Xylitol Gum because she has Asthma and Diabeties. She has been useing it for mild Asthma Attacks and when her stomoch is upset. The last time we were in a store that sold Spry Gum she grabbed 6 boxes >.
December 22nd, 2007 at 8:30 pm
SaliorKitty,
You are a kook. A quack. Seek mental health care, please!
December 30th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
this blog was a godsend. just spent 2 or 3 hours searching for info on this dilema I faced, then finally found this. I thought I was truly alone, and that I was suffering from some fatal illness. I guess the internet is good for something. I am off the CVS to find some biotene toothpaste, hopefully that will make the difference for me. I am so tired of brushing before leaving for work. Then peeling the filmy slime out while driving or walking into my work, or having to wipe my mouth out with napkins for a few minutes to get it all out. Anyone else notice that it only happens after the first morning brush. It does not happen after I brush at night or during the day. Sometimes it does not even happen on weekends??? What is that all about??
December 31st, 2007 at 10:16 pm
First day without them in quite some time. BIOTENE worked!
January 12th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Wow this is a great informational blog site thing! I have been using Aquafresh Whitening for at least 2 years, and I get the same slimy stuff! Some days worse than others, and I also figured it was something to do with the peroxide. My teeth stay pretty white though, so I can’t complain all that much. Some days it seems much worse than others, and I just take a napkin and swipe the inside of my mouth, then it’s gone! Weird huh???
Thanks for the info!
January 14th, 2008 at 7:29 am
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January 15th, 2008 at 1:46 am
I also have these and am using listerene pre wash whitening. I stopped using it and it stopped.
January 19th, 2008 at 10:28 am
As a rule,.. check if a Company has a product on this list. Fluoride for Dental use was difficult to place so the FDA put the ADA in charge of makeing sure when it was in Toothpaste it was not too high in dose and that it was released at a proper rate. The companies have to pay for the research and the research makes sure the combo of ingrediants isn’t hazardous. Each variation of a product has to go through testing for approval which is why smaller brands/companies may not have the seal of approval on every flavor of the same toothpaste. All of this is because if things are not done properly it is posible to create a lethal dental product ( especially with all the whitening insanity).
http://www.ada.org/ada/seal/sealsrch.asp?searchtype=Category&keyword=dentifrice
If you insist on Whitening your Teeth, you should aim for products that whiten with Silca. It may not provide Instant results but it’s beneficial to your teeth instead of destructive. Silca works similar to Fluoride.. only it’s usually in a range of White in color, is naturally found in animals, and is produced by plants. Think of it as a faster actting calcium. Things like Whitening Strips are not meant to be used more then once,.. it’s a common addiction I don’t know if they have decided a specific name for yet. Since Whitening strips teeth.. some times teeth start getting darker.. this is a nightmare because you have stripped too much and no stripping your teeth more won’t make them whiter. Whitening makes you more prone to cavities and decay ( because stripping your teeth makes tiny holes in your teeth) and with all these whitening products mania there are alot of people running into alot of dental work and even loseing their teeth.
January 19th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
SailorKitty,
You really need to stop spreading your quackery here. Silica is NOT a plant material. It is a mineral, found in ROCKS. Glass is made of it and it is what makes up a large majority of beach sand. Please, just stop-you have no idea what you are talking about.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
AMEN. Sue, I am glad someone said it. For months I have been reading this forum and no one has perturbed me more that this Sailorkitty character. He/She is full of mumbo jumbo, false rhetoric, and long-winded ass-o-nine comments all for the sake of ‘trying’ to sound educated. Remind me of the saying, “…talking loud and not saying a darn thing.” Oh and for the record, when one adds the ‘ing’ to a word, we remove the ‘e’. For example take + ing = taking NOT takeing. OK Sailorkitty dear.
January 25th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
This was the first site that came up when I googled “whitening rinse mouth gunk” and it answered my questions right away! I just started using the walmart version of the whitening rinse (yeah, its walmart, impulse buy XD) and the next morning I woke up with all this nasty white filmy stuff in my mouth! I could peel it off in long strings and its really disgusting @.@ Its still happening 3 days later but now I know that I’m not a freak and that this happens to other people! Thanks for reassuring me on that XD Will just have to remember not to use it when the boyfriend is over….gross!!
February 13th, 2008 at 8:42 am
I have pinned it down to 2 products I have been using: (2) Sensodyne Toothpastes including the Pro Enamel version, and some awful tasting perio gum treatment rinse from Dr. Katz. The rinse started me thinking that I’m allergic to something of recent that is causing the insides of my mouth to slough off about a half hour to an hour after brushing and rinsing. Ugh….I stopped the Dr. Katz crap but the problem persisted until today, when I stopped using the Sensodyne products. At least I know I’m not alone. My friend is experiencing the same thing right now.
February 17th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Don’t worry - our nationwide class action should help get this product pulled! Wish us luck.
February 18th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Class action lawsuit? For what? What harm has this product brought anyone? The product does what is says (I assume). It just has an icky side effect. Stop playing the legal lottery and simply stop using the product. You’re dumb.
February 18th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
To David (dpd),
If you have been following this, you would have seen many published articles stating people have lost all taste, had their teeth turn permanently brown, had blistering and more. This is not just an inconvenient product. It is a dangerous product and should be taken off the market and reformulated. Too many huge corporations are getting away with far too much damage to people even when they know their product causes harm. If the crooks in the FDA won’t watch out for us, someone has to speak up. Unfortunately, many times a class action is the only way to get their attention and prove a case. It’s too bad it has to be this way. If companies would pull damaging products on their own we wouldn’t have such a problem. Greed rules is their motto.
February 18th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Like I said before. The FDA DOES NOT HANDLE DENTAL PRODUCTS.
Now if you look over these products carefully,.. I have noticed some lack ADA approval.
You may complain to the ADA, as people are haveing problems with the ADA Approved line of Pro-Health Toothpaste. (Include Tooth deterioration and “burns” since some people get chemical burns). However, the last Pro Health mouthwash bottle my mom bought did not have any ADA Seal. It just claims it’s Dentist Recommended the same as Eggo Waffles claims ” Your kids LOVE Eggo Waffles”. Alot of people fall for this, even on a subconcious Level. Or maybe it’s better to say it’s like the slogan ” Kid tested. Mother approved.”
As for Silica,.. some companies prefer to get it from certain edible plants. I know one is Bamboo,.. I think another is Potatoes… I don’t remember all of them but you need to face Whitening will some way or another damage your teeth so you should give large gaps for your teeth to rebuild. (Fresh/New tooth is better then stripping through layers of your teeth.)
Here is the most important page for you to consult before decideing on useing a Dental Product. Though this does not mean it’s clear of Allergons.. it just means it should not be dangerous or deadly to the ordinary person ( when used properly,…)
http://www.ada.org/ada/seal/index.asp
February 18th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Peggy, first of all it’s dpB, not dbD. Not difficult.
Second of all, I have nearly 350 comments on this post since January ‘06. Not a single person has complained of what you mention. People very well may be having these problems due to this product but no one is mentioning it here. That being the case, there is no reason for anyone to bring up a class action law suit here. It’s dumb.
February 18th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Dpb,
You don’t read every well. I complained of those symptoms here when I first found this post. When I used Crest Pro-Health toothpaste I experienced itchy lips, burning tongue, loss/change in taste, and the infamous “mouth boogers”. Threw the Pro-Health in the garbage and went back to Colgate Total and it all went away.
Whatever they put in the Pro-Health stuff, it’s extremely harsh.
February 18th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
After hundreds of comments, I must have missed that. What I didn’t miss was the fact that after people stop using the product, everything goes back to normal. No need for a class action suit. Simply put the product down. If enough people do that, then it will be taken off the market for poor sales. Others must be having positive experiences with the product else this would have already happened. Just because it’s not the right product for you, doesn’t mean others shouldn’t be able to use it. AND it doesn’t mean the company should be sued. The only winner there is the lawyers.
February 19th, 2008 at 11:29 am
We are talking about 2 different things here. The boogers from whitening products are pieces of dead skin that the peroxide somehow lossens (no smell) .
The smelly soft pellets people are questioning are tonsil stones. which is bits of plaque and bacteria that get trapped in the tonsils. When they finally break loose they smell like you’ve been eating out of a public toilet.
February 19th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Since a handlful of you seem to know what you’re talking about, does anyone happen to know if regular Listerine rinse is harmful to gums and teeth, or if it is harmful only when used in conjuction with the Listerine pre-rinse. I’ve started to become concerned because if have been using both for a few months and my teeth no longer have that slick and smooth feeling and are not even much whiter (if at all). If anyone knows or has any ideas, I would appreciate it if you could share your thoughts.
February 19th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
DPB,
Excuse me terribly for miss typing an initial! I am human, and I am certainly NOT dumb! Since I am not dumb, I look for further legitimate information when so many people are having problems with a product. Like you said, you have over 350 comments. That would suggest there are sources other than this blog with actual confirmed information. There are, and in those published articles there are numerous reports of stained teeth, loss of taste, etc. Personally, if that happened to me I would try in every way to avoid a law suit with the company. Others choose to take matters into their own hands when a company refuses compensation. They are not dumb, they are desperate for relief.
February 19th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
thank you for all this information. i just went and threw away the sensodyne and the pro health crest. i never thought about the toothpaste causing this. i was looking for something to help the sensitivity and purchased those items and for the past 2 weeks have been slimed. Mouth boogers is an awesome name by the way.
thank you.
February 20th, 2008 at 10:21 am
DpB,
Perhaps it is almost time to wrap up this blog and summarize all the comments. I can see it balooning into something that was not your intial intention. Yes, it was helpful to me and I am sure to many others out there. But I think we are at the end of the rope here. When people start or continue to be ‘dumb’ about this issue, maybe it is time to pull out. Leave the comments, but maybe remove the access to add more comments.
Your thoughts?
Cheers!
February 20th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Peggy : If these people are having unfavourable results from the products they ought to QUIT USING IT. People are far to sue happy. You have a choice to use it or not. Not EVERY product on the market is suitable for EVERY consumer. The blog was supposed to be a light-hearted discussion on ‘Mouth boogers” and our experiences. It is not a recruitment for class-action suits or ambulance chasing legal assistants and/or lawyers.
Sailortinkitty: You were a kook when you started and your a kook and a quack now. Atleast you’re somewhat consistent. It seems you are full of SILICIA the plant-kind. Remember - have + ing = having not ‘haveing’.
Chris: Yep you’re right it is time to wrap it up or block the idiots that continue to post ‘dumb’ unresearched, accusatory responses in the hopes of trying to seem important.
David: Irregardless, this post was VERY informative and it put me at ease that I wasn’t the only one dealing with ‘mouth boogers’. Seems that some people are getting those nasty little tonsilloliths confused with the white tissue that we affectionately now call ‘mouth boogers’. Tonsilloliths are usually felt in the back of the tongue on either side. They feel very uncomfortable. They are remnants of food and mucous that gets trapped in the tonsil cavities. You can usually remove them by using a Q-Tip and squeezing it against the sides of the cavity to squeeze the balls out, and they smell HORRIBLE!
The “mouth boogers’ as David has coined them, is skin that sluffs off the inside of your mouth after using certain whitening products. Oddly enough, I’ve gotten accustomed to the sluffing skin. The pre-wash, toothpaste and the mouthwash I use help maintain that just-brushed feeling I have alllll day, even when I eat. My teeth are white too! I get compliments everyday on my smile. My mouth has gotten used to the products.
February 20th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
XEROMEM
For your information, I agree that people are far too sue happy. I said I would do all I could before I would ever think of suing. The fact remains; people have had damage done that can’t be repaired by just”QUITING USING THEM”. I quit using them and have no problems since. No one here has the right to judge someone else unless they personally know them and the damage they received. It’s too bad that this blog didn’t remain informative and light-hearted. There is just too much immature name calling and uninformed opinions for it to remain light-hearted.
February 20th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
For Sailorkitty
February 20th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
For Sailorkitty
The FDA DOES have control over toothpaste. It is considered an over the counter drug. The ADA simply promotes dental products. Look it up!
February 20th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I simply posted a few threads back that 2 products caused my problem. So, I stopped using them and my mouth is fine again. At least I know I don’t have some autoimmune disease! Didn’t even cross my mind to sue for a product. Would you sue Green Giant because their veggies gave you cramps and the runs?? No, but common sense would dictate “don’t eat it”.
I’m a court reporter and I’ve been in court for the past 30 years. No one ever sued over a tube of toothpaste or mouthwash that caused their skin to slough. They’d be laughed out of court. Use common sense…if a product doesn’t agree with you, don’t continue to use it.
February 21st, 2008 at 10:40 am
Here here … well said Boni. This blog was comforting to me and was very funny, until money-hungry, self-serving, mis-informed people began postng. I hope David places some more advertisements on this blog, cos he is about to get PAID; I get a feeling his hits are going to increase rapidly over the next few days. Go Dave go!
February 23rd, 2008 at 8:55 am
Xeromem, I like your style.
February 24th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Dear dpb, thank you so much for starting this blog.
In case anyone still has any doubts about whether or not their symptoms are that of skin coming off your gums, try wiping the substance on the back of your hand, letting it dry, then see what it looks like…peel it off. You will see without any uncertainty that it is skin. I have known this all along…
Ever since I started experiencing this problem when I was roughly 14 years old. I am 25 now. I have never told my dentist about my problem because I was embarrassed, thinking it would be thought that I was not properly brushing or something…Not likely, though, because I only had 1 small cavity in my entire life, at the age of ten. I thought maybe it was that I had some vitamin deficiency or problem metabolizing something my body that somehow my gums broke down from toothopaste, because I knew I was flossing and brushing properly and my dentist always says what Wonderful teeth I have. I am otherwise Very healthy.
Every search I have done until today has lead me to disappointment and thinking maybe I DO have gingivitis. But the symptoms never quite fit. Although I may lose a LOT of skin, my gums never bleed.
At my last visit to the dentist, my dentist actually started almost raving about WHAT HEALTHY GUMS I HAVE!!
I didn’t want to say anything about my problem after his compliment. I could go on and on about what I thought might be the problem, but one of those things was sensitivity to or an allergic reaction to something in toothpaste and now I know that is what it is some type of allergic reaction to fluoride or SLS, or both….or possibly something else in toothpaste.
February 24th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
I have this problem of gums peeling with BOTH Aquafresh and other toothpastes. Some are worse than others. Aim is one of the best for me (just a very little bit of peeling from Aim)……
EXCEPT for the fact that, despite having wonderful teeth according to my dentist, I DO now have a problem of tooth SENSITIVITY which my dentist knows about. Sensodyne caused my gum peeling problem to be very bad (like some of the regular toothpastes that I avoided before I had sensitivity problems) so I started using crest sensitivity and it was a little better but still annoying so this made me think I possibly had some odd form of gingivitis. When I saw Crest Pro Health toothpaste, which supposedly was supposed to treat gingivitis, I tried it, only to find that it made the problem WORSE!!!! to the point that I was going to say something to my dentist tomorrow. I am so glad I found this site first.
So apparently I am possibly allergic to both of the two main types of fluoride, stannous fluoride and sodium monofluorophosphate.
I am concerned that maybe crest stopped making their regular sensitivity toothpaste now that they have their Pro Health formula that, by the way, also helps with sensitivity.
Their regular sensitivity formula was WAY better for me than Sensodyne or the horrible, horrible Crest Pro Health.
Does anyone have any suggestions for what a person like myself should do who has this problem with BOTH types of fluoride (some toothpaste being much worse than others), AND has SENSITIVITY problems. If I go with something natural, then I won’t get the benefits of sensitivity protection from strontium chloride or potassium nitrate.
I am researching as I am writing this….I see something natural called Tom’s of Maine for Sensitivity. I guess I could also try some natural toothpaste and use Orajel Advanced Tooth Desensitizer. As far as something else to brush my teeth with, my dad said maybe to use just baking soda. Although, the thought of not using any fluoride makes me nervous; I don’t want to start having cavities. As I said, although I only ever had one small cavity, I do have sensitive teeth. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
(Please just avoid pointless bashing the likes of which SOME have exhibited toward Sailortinkitty. It’s not sensible to disregard everything a person says just because they have Some flaws in spelling or communication. Before calling someone a quack and then making fun of their spelling, you might want to not use words in your own postings that aren’t even real words. Like ‘irregardless’. They might be starting to put ‘irregardless’ in some modern dictionaries, only because people have been using it so much in modern times. The word is regardless. Look up regardless in the dictionary; that is the real word. I may misspell things and so forth; please don’t judge me harshly for that as well. I thought this was about sharing information…
Sailortinkitty, some of the things you have posted have been very helpful. I have been doing a lot of researching tonight and a lot of your comments and suggestions are helpful to me and well based. I don’t know about everything you have said, but regarding the things you have mentioned that apply to me, I had found information supporting it for the first time tonight, right before reading some of your postings. Thank you so much.
If people chose to contest what someone has to say, they really ought to do so in a polite, mature way, not in an accusatory degrading fashion——I’m sorry for getting so far off the point of this site, I just couldn’t help it.)
February 24th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
In response to Mr. Cheezle’s posting from 02/19/2008,
as you can see from my postings, my gums have been peeling from ALL types of toothpase, including sensitivity toothpastes, some MUCH worse than others. I have never tried Listerine Pre-Rise for whitening that many of you speak of. However, use of REGULAR Listerine has absolutely NO ill effects for me. My gums do not shed at all when I use it. Nor do they peel when I occassionally rinse with water and Peroxide.
Any thoughts about my previous postings that anyone thinks may help would be greatly appreciated.
February 25th, 2008 at 1:27 am
What a great find this page is to find users of these products who have had similar problems.
Here is my experience with Crest pro-health toothpaste (been using for a month) and the HORRIBLE pre-rinse Listerine Whitening mouth wash (I’ve been using this garbage for a mere two days):
Last night before going to bed I used the Whitening rinse and brushed my teeth … thinking nothing of it after using these two together, it felt normal at the time and I tucked my self into bed and fell asleep. Just another night of oral maintenence, right? Wrong.
When I woke up this morning all hell broke loose. I woke up with an incredible burning sensation on my tongue as if I just dipped it in a boiling cup of coffee. I seriously thought I came down with a serious condition overnight or I suddenly developed oral cancer at my ripe old age of being a healthy 25 year old non-smoker. ha… In all seriousness, it was (and still is) PAINFUL!
I immediately looked in the bathroom mirror and notice I literally have chemical burns on my tongue! Yes, CHEMICAL BURNS! Almost like little ulcer-like patches. They are extremely sore beet-red patches (if they were anymore deeper, they would all be open-sores and bleeding). Man, it is disgusting, it looks like my tongue was dragged on the pavement… like I came down with some off-the-wall illness or some strange oral STD.
Since today is the first day of this problem, I will do my best to update you all in a day or two and let you know the progress on how long this painful/irratating problem takes to heal (for fellow future users that may come across this page and currently have a similar problem with the pre rinse Listerine Whitening mouth wash).
Needless to say, I’m immediately going to stop using this product. I can’t believe a class-action lawsuit hasent been put together with all the problems related to Listerine Whitening (no wonder why I found this garbage on the clearance rack at Target!).
I’m not one to ride the legal train but perhaps, we should all get something going with a lawsuit. There are certainly enough people who have had enough problems and issues due to Listerine’s ignorance and lack of testing, appropriate warnings/disclaimers… we will be lucky if we don’t have the misfortune of finding out in 20 years that everyone developes oral cancer and our tongues grow a mouth and a pair of eyeballs and start talking to us! ha
February 25th, 2008 at 2:20 am
Hello, Abigail
I didn’t feel like posting 30 links as references for people and some sites like Mayo Clinic are working on sections… so I can’t give people URLs to everything right now (I also do not know how well people here would know of the Mayo Clinic).
There are a few Fluriode. The most popular was Sodium Fluoride. Some toothpaste are now switching to the others. So you may want to test the three main ones to see which gives the least reactions in the event you need to containue useing fluoride. The difference in Sodium Fluride and the ones with words smashed together like “sodium monofluorophosphate” seems to be their source and also how aware a company is. The compounds show that a company recognizes all the parts. Fluride attracts and gains things that cannot be removed like cadmium (I can’t spell it) which some people do not handle well. I am wondering if, but cannot find information on the posiblity of, the compounds fill in the Fluroide so that is does not take on certain desired elements.
I would not suggest jumping straight to Bakeing Soda. It is supposed to be a weak abbrasive or lack that effect on some people but when people have pre-existing damage it seems like it worsens the problem slightly and reduces healing time ( just my observation). At the same time though if you find something to use in the mean time that doesn’t effect you you might end up sticking to that. I don’t remember if I said on here but my Grandparents used Bakeing Soda into their 80’s and they didn’t have problems ( until one saw a bad dentist and the other was in an accident where they fractured their skull and lost a tooth or two).
Tom’s of Maine just released a sensitive toothpaste (as you noticed) but it’s new so it may still have some kinks and I think I didn’t try it because the one I found was lacking Fluoride.
If you want to look into Natural Toothpaste Tom’s is the only one I can remember haveing toothpaste approved by the ADA. I have heard people say they love Kiss Me ( it’s at stores like GNC). I think J/A/S/O/N is the one that gets most of their ingrediants from the ocean ( Kelp, Coral, and Sea Salt).
Cq10 or is it C10q is supposed to be good for Gum & Tooth Repair ( also for organs that have gone through surgery). Pantothenic Acid (B5) is good for your teeth (and nerves) but increases sensitivity ( it helps you absorb all other Vitamins and Minerals). Increasing Calcium and a long list of things that end up connected to it would help with Tissue and Teeth. But I think another reason Milk is recommended is because it increases mucus/saliva. When you find something that works it may be important to flush out and repair your mouth. Listerine is supposed to reduce saliva and many ranting dentist claim is damages/destroys your mucus membrane. These are just things to consider for the transition.
I have heard salt water is good for rinseing out your mouth of allergons ( and lately people seem to swallow salt water when given that suggestion ). But I would think that would make your mouth a touch dry.
There seems to be a pattern of people needing to go brand jumping. I think some people are haveing problems with the dyes as well. So you may run into the crazy event of a toothpaste by another brand with similar ingrediants not causeing as many problems because of the minor differences like dyes.
If things seem worse with the Sensitive Products it’s likely because some increase other things ( like some triple their Fluoride) and so this may mean an increase in an allergon you are haveing a reaction to.
Finally track the flavors. Some people have to have toothpaste without any mint in them at all because they are allergic to all the commonly used mints. You also have to keep in mind Allergies come and go without warning so you may have an allergy now you didn’t when you were 13.
I wish you all the best luck. This may take you some time. You could always try to find a really good allergist but I have been reading up on some of them and unfortunately for some reason some wind up with the same results for all their patients ( so getting tested by a few allergist may turn expensive, but if you can stare at your arm it’s easier to monitor what is happening on “Scratch Test”).
February 25th, 2008 at 2:37 am
So many errors. Sorry.
“the compounds fill in the Fluroide so that is does not take on certain desired elements.” I meant undesired. Some comanpies have been under a magnifying glass for getting ingrediants too close to their plants/IndustrialWaste. So what happened with some is they were putting in Fluoride that was altered in processing or before they used it by pollution ( Fluoride has odd things bond to it you do not want to increase in your body).
“say they love Kiss Me ( it’s at stores like GNC). ” GNC is a Fitness Supplements store, so these tend to be people that want a Six pack, bigger biceps, or lips that are more plump. I thought I would mention this so you know these are not alwasy the best people to get reccomendations from.
“I have heard salt water is good for rinseing out your mouth of allergons ( and lately people seem to swallow salt water when given that suggestion ).” Never drink a Salt Water Mix. If you accidently do it two days in a row you may end up hospitalized.
Just clarifying a couple things. ( I especially wanted to point out not to drink Salt Water, there have been cases where people ended up hospitalized just from doing that once).
March 17th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
What would I do without the internet?? I would continue to be freaked out, that’s what I’d do! Well, like everyone else who responded to this blog, I use CREST Pro Health Tooth paste and every morning I can rub my finger through the area between my teeth and inner check (in my gums) and and all this stringy dead skin comes off. It’s been going on for like 3 or 4 weeks now. So weird. Like other people, I too am switching to a more natural toothpaste. I just switched to Toms of Maine Deodorant and love it….its natural and not scary like some other deodorants and anti persperants which completely block your sweat glands. Anyway, i’m glad i found this site.
March 30th, 2008 at 3:24 am
Heh heh! I thought I was the only one. Now I know! I get these goobers after using certain toothpastes and whitening rinses. Sometimes, if I haven’t gotten rid of them completely, one will work it’s way onto my lips when I’m out and about in public. It happened one time in the middle of a conversation. I felt an itty bitty one and tried to get it with my tongue. I think the person I was speaking to noticed and made a weird face. Oh, so gross!
**MY BIG QUESTION**: Does all of this “exfoliation” create a problem for mouth health?
April 6th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
I have a question, does anyone have there mucussa turn white and then the skin sheds? or is it just pink?
April 7th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
bettyboop– Yes… It’s very difficult for them to repair (usually impossible) receeding gums and this does occur with some things. If tooth too deep in your gums is exposed your body/tooth have not equipped it to deal with exposure to even the acids your body creates to digest,.. this some times makes a fast track to exposeing or decaying to the roots.
As for the rest of your mouth, many Dentist ( and Doctors) would show concern for “Dry Mouth”. The reduction some people are experienceing impairs your body’s ability to produce mucus and other fluids in the mouth. Without this your bodies defences against infection and other things is reduced and your body cannot repair teeth.
Then you have a combo of the two things: While people are stripping their teeth to whiten them, these reactions prevent your body to fill in those holes on it’s own ( Fluoride and other things in Toothpaste may be useless if your body can’t build with them). So you are exposeing your teeth (which is tiny cavities) and then not haveing the ablity to fight Decay.
There has been a problem with increased tooth problems from whitening products. They are meant to be used in moderation but people have problems, over use things already, and there are actual mental illnesses that have formed where people use whitening products as an addiction.
On an Additional Note about Allergy Test: I didn’t want to post again so soon. For Fluoride Allergy Test you should get a shot and be asked to remain there to be monitored for two hours so they can note any reactions outside of skin ( some people need an Epi shot). You may be contacted 8 hours later because people have serious delayed reactions then (people went unconcious or ended up in an Emergency Room,.. maybe that’s why alot of people wake up to problems). You’ll have to leave a bandage on the injection site for 24 hours and not remove the bandage or wash that spot. Then 24 hours later you will revisit to have the bandage removed.
April 8th, 2008 at 7:25 am
I not sure if I have these mouth boogers. My problem is in the morning I have white sticky substance that I thought was oral skin. I is sticky and white kind of stringy Does anyone know what this is?
April 8th, 2008 at 7:56 am
I notice in the morning that my oral mucussa is very white and there is white sticky goo that looks like mucussa that sloughed off. The toothpaste was auqafresh extreme clean whiting. I hope it is from the toothpaste, does anyone get this problem?
April 9th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Hi I am glad I found this site. I see that some of you are sloughing off oral cells.
I have that problem, I have white goo inbetween my cheeks and gums and I notice that my oral tissue will sometimes be white. Is this from my toothpaste? will whitening toothpaste make a white coating on my oral mucussa?
April 11th, 2008 at 6:08 am
Thankyou for the information!
Friends suggested that I go to see the doctor about the gooey skin I kept getting in my mouth… I was reluctant as it is quite embarressing!
Once I read this I realised that only a couple of weeks ago - which is when it started! - I had been using Sensodyen toothpaste for sensitive teeth which contained a tooth whitening product!
So thankyou for the information, I will carry on using my toothpaste due to the fact it is not bad for my health but helps with my sensitivity!
April 11th, 2008 at 10:37 am
does anyone know if oral shedding is the cause of the HPV virus?
April 13th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
It must be the Listerine. I have the same funk in my mouth I thought was worms, or worse.
I will also stop using that rinse.
April 14th, 2008 at 7:57 am
How embarrasing is this? I couldnt figure out what the heck the slime was but it started about the same time I started using Crest Pro Health. I hadn’t caught the connection between the two. I use a grocery brand mouthwas so its definately the Crest. Good Lord. Time to switch toothpaste. Thanks for all the posts!!!!
April 14th, 2008 at 9:29 am
um..i think its so gross that yu talk about the way yu got a booger when yu were talking to someone
April 14th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
OK…i have been using Crest ProHealth since it first came out and i love it…but recently i went to the dentist and she told me that i needed to build up my enamel so she made me go buy Act Mouthwash to help it…well i also got my teeth cleaned that day and that night when i brushed my teeth and first started using ACT i thought the ‘mouth boogers’ were just from getting my teeth cleaned…well i kept getting them again and again and again…and my mom and sister were getting grossed out…LOL…i mean i was getting them about 2 inches long…so i decided to look them up online and i got that using Crest Prohealth + Act = Mouth Boogers within 15 minutes…well…i am very picky with the toothpaste i use and i HAVE TO use ACT so i guess im just going to deal with the ‘mouth boogers’ for now until i go back to my dentist next week and i can ask her for a substitute toothpaste…
April 15th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Thanks, for the info, Sailortinkitty.
You sound very knowledgeable. Are you a dental professional?
So, what I hear you saying is that we should stop using this product, as well as other whiteners, yes? I’ve already stopped using things like whitestrips and those paint-on overnight whiteners because I’ve also experienced uncomfortable sensitivity from them after a few uses.
So, is there any safe and painless way to whiten, or should I just live with less-than-white teeth? I’d much rather do that than harm them.
April 15th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Well, guys…I’m back..after 9 months of this slimy hell..I still can’t get rid of it. I have been to 3 Drs..of which none could offer any help. Is there anyone on this site that is a Oral Hygenist, or a dental student? I’ve tried every toothpaste on the Market. After using Crest Pro-Health Products my mouth is ruined. I’ve been reading postings on this site and I can ‘t figure out why people call this condition “Mouth Boogers”..I seem to remember as a child that was something one found in the nose and some children would dig them out..LoL disgusting I know, but come on we all did it. Anyway, what I have involves my entire mouth, gums, walls of mouth, tongue, and palate (not sure of spelling on that)..I brush my teeth twice a day with Colgate Total now..( It really cleans very well and doesn’t seem harsh) I also use an anti-plaque pre-rinse..which is mildly strong (sort of mediciny tasting) and then I use Sensodyne for dry mouth, then I finish off with an anti-bacterial oral rinse ( a little harsh)..this has done wonders for my teeth, but doesn’t help the sloughing problem. By the way, I cannot remove my slime as others seem to be able to do. I try, but it just won’t break away. During my brushing routine, lots of the slime comes out in large globs that I am able to spit out several times during the mouth cleaning process, so I find my self brushing the walls of my mouth, the palate , the tongue and also of course my teeth. I am thoroughly disgusted and almost to the point of “Agoraphobia”, because I don’t want to be around people..I’m always playing with this stuff, using my tongue and teeth trying to move this stuff around or off. Please don’t tell me to use Tom’s of Maine, I love the taste, but it doesn’t work for me either. Please can someone help?
April 15th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Sorry, I forgot to tell you. I’m diabetic, and I have sinusitis..I also have asthma. Therefore, I’m using Singulair for the Asthma, Hydroxyzine , Flonase nasal spray and I’m on high blood pressure meds all of which my Drs tell me cause “Dry Mouth”..I’ve been using these meds for years..the only new med is Lyrica for Neuropathic pain ( 3x daily)..could Lyrica my wonderful magic pill be the culprit? Please if you know please let me know.
April 15th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Hey, Val
First off, I think you are using way too many products in your mouth. Some may be interacting with others causing severe problems. You don’t need all that stuff to have a clean mouth. …..and from the sounds of it your mouth doesn’t feel clean with all the slime in it. Try using plain Aquafresh and then swishing with plain old listerine. Your mouth will be clean.
You are over doing it and irritating your mouth.
April 15th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Hi can someone please answer larry and shawna (April
This is the same thing I have and I don’t think it is a good thing. For most of you do you have a pink or white mucussa when you notice the sloughing?
April 17th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
This exact thing has been happening to me as well!! But only since I started using the new Crest Pro-Health. There is not an odor, just slimy, stringy “mouth boogers”. I’m so glad to know there are others out there with this problem…and glad that I found a forum for it as well!! I didn’t have the problem with the Colgate for sensitive teeth. The Pro-Health is supposed to help with sensitivity, and it does, but I can’t deal with the slimy stuff! I may try the Biotene that someone mentioned.
April 21st, 2008 at 8:23 pm
to susanah miles,
what did you ean when you said that sloughing of oral skin could be hpv??
What would the signs of hpv be?
April 26th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
tony — No, but HPV and other things can cause these same problems.
OMG….WHY? — I don’t know if you ever got back to your Dentist. Haveing the sloughing so much strips your teeth ( so do the whitening products), so it is counter productive to try to use a fluoride rinse if it is stripping your teeth. Besides this most Dentist with experience feel that Mouth Rinse are not as helpful as they are pushed as being as the majority of people do not follow directions and they don’t have enough time on your teeth.
bettyboop — You don’t want to hear about my personal life, I’m not a Dentist but spent part of my childhood in a Doctor’s office. Half my family is in the Medical field at the moment XD I have heard many Dentist say this about some types of whitening ” I would never put something like terpintine on my teeth”. At the moment we are over exposed to Fantasy White teeth. These Teeth are Fantasy White because for Decade Celebraties had Veneers. These are white material, usually porceline (like your toilet), that is glued over the front of your teeth so they can be an impossible white. There are Dentist that panic at the sight of real teeth and convince people they need work because their teeth are see-thru ( this is NORMAL and there are scams running with Mail Order Dentist who use this ti indicate how much work people need). Anyways, now Veneers are so popular with bad Dentist and so easily available that even Tweens and Teens are getting them. Veneers are Irriversible and in the event any damage or staining happens to them they can’t be fixed aside from being cut down little by little. They also damage your natural tooth. So what’s happening is everyone is shooting for Fantasy White and every where you look everyone is some type of white from the whitening or from the Veneers. Don’t compete with them. If you have a goop build up on your teeth that makes them discolored then get a good Battery or Electric Tooth Brush,.. make sure you only use it once or twice a day because there is a link between tooth damage and them if used more then twice a day. It does better then any of these products, it presents the max results without damage, it cuts down on the posiblity of other problems like Decay, it feels as good as professional cleaning, and the old/real Dentist LOVE the results on their patients ( they pick it up immediately when Patients switch over). Just remember no matter what you brush with you only want to make contact with your teeth as lightly as posible, don’t scrub.. the tips of the bristles should be all you need. And as for another note,.. if you strip away your teeth then you make deeper holes in your teeth which makes it harder to clean them.
Val — Get rid of the TOTAL immediately. Total means it has everything they could think of tossed into it,.. so it is an Allergen Fest. Some people are allergic to the actual things in some sensitive toothpaste meant to soothe pain so you may want to try getting off of Sensodyne as well. You may be allergic to some Mints as well,.. there are over 800 things in the Mint family and that is the most popular flavoring for Toothpaste ( likely because it is strong and soothes people not allergic to it): Mints would include Cinnamin, Peperment, Speriment, Lavender. Many Dentist believe some people experience Dry Mouth from Mouthwash with Alcohol if that is any use to you. This is going to sound odd but some places cut back on Tom’s of Maine and alot of people I have been talking to have been trying their Children’s Silly Strawberry instead because of this and because of it’s ingredients ( it lacks Mints I believe) they have noticed a major difference to what they are use to and the experience with it. I’m sure if you go down the approved list by the ADA you may find something without Mint ( some times they forget to list some flavor variations on the list so find the products in person). I seemed to be allergic to Flonaze when I had it,.. and you are against Tom’s of Maine but it uses Xylitol ( a type of sugar) which is already being used for treatment of Sinistitis and they are still working out for Diabetics. Normal Sugar is broken down a certain way that Diabetics have problems with or lack the ablity to deal with,.. Xylitol is broken down and used a slightly different route so it doesn’t effect the Blood Sugar of Diabetics. As for Asthma,.. over 80% of Asthmatics have gained Asthma as a result of over exposer to Allergens, the others are not as clear but they are slowly working down the theory that nearly all Asthma is the result of Allergens. It’s posible if you target the sources of your Allergies and remove them or take something to reduce reactions to them you will no longer needs to control your Asthma. See if your doctor can switch you to a Pill instead of haveing you on Floneze because for most people it doesn’t seem to do anything productive and it wildly increases your chances of haveing problems like Sinisitis [Yes, it just goes round and round and round doesn't it..]. I forget suggestions for Dry Mouth but I do know there are many Mouth Wash/Rinse and Toothpaste on the market that are supposed to help with Dry Mouth. Since Dentist think Alcohol in Mouth Rinse cause it, they may not be helpful in person ( personally, Listerine makes my mouth moist/wet).
suzy — White for most people, I get pink and red from bleeding some times. Dentist always assumed it had to be something else like I wasn’t flossing regularly and they didn’t see any signs of it being Gum Disease. It’s that the allergic reaction can get so bad your skin bleeds easily.
As a Note: Look at the products you are useing. Double check they are ADA approved and be careful where you buy them. Most Dental Products where I was living were Knock Offs or recalled– the cheaper places like the dollar stores get recalled products and sell them anyways. The thing alot of you will whine about is not being able to find Whitening Products where you live that are actually ADA approved. If it’s not ADA approved then you can’t complain to the ADA about it and forget about this mass Lawsuits you guys think about on and off. The ADA tries to make sure products are not dangerous on their own ( they do not take Allergies into account).
April 26th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Please don’t listen to Sailorkitty folks!!! He/She is an IDIOT, a QUACK, and has abolutely no idea what he/she is talking about. He/She INSISTS brushing your teeth before bed is bad and that one should only brush with MILK. Ignore their so called “advice”. They are experts only in their mind.
April 26th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
I’m sorry you think that Sue.
It is bad to use anything that causes Dry Mouth imediately before you go to bed.
I was drinking Milk in place of water and swishing it then not having my mouth open. This was during the day and no I wasn’t useing a toothbrush while drinking milk. I have been having problems with my teeth and when you have damage to your teeth drowning the tooth or teeth in milk is suggested until a Dentist can correct the problem. Like I said before you don’t want to sleep with milk on your teeth and I wasn’t exposeing my teeth to air while they had milk on them.
You are supposed to wait OVER 20 minutes after you eat or drink before brushing. This is because your teeth are softened by acid in your mouth meant to help break down the foods.
Then the big problems with Dry Mouth is your body can’t maintain your teeth and your mouth becomes an easy port while you sleep for things to enter your body which will make your sick ( your Mouth is actually typically your first line of defence against attacks on your immune system).
April 27th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
SAILORTINKITTY,
I didn’t understand what you were saying, is sloughing and my mocussa turning white a sign of hpv? If not then what would be the signs?
thanks so much for replying.
April 28th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Tony — Sloughing is assosiated with Allergies to Dental Products. However you would get the same effects from consumeing certain allergens or you would have peeling and bleeding skin with certain allergic reactions at most places on the body if contact is made with allergens ( especially excessively) or also if you recieve a burn to a certain extreme ( examples would be going being a sun burn or haveing been caught in a fire).
But going back to Sloughing (in the mouth). It is usually a sign of an allergic reaction to a Dental Product, it can be an allergic reaction to something else you have put in your mouth but isn’t as likely to be something you consumed or you would have had other problems. Yes, the light intake (some time you swallow a little unintentionally) of an allergen in a dental product that produces sloughing for you does damage your digestive track (the damage to the stomuch is mistaken fro other things like a hiatal hernia). Blah Blah Blah. Sloughing or similar conditions can also come from medications or other illnesses, usually a spray taken orally or an infection site in the mouth. With medication this again would be a sign you are haveing allergies.
For mucus if your nasal mucus is pale you may be haveing allergies, if it is white then you certainly are being over exposed to allergens ( most people don’t have a choice if it’s in the air). As far as I have heard the most common Allergen for humans is Dust (everyone has trouble with it just the thrashhold varies wildly).
April 28th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
SAILORINKITTY,
Thanks for getting back to me. I am still wondering what you meant when you said that tissue sloughing is a sign of hpv. Now I am wondering if it is hpv and not the toothpaste i am using. My oral mucussa turns white and every morning I have shedding tissue that seam gooey on the inside of my cheeks and my tounge is really white. Can you help?
April 28th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Since there is a delay reaction that has been noticed by some tidious studies with some people’s reactions to allergens, it sounds like you are introduceing an allergen a few hours before this sloughing happens.
White on the tounge can be caused by alot of things including excess salt [high sodium], dry mouth, allergens,.. etc.
Overall you sound like you are experienceing the range of oral problems most people on this thread are haveing that’s the result of their dental products.
April 28th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
SALORTINKITTY,
thanks for the reply, I have been using biotine toothpaste and mouthwash for a month and I still get some sloughing, and my tounge and mocussa are a white color.This will happen hours after I have brushed. I don’t think I could be having a reaction to Biotine. It is for dry mouth and is very gentle. I don’t use salt on anything. Now I am really scared it is hpv.
April 28th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I am glad I found this website. I have to say after reading some of these comments I am a little nervous. I use biotine toothpaste with no rinses and in the morning I have sloughing white tissue all around the inside of my lips and cheeks. My tounge is white and so is the inside of my cheeks. Does anyone else get a white tounge? Does this sound like a oral disease??
April 28th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Peggy Thanks for the advice..but Aqua Fresh was on my list that did not help. I agree I am probably overdoing it..but, once I get started brushing, the condition really begins sloughing big time, so therefore I feel the need to do more..I will try to stick to one toothpaste and a mid rinse. I am really getting depressed over this..and I am so sick of SailortinKitty’s long book length explanations and advice..Sailor please find another site to give your input and get a life, Please!!!
April 29th, 2008 at 7:19 am
Val,
Have you talked to your dentist about this? If so what does he say?
I get sloughing with just about every toothpaste there is. I don’t use rinses. My dentist doesn’t know what it could be from. Even with a gentle toothpaste I still get it.
April 29th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Hi Heather,
Isn’t this a kick in the butt..our docs. & dentists don’t have a solution either!!
My next step is my ENT..will try to get an appointment asap. I will let you know.
April 29th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Hi Val,
I will be looing forward to your doctors opinion. Does the inside of your mouth on the cheeks sometimes look like a whitish transparent color? That’s how mine gets.
April 29th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
I came across your post while searching for the answers to this myself. I too have experienced this as well. I use Crest Whitestrips, and I use Crest Pro Health daytime and nighttime. I was a bit scared when this started happening to me cause I thought something was wrong. Apparently, it’s a very common thing! Per the dentists’ reports on here, it is caused by the mouthwash/toothpaste/whitening treatments that we use. Anything basically that has “Tartar Control” or “Total Complete” in it will cause this. They state that if you stop the use of these products, and go to a more old-fashioned and bland type toothpaste/mouthwash - you will see a difference within 2-4 days. And if the problem consists? You may want to seek a consultation from an oral maxillofacial surgeon, or pathologist. I am currently going to try this out and see. Hope this helps!
~M
May 5th, 2008 at 7:02 am
oh my gawd! I get this too when I use regular Listerine mouthwash!
I thought I was the only one. Thankyou for letting me know that I’m not alone
Yes, these things are disgusting. They make me gag sometimes. I hate them! But it’s worth it for a clean mouth.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:29 am
You need to know about Pro Health Rinse! I am outraged that I did b not know about any side effects or contraindications. I have had horrible side effects concerning my loss of taste.
I am a veteran who experiences PTSD (Post trauma Stress Disorder). I am a former Naval/Marine Corps Hospital Corpsman who survived a helicopter crash and suffered head trauma. I have gone through hell thinking that my loss of taste was due to neurological damage from my PTSD.
I did not attribute this loss of taste to the Pro Health Rinse, just that I bought this product because I thought it was SAFE! I had attributed the loss of taste to possible cranial nerve damage due to my head trauma and (olfactory nerve damage) and proceeded to address this with the use of strong medications and other therapies to help regain my sense of taste and smell.
I am outraged that Crest did not provide a warning for this possible contraindication and want you to know how much real heartache they have put me through without this warning. I am awestruck that I did experience this and kept on using it as I could not believe that such a benign and innocuous product could do this. When you lose your sense of smell – you are told that it will never come back. I went back to using Listerine a few weeks ago and my sense of smell and taste have somewhat returned.
I still occasionally use the Pro Health Rinse and it is still in my medicine cabinet! I will not use this product any longer!
No warning and the hell that I have been through – none of my physicians knew that this product could cause this lack of taste. My doctors were concerned with cranial nerve damage from the olfactory nerve and told me that I would never taste again. I continually have used this product which would negate all other treatments and I cannot believe that P&G would not put this warning on this product. I use Pro Heath toothpaste – could that also alter my sense of taste?
Are the people at P&G insane to sell a product and not give adequate warnings? Do you know that hell that I have been through equating this side effect with possible long term neurological damage? Are you stupid? When your doctor, Robert Gerlach was on the Today show said if you had staining and/or loss of taste you would contact the Proctor and Gamble Company and then he quipped “wouldn’t you”? He is a JERK! Most of the time, you would not equate a benign safe product together with extensive neurological damage. I and others would look at their former neurological damage and hope and pray it did not come back.
Shame on you Proctor and Gamble, with all the violence and terrorists around the news, people look to our founding companies to provide us with SAFE products to use. Your Pro Health was nothing but Pure Hell!
I want to be reimbursed for my buying your tainted and misleading product and an apology from the insane doctor Gerlach who is either a puppet from the top executives for damage control or inept and useless as a doctor or physician that would HARM unassuming consumers!
May 7th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Yes, Steven, you should discontainue use of the Crest Pro-Health toothpaste as well. It appears more people are allergic to the Fluoride used in Crest Pro-Health then to the common Sodium Fluoride found in your average toothpaste. Some other Brands or Lines of Toothpaste by numerous companies have been switching to other Fluorides. The numbe of thoothpaste switching still isn’t enough to change Sodium Fluoride being the most commonly found Fluoride in Toothpaste.
I also noticed, when looking to see if there were different dyes in different flavors of the Pro-Health line, that some of the flavors list one or two metals in their ingrediants. Adjusting your metals can easily alter the balance of your brain’s chemistry. People also vary in a couple ways their bodies handle metals. My suggestion would be to also locate this metal or compound and see after a month without Crest Pro-Health seeing if reducing it from your diet or from contact with food has any additional effect on your over all health. With certain dyes and certain metals people do have reduced taste (it’s common with tracker dyes, but temperary, and also occurs in psych/brain meds.. the beginnings of which were metals and are still used today.. i.e. Lithium).
May 7th, 2008 at 11:58 am
SAILORINKITTY,
Where have you been? Did you ever find out if sloughing was caused by HPV?
I notice I get a white film all around my cheeks and my toung turns white, I use biotine toothpaste with no rinses, any idea what this is from, it cant’ be the toothpaste.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Tony– Try changeing to a Toothpaste with Sodium Fluoride. Avoid “Total” or “Complete” toothpaste as those are full of allergens. You may want to also avoid toothpaste with sodium-Lauryl sulfate. But for the time being the goal is for you to check if you do better with Sodium Fluoride toothpaste instead of Sodium Monofluorophosphate. Also avoid Cinnamon. You may want to post which toothpaste you are considering here so I can double check the ingrediants for you.
When you do switch, if you aren’t haveing new problems you will want to use the other toothpaste for two weeks. After two weeks your body won’t be freaking out from the previous toothpaste and you may either notice a change in problems or the problem goes away. Either will suggest there was a specific ingrediant you were reactting to.
I’ve also been not completely sure which HPV you are refering to. The most well known at the moment is the Virus ( actually there is more then one strain) but there are also medications referred to by these letters.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
ok, guys..I just got off the phone with my dentists office and the Hygenist spoke to me..she said, until I am able to get to their office for an appointment next week to get Rembrandt (Gentle)..she said, the makeup of this toothpaste doesn’t have some of the harsh ingredients that most toothpastes have. It also is used to treat mouth ulcers, canker sores, etc..so she said, it should start the healing process of the skin sloughing also and may also get rid of the condition altogether. Wow! I’m so excited..my hubby is on his way to pick me up a tube right now..I can’t wait until he gets back. I will let you guys know how it works. P.S. Hygenist also said, this toothpaste will clean your teeth just as well as all the hyped up brands on the market. She also said, it should also read, for mouth ulcers, canker sores, etc.
Hope this helps us all.
May 7th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
SAILORINKITTY,
Thanks for the response, I use biotine toothpaste now, I have been using it for about 3 weeks.The HPV I am talking about is the virus that causes mouth cancer.
It causes changes in your oral tissue, it changes to a white color and then sloughs off. This is what I get. So I’m not sure if it is the toothpaste.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
I can’t believe I have found this site. I too am a sufferer of the dreaded mouth booger. It has come and gone for longer than 12 months now and I am sick of it. I use Colgate Sensitive Maximum Protection and regular Listerine. I also floss once a day. Every morning I find a white stringy film in my mouth, which seems to collect along the front of my bottom teeth. When I slip my fingers between my lower teeth and cheek I get this white stuff sticking to my fingers. I also notice a white translucent film on my cheek lining. It has really been worrying me as I haven’t been able to find anyone else experiencing this problem. My dentist said that it could be a result of a dry mouth caused by sleeping with my mouth open (mouth breather). I also wear a dental appliance when I sleep as I have a jaw problem. The white muck also manages to get between the appliance and my teeth. It is a really persistent problem. Today I have purchased Sensodyne Total care gel as I had used this in the past with no problems. I hope it improves. My Dr warned me that using too many oral health products can ruin your mouth, so I am going to try to cut back on the Listerine to once a day and see if there is any improvement. I also suffer from a white tongue which I try to improve by using a tongue scraper. It makes a difference in the short term, but the whiteness redevelops during the course of the day.
May 8th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Val,
How has the Rembrandt been working for you?
May 8th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
LISE,
Have you ever been a smoker?
May 9th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Lise,
I just read about your problem. I have the same thing.I even wear a appliance but it is a retainer for my teeth. every morning my retainer has white gooey stuff all in side it. I also have the white tounge and white cheeks, I have had this for years. I went to a ENT Doctor, I think it would be a good idea for you also.The ENT Dr. seems to know more about mouth conditions. Tell the Dr. EVERY thing you just wrote. My Doctor told me that the white stuff on my cheeks was dysplasya. The peeling of my oral tissue was the mocussa peeling off from the dysplasya.I really think you should go to a ENT Dr. as soon as you can. Please write back to let me know what your Dr. says it is. The dysplasya is caused from the HPV virus. I got it from having oral sex. I hate to say it but thats what happened, and the Dr. told me that is what it was. My dentist didn’t know what it was from, so a specialist would be the way to go,Ear ,Nose Throat Dr. or maybe a Periodontist they specialize in gum and tissues.Please see someone because you need to be checked. Let me know!
May 11th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
LISE,
I have the same thing as you. I have had it for a few years. Every morning I get alot of white goo around my mouth, I wear a plastic retainer for my teeth and there is always white goo inside it. My tounge every morning is white, I scrape it and later in the day it is back. I don’t use harsh toothpaste it’s called Biotine and I don’t use mouthwash at all, so I know it is not products. I also have a white translucent color to the inside of my cheeks. I am going to a periodondist this week because this is not normal.You may want to see either a periodondist or ENT doctor. This cannot be from dry mouth, I drink water all day and I still have white cheeks and tounge. I’ll let you know what I find out, please get checked out maybe between the both of us we can get a diagnosis.
May 12th, 2008 at 7:06 am
LISE,
I have the same thing. I have had it for a couple years, my mouth turns white and so does my tounge and I get sloughing of the tissue. It is not from dry mouth. You should tell a periodontist or a ENT doctor exactley what you told us. Please make a appointment with a Doctor. General doctors and Dentists don’t seem to know what this is but most likely a specialist will.
May 12th, 2008 at 7:09 am
JOE,
Has the sensodine toothpaste helped you?
May 12th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Lise
You need to see a specialist, it is not normal for your cheeks and tounge to be white. See a periodontist or a ENT doctor. tell them everything you have told us.It is not from dry mouth.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:46 am
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/symptoms/white_tongue/causes.htm
Check out this web site. There are many causes of white tongue.
May 13th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Joann,
No, I have never smoked.
May 13th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Heather, I have not gotten rid of the condition, but it has improved greatly. I have an appointment with the dentist this Friday and I will let you guys know what she says.
May 13th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Jean, Molly, Deb & Terri,
I am really terrified now. I have seen my Dr in the past about this and asked my dentist. I have even seen a periodontist (gum specialist) and he didn’t notice anything unusual. My regular Dr is no longer practicing due to her own illness and so I have started seeing a new Dr. I am finding it difficult discussing things with her at this point as I don’t really know her well yet. Is this displasya really serious? You all seem very serious about me seeing someone immediately. I’m not going to die am I? I have had this on and off for a few years, maybe 2. The white on my cheeks is not thick. It is just a faint transparency and not located everywhere. I have noticed that since I stopped using the listerine that the amount of tissue that is in my mouth of a morning has lessened alot. Does this still sound like displaysa? I thought ENT doctors only did ear, nose and throat. Does this mean that everyone that is experiencing the problems discussed on this page do not actually have a problem to dental hygeine products but instead have this supposed displaysa caused by HPV?
May 13th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Molly,
Please keep me informed about how you go at the periodontist.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Molly,
Could you please keep me informed about how you go at the periodontist.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Lise,
I don’t want to scare you. I just want you to see a good Doctor. I mean a specialist. I have the same symptoms as you and I went to my general Dr. and she had no clue.So I went to ENT Dr. thats when I found out what I have. ENT Doctors have special training in mouth tissue also. What did the periodontist say to you. What did he think of your white transparent tissue? What did he say the oral tissue sloughing off was from? What did he say about your white tounge? I don’t think every one on this board has what I have but your symptoms are exactly like mine. I would just get an appointment when you can and tell them all your syptoms. My doctor said the dysplasia is a precancerous condition. It may never turn into cancer. That is what the white transparent oral tissue is.
Let me know when you get back from the Doctor.
May 14th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Lise,
I just want you to get it checked out. Did you tell your Doctor the same things you told us? If the Doctor thought nothing of it then you need to see someone that will take you serious. White cheeks and tounge with peeling tissue is not normal. Maybe a dermatologist would be the right Dr.
May 14th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Jean & Deb,
I have been told by my dentist that the white areas on the inside of my cheeks are bite lines, from the inside of my cheek being compressed by my splint appliance when I sleep. It is slightly raised and runs from the back of my teeth to my lips. The bite lines are also called frictional hyperkeratoses. I have stopped wearing the plate the last 2 two nights and I have already noticed that the raised areas have flattened a little. I am seeing the dentist again next week, just so that he can have another look and maybe for a referral to an oral specialist. I also have an appointment with a dermatologist in June. It is really hard to get in to see this Dr and I have had to wait for this appointment for over 2 months. So this displaysia you talk about, just means that the cells are precancerous, it doesn’t mean that we have an oral disease or anything? I have already dealt with skin cancer this year. So, hopefully the white areas don’t turn that way. When I saw the periodontist he actually gave me the impression that I was wasting his time, because in his opinion, there was very little wrong with my mouth. I imagine that the white areas in your mouth that have been diagnosed as displaysia just need to be monitored for any cancerous changes. Is this right?
May 14th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Lise,
I went to the periodontist today, He said that the white tissue inside my cheeks was caused from accelerated tissue sloughing which is a form of dysplasya. He looked down my throat and could see it there also. He said everyone tissues slough but mine was sloughing quicker than normal. Ususlly you can’t see it but when you have alot of sloughing it is white just like our cheeks are. With the appliance that white goo is dead skin that has sloughed off and it is sticking to the inside of the mouth piece. The white tounge is from dead skin cells that were sloughed off our cheeks. Mouth rinses will make you slough alot faster because it is drying out the tissue. When you go to your dentist appt. can you ask if he thinks that accelerated tissue sloughing is dysplasya. Also ask him if this is normal. We can see what your dentist says and compare it to what my periodontist said.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Hey you guys..I found this article on the net from a dental site…here goes
Mouth Diseases Skin sloughing inside mouth
06/13/2006 12:08AM
Question:
2nd request for info on this issue. Sloughing of skin inside mouth (cheeks) occurs periodically for several years now. Dentist has done complete check up and finds no problems but sloughing still occurs. While not painful it is annoying to have skin tissue loose in my mouth. I have not changed mouth wash, diet or anything unusual. I am 62 y.o. female. Do you recognize this problem?
Answer:
You may not have changed your mouthwash or toothpaste in the last several years, but it is entirely possible that their ingredients have changed.
What you describe sounds very much like what has been called “dentifrice-associated slough”. That is a fancy way of saying your toothpaste (or mouthwash) is causing your problem. For most people, the offending agent is a detergent-like material that is often found in tartar-control or total/complete toothpaste formulas.
I recommend that you seek out a bland, old-fashioned paste (rather than a gel). This can be tougher than it sounds and although I don’t recommend any one in particular, the Biotene brand is widely available and has no harsh ingredients. If this is the cause of the problem, you should notice a difference in 3-4 days. If the sloughing continues, a visit to a specialist such as an oral maxillofacial surgeon or pathologist may be warranted.
Good luck!
May 14th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Lise,
The dysplasya is a precancerous condition. My doctor said it was from HPV. I would think this would be considered a oral disease. I do have to monitor this condition to make sure it doesn’t change. What does your periodontist think the white transparent coating on your cheeks is? You may want to ask your dentist next week if he thinks it could be from HPV. Just make sure you tell him everything you have told us. HPV causes changes in the oral tissue, like accelerated tissue sloughing.
May 15th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Molly,
Thank you for letting me know about your appointment with the periodontist. I will ask my dentist those questions on Monday. Did your periodontist say that there was anything to be done about it, treatment etc?
May 15th, 2008 at 7:43 am
Lise,
My doctor said there was nothing that he could do. There is no treatment. I just have to watch for any changes. Maybe you should see a ENT dr. If they have to look down your throat they would have the tools to get a good view. I would think a dermatologist should know about this. That white transparent coating is the skin cells sloughing rapidly.
May 15th, 2008 at 8:02 am
Lise,
Maybe you shoud talk to a doctor that specializes in infectious disease.I would think you could google it for your area. What state do you live in?
May 15th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Val,
Thanks for the info on tissue sloughing. That article is 2 years old. We have learned alot more about tissue sloughing since then.
May 16th, 2008 at 1:06 am
Molly,
Did your periodontist bring up HPV at all? That HPV could be the reason for your tissue sloughing. Jean seems to think this to be the cause. I thought HPV caused warts, or am I wrong? I really hope that I can get some answers from my dentist and if not from him, the dermatologist.
May 16th, 2008 at 5:44 am
Lise,
HPV is warts and also dysplasya . With the high grade of HPV dysplasya is present. And with oral sex you can transmit the virus. It causes rapid tissue sloughing and that is dysplasya. Also wanted to tell you before your visit to the Dr. try not to brush or eat for a couple hours so they can see the white in your cheeks and throat. If you eat or brush you will slough off the skin and they will look and say I don’t see anything wrong here. I asked my periodontist if this could be from HPV and he said yes. You may want to make a appointment with a ENT Dr. you should be able to get into see him before the Dermatologist. I would see both of them and get their opinions. Let me know how your appointments go.
May 16th, 2008 at 7:57 am
Lise,
I don’t know where you are located but there are infectious disease doctors. You may want to look one up for your area try to google one in your area. They would have a good idea of your symptoms. I don’t think the dentist will know much about this. I know mine didn’t.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Val,
How did it go at the dentist?
May 17th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Dear Heather:
My ov with the dentist went well, thanks. She did a very thorough exam. She even used a gloved finger to lift some of the sloughing skin from between my gums and cheeks. She examined it under a light and kept some for biopsy. She noticed a white spot on the left cheek and also biopsied that. She explained to me after reading my long list of meds that there were several that can cause “dry mouth”, including the fact that I’m diabetic. She advised that I use only Biotene products, including toothpaste, mouthwash, and moisturizing drops or spray. She also said, I should replenish my body every day with lots of water. She said, to drink distilled water ( no chemicals in it) and to add 1/8 tsp of table salt to each 8 0z glass including a glass on my bedside table. She said, to swish it around my mouth and drink serving two purposes..to rehydrate my body and to moisturize my mouth. She will do a deep cleaning in 3 wks.
I have already been using Biotene toothpaste, it’s not my favorite but she says it does a great job. She also gave me a large packet filled with trial sizes of everything..this way I don’t have to purchase everything at once which can be a little costly for me.
I hope this helps you and everyone on this Blog…PS She said, the biopsies are only precautionary procedures, she really doesn’t think anything is wrong with the white spot, says it’s probably a little globule of fat lying under the surface of the skin. Please let me know what you think. Val
May 17th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Heathr..she also said, yes Crest Pro Health products to avoid like the plague..there have been so many complaints of chemical burns from these products. and other whitening products , that it actually hit the local news..I didn’t see it myself..so I don’t really know what was said
May 17th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Val,
Did you notice the sloughing before you were taking all the meds?
Did your dentist mention if she has ever seen this in any other paitints?
Is she pretty confident that it just dry mouth?
May 19th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Heather: She took biopsies remember? I get the results this week. She seems very confident that it is all caused by a combination of meds & diabetes. It all started for me last Summer after a new medicine was prescribed for neuropathic pain ( Lyrica) and changing from Crest Mint Gel to Crest Pro-Health & Crest Pro-Health non-alcohol. It took about 2-3 wks and the ..sloughing began. She said the combination of Lyrica, Crest Pro-Health products and the side affects of dry mouth from using High blood pressure meds, asthma meds, sinus meds. You see I’m a wreck and have to use these meds daily..but the introduction of the Lyrica ad then Crest Pro-health was just too much. As I told you, she suggested using 1/8 tsp salt in 8 0z glass of water to swish in my mouth and drink instead of plain water..oops also use distilled water ( it has no chemicals to harm). Also, she said to use the Biotene products I mentioned. I do have another appointment in June for a deep cleaning. ( I don’t know why, but I suspect that the cleaning will help tremendously)..I don’t know what else to say hon, I can tell you this,.. using the Biotene products do nothing for the sloughing. The Biotene moisturizing liquid or spray helps to moisten my mouth for a short period..the sloughing continues.
May 19th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Val,
I use the biotine toothpaste and it doesn’t help me either. I haven’t been on any meds. So I don’t know what else to do. I do know all this sloughing is not a normal thing.
May 19th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Molly,
I saw my dentist yesterday and he says that it is Lichen Planus. This is a non - contagious auto-immune disease. It affects other areas of the body as well. He says that there is no real treatment for the kind that I have as there are no red ulcerated areas in my mouth, but if anything changes to come back and see him and he will send me to an oral pathologist for a biopsy. This condition too, can result in cancer. He said it would be pointless at this stage to put me through the pain of a biopsy. The white tissue that appears in my mouth of a morning, he still believes to be caused by dry mouth. The saliva can become quite viscous and hardens and appears tissue like. Also it is mixed with small amounts of the skin from my cheek tissue. I am so tired of all this. I have been suffering from depression as I am sure alot of the others who frequent this sight are. I just want to be healthy and normal. I am trying to keep positive and will hope for the best. My doctor is sending me to the dermo because she thought Lichen Planus too. I have also been experiencing vulval discomfort and unfortunately the two conditions could be linked, so I am in a terrible mind set at the moment. I await my June appointment before I know for sure. I am certain I will be thoroughly examined. I am sorry that this doesn’t help you much as our doctors/dentists/periodontists are all going in different directions, but I hope you will keep me informed and I will do likewise.
May 19th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Lise,
Thanks for letting me know. Did you ask if it could be from HPV? Did he say anything about accelerated tissue sloughing being caused by dysplasia? He seems to think the white tissue is from dry mouth but what about during the day when it comes back. Did he say the white tounge is from lichen planus? Sorry about all the questions I am just trying to find out why he thinks its lichen planus. My doctors never brought that up. Did he look in back of your throat to see if tissue was sloughing there? I really think you should see a ENT dr. They look in mouths all day long. He will look at your throat also to see if you have sloughing there. I’m sure they will know if it is lichen planus or not. Maybe you could see a periodontist they would know oral disiases. I am going to the doctor this week I will ask about lichen planus.Is there a test for lichen planus or is it just a visual test? If it is a visual test it could be that when you bite your cheeks it makes lacey white lines in the cheek and that looks like lichen planus but it is just from chewing your cheeks. I do the same thing, I also have that white line in my cheeks where I bite, some days it looks like lacey lines when I have been chewing them. Did your dentist mention if he sees this alot or is it a rare thing.
May 19th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Lise,
I just googled Lichen Planus, you can find out for sure if you have it by a biopsy of the infected area. This may be a good idea then you will know for sure if it is Lichin Planus.
May 20th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Molly,
My dentist says that he sees Lichen Planus a fair bit. I’m afraid I didn’t broach the subject of HPV. I am sorry about that. I don’t actually experience much tissue sloughing throughout the day. It is certainly not every day. In fact the last 2 days I haven’t even had the white stuff in my mouth of a morning. It can disappear for months at a time and then returns, generally when I am stressed or anxious. The Lichen Planus forms as fine white lines (striations) on the bucossal mucossa and can also appear on the gums and tongue. Generally a bite line in the mouth is a horizontal white line that runs along the line of where your teeth meet. Lacey white lines sounds very much like Lichen Planus. It is an auto-immune disease. It can effect the skin (arms, legs, abdomen, feet, hands, genital areas and mouth). It is not really known what causes it. The dentists explanation about my white tongue is that I have a furry tongue. It is relatively normal, just that the papillae on the tongue grab hold of plaque giving the white furry appearance. He showed me pictures of healthy tongues and there were some in a worse state that mine. I just have to continue using my tongue scraper. Lichen Planus can also appear as erosive red areas that are really sore. The condition needs to be monitored for cancerous changes.
The dermatologist that I am seeing in a month will also be looking at my mouth. Do you live in America? If you do, are you able to just make an appointment with a specialist without first obtaining a referral from your GP doctor? I live in Australia and for me to see a ENT dr I first would have to go and see my GP. She is wanting me to see the dermatologist so for now I am just going to wait and see the dermo and then will look at other avenues should this direction not prove helpful. If I was to find out that I have HPV in the meantime, there is nothing that could be done anyway. There is no treatment from what I understand (from comments on this website). It just needs to be monitored for cancerous changes and that is what I am already doing re Lichen Planus. I am not in a relationship and so am not in a position to pass it on. As you have found out on Google, it can be biopsied, but I have read that even when the physical appearance is there the biopsy may not show it. I hope you are able to find out more at your Dr. I find it hard to take time off work to be going from appointment to appointment. I look forward to hearing what your Dr says about the lines in your mouth. Did your periodontist say anything about the lines in your cheek? When he said that you have displaysia, did he tell you outright that you have HPV, was he going to do any tests? Did he tell you what to do about it? Will you be seeing an ENT dr about your symptoms? Nobody seems to be having any tests done.
May 20th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Hum…
I think this conversion about HPV… Lichen Planus, etc is going in a whole complete different direction than the goal of this blog!
You apparently don’t have the same symptoms as the most of us with mouth boogers. They’re just caused by some crazy products ( Crest Pro Health, Listerine prewash… ) that are just too harsh for the more sensible mouths. This has nothing to do with some kind of oral disease!
Mouth boogers = brush or rinse your mouth with product X, wait 30min - 1hour et voila! mouth boogers inside your mouth! pass your finger inside your mouth to remove all stringy white goo and it’s over until repeat.
You stop using product X, the mouth boogers are gone bye bye!
I really think the best thing right now would be for you guys to move it elsewhere! Your conversation is indeed very interesting and it would be a good idea to maybe start a forum of your own so other people who have the same problem as you could discuss it… but right now, it’s just out of place.
That was my opinion… thanks and good luck to you guys about your mouth probs
May 21st, 2008 at 2:26 pm
MOMO,
Let them talk!!
May 21st, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Momo,DPB,
Thank you for expressing your opinion and being so compassionate about other peoples problems. I would like to thank DPB for starting this forum and wish to ask him whether he minds if some of us utilise his blog to discuss a few other issues. It is a fact that we all ended up at this site to begin with because we are all experiencing similar symptoms, it’s just that a few of us have additonal ones. We are not forcing you to read our comments and i’m sure for some people out there, there may come a time when they are faced with similar problems. Surely there need not be censorship on this blog. All we want is an opportunity to be heard, to gain feedback and eventually to have an answer to our problems.
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:15 am
Lise,
I live in America. I have great health insurance so I don’t need to get a referral to see anothor doctor.My doctor said the lines in my cheeks are from me biting them. My periodontist told me with the symptoms I have it is dysplasya caused by the HPV. When you have rapid tissue sloughing it is epithieal dysplasya. My doctor told me the same thing. There are no blood tests or any other tests that can be done it is only by the symptoms and oral tissue sloughing, and white tounge are symptoms. The only thing I can do is to monitor it and see the ENT every six months to make sure I don’t get lesions in my throat or larynx Maybe your dermo dr. can refer you to ENT to make sure everything is normal. I would just see as many doctors as you can to make sure what you have is really lichen planus. Many doctors have different opinions. You may need to bring up HPV to them, if you google it you can find out alot of info. You may even want to print out some info. on it and take it to your appt. I just want you to get diagnosed right.
May 23rd, 2008 at 7:06 am
Val,
How have you been? Have you found out about your biopsy? Have you had alot of sloughing?
May 25th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
I get mouth boogers. Not right after brushing my teeth, but once I leave the house..so I have no where to wipe them once I get them out. Gross.
Glad my gums and cheeks aren’t coming out..I seriously thought the “mouth boogers” were part of my cheeks and gums.
It didn’t start happening for me until I started using Sensodyne, but I have to use it. Oh well.
May 27th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
LISE,
Did your dentist say what the white muck in your dental appliance is from?
May 29th, 2008 at 7:18 am
Val,
How have you been?
May 29th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Katrina,
Does sensodyne have whitening in it? If so that will dry out your tissue. Do you notice if your tissue is white in your mouth?
May 30th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Ever since I stopped using Crest Pro-Health toothpaste, the mouth boogers have disappeared. I used to use it along with Listerine mouthwash and I would get them everytime I used it. But now I use a different toothpaste and I still use the Listerine mouthwash and I don’t get mouth boogers anymore
yayyyyy! I’m happy. Those things are so gross!
May 31st, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Sue, it’s the Sensodyne Full Protection, so I’m assuming it has whitening in it.
Even though they are gross, I don’t mind the mouth boogers…I need the tooth whitening stuff. And if it’s not hurting me then I’m not gonna stop lol.
And yes, the stuff that comes out is white and stringy.
June 1st, 2008 at 9:10 am
katrina,
do you ever notice if your toung and cheeks are a whitish color?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Katrina,
I am suprised that a toothpaste called sensodyne could be strong enough to make your mouth slough. I should be a gentle toothpaste. Isn’t it for sensitive teeth? Did you tell your dentist?
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Sensitive Toothpaste like Sensodyne have something added to them to soothe pain. They are not always Gentle and have a bad habit of being more harsh ( posibly because they are thinking their consumer hasn’t been able to brush in a month without pain).
These toothpaste are meant to be used only until you go to a dentist to have tooth pain dealt with. At which time a Dentist may say ” Go ahead and containue useing this product for two more weeks at most” or more towards what the product is aimed at ” Yep, yep. You’re getting a Root Canel today,.. that’s what that pain has meant all along.”
Another problem is are allergic to this pain control. So most people experience more problems which are not important to them because they are heading to the dentist in the next week anyways. Then when they get there their problem is fixed and they are told to toss the toothpaste.
If you check these Sensitive toothpaste tend to be not approved by the ADA because in research and studies they did not do as they were supposed to ( the Fluoride did not take) or they proved dangerous/adversive.
Go pick up the tube of this Toothpaste or it’s box and start reading. It’s highly likely going to tell you to discontainue use after a certain ammount of time and to make an appointment with your dentist immediately. This is not a suggestion towards the reaction you are having, but the actual directions of use for the Sensitive products most of the time ( since they are intended for short term use).
If you are wondering I am not getting the rub on pain relief confused with the Sensitive toothpaste. The Pain Relief expects you in the Dentist in a week, the Sensitive allows more time. The basis of the Sensitive products is that your teeth are Sensitive because they are weak and full of micro holes you can’t see in the mirror. Your goal in useing them is to take care of time spent not brushing because you were in pain, reduce pain, and pure a high ammount of materials into your teeth to strengthen them up.
Again, dental community assumes you are in pain from your teeth being weakened.. the Sensitive products are short term strong products to either kick start correcting this weakness or give you a toothpaste you can use until a dentist locates cavities [...etc] and corrects them.
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Katrina,
The mouth boogers are a part of your mouth just like you thought they were. It is your oral tissue being sloughed off you may want to see a speicialist about it. Sensitive toothpaste should be gentle. I think alot of people on this blog think it is from toothpaste, or mouthwashes. I believe there is a underlying condition as mentioned by previous people.
June 4th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Val,
How have you been? I have not heard from you. Did you get the biopsy results back?
June 5th, 2008 at 4:58 am
I use Colgate “original”…have done for years, and only recently started getting it again! What a bloody pain..! Also started using Sensodyne Gentle Whitening as of a week ago which I use most nights. I wonder if a vacuum hoover could suck it all up…
June 5th, 2008 at 7:06 am
I don’t know about all this sloughing caused by toothpaste and mouth rinses.
I sounds like there must be a underlying condition for people to have so many problems with toothpaste. When did so many people start to have allergic reactions to the toothpaste and mouthrinses.
June 5th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Heather:
I have left you (2) postings in May with those answers…the problems are still going on..I’m hoping that a deep cleaning will help..that is scheduled for June 18th.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Val,
I am sorry you still have the sloughing. I was wondering what if anything the biopsy showed.
June 5th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Heather:
Yes, the biopsy came back negative..Dentist said she will continue to watch my mouth carefully. So, how about you..how are you doing with this thing?
June 6th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Val,
I am going to see a dermatologist about this. Does your mouth seem to look a little whitish when the skin is sloughing. When you wake up in the morning do you have those skin cells around your lips and on the inside of your cheek? That’s what happens to me.I also noticed that I have tiny flat bumps on the roof of my mouth.
June 6th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Heather, good I’m glad you are going to a dermatologist..and yes, I wake up with a white tongue and sticky substance around the edges of my lips and the silky slimy stuff between cheeks and gum, plus the the little fluid filled pockets on the roof of my mouth..which the dentist told me is normal. She also said, trauma to the mouth caused by accidentally biting your cheek or eating something too spicey can cause this. It apparently takes a long time to get rid of, that’s for sure. Although, I’m remembering DpB’s posting saying there is no cure for this..makes me wonder why we are all trying to find an end to this stuff if there is no cure. I really do have very dry mouth and I have eaten food that was too spicey I’m a Cajun!!..but I have not done anything like that since last summer. I also find my mouth is sensitive to tomato gravy..so I avoid that also. I had a sip of a Cosmopolitan..Yikes!! my mouth was on fire..so none of that stuff either. It is nice that we can all talk about this disgusting stuff though…I hope we all find a cure soon!!
June 7th, 2008 at 2:52 am
I to have some mouth booger, I thought it was possibly mucus from a gum abcess i have. But apprently not, I use aquafresh advanced guess i’ll have to look for a new paste.
June 9th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Val,
Did your dentist mention if she has ever seen this in anyone else? There seems to be alot of people on this blog with the same problem.
June 10th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
I just wanted to be #469 on this post….
June 13th, 2008 at 11:15 am
Oh man, am I glad I’m not the only one with these disgusting little things! I use the Crest Pro-Whitening rinse or whatever it’s called. Hmph! Who would have guessed. Bleh! Thanks, everyone, for sharing!
June 14th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I have been having the same problem with slimy stuff coming out of my after I brush my teeth. Iam going to change my toothpaste, which is crest pro-health. If so many people have this same problem, then it must be the toothpaste they are producing nowadays. Its disgusting, it looks like slimy worms. I am so glad I looked this topic up and found all these complaints, sugguestions and answers, but just to be on the safe side I will ask my dentist about it on my next appointment. I love the internet:)
June 16th, 2008 at 9:43 am
I’m glad to have found this site….I just started using Crest toothpaste with whitening and also the listerine pre-wash….since using these products I too am a victim of the slime!!!! I never had this problem before and I am defiently going to to switch produts.
June 16th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
I’m so happy to have discovered that I no longer have to ensure that my blankets cover my mouth in the morning so that my husband doesn’t lean over and kiss me. I’ve had this problem for approximately a year now and was afraid to mention it to ANYONE!
I’ll be going to the drugstore shortly so that I can actually encourage morning kissing.
Thanks very much to everyone who had the courage to discuss this gross-out!
June 17th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
About 20 minutes before discovering this page about “mouth boogers” (personally I’d prefer to name it something else, “after brushings” or something) I brushed my teeth with Sensodyne Whitening, and to my annoyance found these claggy white remnants. Immediately googled it, (where would be without google!) and found this blog. Am happy I’m not the only one to have this problem, and have come to the conclusion, that I need to switch tooth paste brands, preferably one without peroxide and one that also has a main ingredient of water, I can’t stand this stuff eew, and look forward to brushing my teeth with a decent toothpaste.
June 22nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Heather..did you see the Dermatologist yet? I’m still having the problem eventhough I’m using the products suggested. Nothing seems to help..I hope we are all not stuck with this forever..it’s so aggravating..any other suggestions ? Anyone?
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:42 am
Val,
I did see the dermatologist. He took a biopsy of my inside cheek. Just got the results back friday. It showed Hyperplasia and bacteria. They are symptoms of oral HPV. Hyperplasia is the proliferation of cells that are constantly dividing. That is why my inside cheeks slough and look white. It can turn to cancer. I have chronic inflammation and bacteria in my mucosa and that is a co-infection of oral HPV.The white tounge is also due to HPV. My mouth feels like it is burning at times. Have you noticed if your mucosa seems inflamed? I wonder how many people have this and think this sloughing is from oral products. So many doctors don’t have a clue about this . The studies are coming out from Johns Hopkins where they are doing alot of testing. My doctor said this is going to be a epidemic if the word does not get out there. I have to go to ENT and get a scope down my throat to make sure there are no lesions. I can’t believe a year ago a oral surgen told me the sloughing was caused from toothpaste. This is a new disease just like when Aids came out no one knew what it was.This oral HPV can cause head and neck cancers. A new report said HPV is causing more oral cancers than smoking and drinking. It’s the virus that drives the cancer not smoking or drinking. My doctor said there is nothing I can do there is no treatment or cure. I have to get my check ups and watch for any changes. I have read other peoples comments and it sounds like they have the same thing. Who would of thought oral sex could give you cancer. When you say your biopsy came back negative was it negative for cancer? What was she looking for?
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:56 am
Heather:
Thanks for answering…well…I know I didn’t get mine from oral sex..I have’t had any kind of sex in 10 years! Although the symptoms are the same and there seems to be nothing that helps…I think an appointment with my ENT is what I must do next. I sure hope everything turns out okay for you..please let me know how you are doing okay? Best of Luck!
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:02 am
Lisa:
What kind of new toothpaste are you using? I’m glad to hear your symptoms have gone away.
June 23rd, 2008 at 11:06 am
Val,
Have you ever had oral sex? Because it has been at least 9 years since I have. I started getting this sloughing a couple years ago. My doctor said the virus can lay dorment for years and when your immune system is low you can show symptoms.My doctor said it can be transmitted by a man having oral sex with you and then kissing you, they are also doing studies to find out if it can be transmitted by mouth to mouth contact. I don’t mean to get into your buisness but we have the same symptoms and if my doctor is telling me this is from HPV and if you have never had oral sex of any kind these symptoms can’t be related to HPV. Please let me know.
June 23rd, 2008 at 11:33 am
Heather:
Yes, I have. It couldn’t have been dormant for that many years…LOL! I truly will see my ENT though..and even see a dermatologist. I’m so truly wanting to get rid of this. Looking back to last Summer when all of this started I had begun using Lyrica ( for neuropathic pain) and since then I have learned a great deal about this med. One of the side affects is very “dry mouth” of which I do have…also, I am experiencing “hair loss”, this is also a symptom. I will discuss using another product when I return to my Nerologist. I hate changing meds because Lyrica works so wonderfully for this type of pain. I also have quite a few health issues, that could possibly be the culprit. I’m sort of “weeding out” information which is very helpful. I have begun using my favorite toothpastes again and I see no change..so I no longer beleive it is related to using the Crest Pro-Health products.
Let me know how all of you are doing in tracking down the culprit….
June 23rd, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Val,
Why do you think it couldn’t be dormant for that long? It makes me wonder why my doctor would say it does. As we get older our immune system doesn’t work as well as it did when we were younger. I was really hoping you were going to say you never had oral sex. Because then I would know it wasn’t from that. I take no medications so I know it is not from that. oral sex is the only thing we have in common and we have the same symptoms. I have never taken any medications.Does your oral tissue sometimes feel like it has inflamation? This HPV is the only thing that makes sense. It’s not toothpaste,mouthwash or medicine. Did you ever smoke?
June 23rd, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Heather:
Didn’t you say your Dermatologist did a biopsy and he found that it was caused from HPV ..or something like that? I think if you are found to have bacteria in a biopsy of this nature..he is probably right. Although, I don’t blame you for trying to find the answers elsewhere.
I’m sorry to disappoint you..but yes, I did. Was it possible even if I was the only other partner? As far as I know, I was and I was for him also. Although, I had to have blood transfusions in 1982 ( the year AIDS was discovered) and I also had blood transfusions in 2004 during knee replacement surgery. I will question my Dr about this. I know for a fact he is researching my symptoms because he called me the other day and wanted to go over my meds list again. He’s a very good Dr, so I trust that he is doing his best to help me out of this. I pray that he can.
My oral tissue is so slimy all the time, unless I have my mouth open. I seem to do that whenever I am sewing or deep into crochet or knitting. Then I notice how dry my mouth is..it is extremely dry. My tongue sometimes feels scalded, but not painful. I’m as flabbergasted as you are about this…please let me know how you are doing.
June 24th, 2008 at 7:53 am
Val,
I get the same feeling in my tonge some days it is more tingling with a burning sensation. Maybe your doctor can biopsy the inside of your cheek thats what mine did. I know you had a biopsy of the sloughing tissue but if you get the cells before they slough you will be able to see what is making them slough off.That is how my doctor found the bacteria and hyperplasia. Now I know what is causing this sloughing. We have all the same symptoms, I hope you mention HPV your doctor to see what he thinks of all this.It really makes me wonder how many people have this and their doctors are telling them it is from dry mouth and toothpaste or better yet sleeping with your mouth open. Let me know what your doctor says.
June 24th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Lise,
Have you found out any information on your conditiion?
June 24th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Heather:
I guess I didn’t make myself very clear on the biopsy…yes, she did biopsy the inside of my cheek..it came back negative. I’m sure if I had what you have it would have come back with your answer.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Lise,
Have you found out anything on your condition?
July 11th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Hey it’s me again - glad you took my suggestion on board! I think the progression of the comments came to a good conclusion so it’s great now that someone can read it instantly instead of reading all the comments from the beginning
Hope you see this before your blog deletes my comment again, lol
July 13th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Found this info on Crest website……….
“The film that you have noticed in your mouth is not unsafe and is a result of the natural process to remove dead cells from the skin surfaces in your mouth. The cleaning action of both Crest Pro-Health toothpaste and rinse can accelerate this process and often results in the skin coming off in sheets, making the removal of dead skin cells more noticeable.”
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:50 am
Ya i started useing that listerine stuff and i have them now.
also been haveing more tooth pain…
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Val,
My mouth peels just like yours I have tried several toothpastes and it won’t go away.
July 31st, 2008 at 5:56 pm
I have been getting these variations of mouth sores, tongue, striations on the inside cheek area. One Dr. specialist told me no big deal because he gets them too.
I have done some research and think it is from oral sex over the years. I used to have oral 3 or 4 times a year. As soon as I did, a few days later, a mouth or tongue sore would pop up. My GF was in denial. They were coming and going.
Once I went almost a whole year without eating/ oral sex. No flairups or anything.
But as soon as I did oral, it popped back up. Now I’ve researched the HPV culprit and it seems to be 98% the cause. Another dental specialist claims it to be eptopic ulcer from stressing. I have stress but I disagreed with him. I did some more searching and found a site that had a picture of my tongue sore that was identical.
I took a camera phone picture and showed him as by the time I get in an appointment to see him, the thing has cleared up. During the flairup, it hurts like hell and smells like rotting flesh/ doo doo. Some other sites claim it is a form of cancer. This version leaves a round white sore, a related version leaves the white striations on the inside cheeks. I thought maybe it was from the 25 years of having the silver filling in my teeth. Dentists now a days say they don’t use the silver amalgan. I’m thinking maybe that could be a cause similar to what lead poisoning will do to you. Also fluoride is a bad thing for us. Parts per billion over 20, 30, 40 years and we wonder why we have these ailments???? The chemical companies give us the song and dance about how flouride is supposed to make your teeth strong. Don’t we know that it is a by-product of making lightweight aluminum for airplanes and other products. Flourine chemical composition is what they use in mustard gas to kill people. The byproduct of it has to be disposed somehow. What better way than to dump it in the water and claim that it is good for the teeth.
July 31st, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Hey I have something else going on but I thought someone might know what it is. I’m 26 and I’ve been getting this slimy gunk all on my tongue and sometimes around the outside of my lips or on the sides inside my mouth. I’ve had this issue for at least 5 years. I think it’s usually whitish. I usually just scrape it off in the morning so it’s not a huge deal. Anyone know what it could be from?
August 4th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
You guys aren’t imagining things. I called my dentist about similar symptoms from Chlorhexidine. My dentist called it sloughing. I googled it and found a scientific test with Listerine and Crest Pro Health. Here is the link.
http://iadr.confex.com/iadr/2006Brisb/techprogram/abstract_82079.htm
August 14th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
FREDDIE,
You are right about the HPV. that is what it is. White lines on the inside of your cheeks and tounge, mouth peeling those are symptoms of HPV. Alot of people on this blog have this but they think it is from toothpaste or mouth wash. I wish people would just listen! If you have ever had oral sex and your mouth peels or has white lines in cheek you have HPV!!
August 14th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Thank goodness I found you guys. I felt so … DIRTY because of the stringy mouth boogers. What a relief to know I’m not a freak!! Hey, Mary … thanks for that link. =D
August 14th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Molly, Jean,
I went to the dermatologist and she said that it was not Lichen Planus as my dentist had suggested. I no longer experience the bits of white goop that I was previously able to pick out of my mouth. I relate this to my no longer using Colgate sensitive - maximum protection toothpaste and Listerine mouth wash. I am now using Sensodyne (the blue gel one) and Biotene mouthwash. I continue to experience dry mouth caused by medication I am taking. The dermatologist said that the white lines on the insides of my cheeks are bite lines from wearing my dental appliance (where my cheek tissue gets caught between the appliance while I sleep).
I see the dermatologist again next week and the dentist the week after, so I hope to obtain more clarification. The dentist did suggest that I could see an oral pathologist to have a biopsy taken, but he said that he thought it would be pointless to have the pain of that when the current condition causes no pain. He prescribed a steroid gel which the dermo said I should not use as the condition it was prescribed for isn’t apparent in my mouth.
I am going overseas on holiday in a couple of weeks and so will avoid the biopsy. I may consider it when I get back though to put my mind at rest.
How are you managing with your condition and have either of you found out any more information?
August 15th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
LISE,
Wow!!
Where have you been??
I knew it wasn’t lichen Planus. I am telling you we have the same thing. The symptoms come and go it depends on how my immune system is handling it.
It really is oral HPV. It may never lead to anything but when the inside of your mouth turns white and the oral tissue is peeling it is oral HPV. I also have the white lines on the inside of my mouth and my tounge is usually white with white lines on the sides of it. I have been to several doctors and all have said it is oral HPV.
Having a biopsy is not any big deal. It takes 2 seconds for them to take a tiny piece of the tissue. If you get it done and it comes back with hyperplasya then it is a sign of oral HPV. Look on the HPV website you will find out alot of info. Many doctors don’t know about the new studies that Johns Hopkins is doing. More people are getting oral cancer from HPV than from smoking or drinking alcohol. My doctor said 90% of people with oral cancer is caused from HPV. They have found hpv in the tumors that have been removed. When in doubt, biopsy.If you decide not to biopsy, please do self exams once a month and check every area of your mouth.
I really think you should look at the oral HPV website and learn as much as you can. You will not believe how much info there is on this. If more people knew about this they would not blame toothpaste and mouth wash companys.
Take care
August 21st, 2008 at 11:03 am
Every time I brush with Rembrandt “Intense Stain” or any other ABRASIVE toothpaste, I get the same stringy sloughed off skin too trapped between my teeth, drooping off gums, etc. In my Microbiology class, we were analyzing our own teeth scrapings and I pulled out my stringy winner and sure enough, it is composed of skin cells. It’s irritating and I notice my mouth tends to become drier after use of those of toothpastes, as well. I agree with rinsing the mouth out several times, as a hydrated mouth reduces the frequency of the haunting “Mouth Boogers.”
August 25th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Like I have to beat a dead horse … I started using Arm & Hammer “Brilliant Sparkle” toothpaste, and also rinsing with Listerine Advanced mouthwash. Literally the morning after, I had mouth goo and didn’t realize it until I was on my way to work (when I started trying to deal with it in the good ol’ LA rush–only way to get rid of them was to eat them … people probably thought I was cleaning my fingers after a morning pastry).
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I initially suspected the peroxide, as it has extremely potent effects on our body. But being paranoid, I went back and forth from “I’m dying” to “oh, it’s just the peroxide.” I’m glad I found this site … There’s no pain, just a mouthful of goo that appears sometime around 3AM (I wake up to it sometimes) and lasts until I “pick my boogers” out.
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Peroxide is actually extremely harsh on bacteria, so the positive effect of this (more than likely) outweighs the negative. Although, I am somewhat concerned that, over time, it could turn into the mouth version of contact dermatitis. EIther way, thanks for the website. It’s comforting to know that my suspicions are correct and that I’m not dying.
August 25th, 2008 at 9:11 am
I just bought the listerine pre-rinse stuff yesterday but haven’t opened it thank god. (my dental hygenist recommended it). Now I’ll go straight back to the drug store today and return it. I recommend Tom’s of Maine natural toothpastes. Why do you think toothpastes are not recommended for kids under 6 and the tubes says to take to poison center in emergency room if kids under 6 ingest it.
October 3rd, 2008 at 7:12 am
Yes, it is somewhat comforting to know that I am not the only one having these issues. I have neglected this issue for a long time convincing myself that it just happened to me and that it must have been something that I have done wrong or something that I have genetically.
Even though I have read most of the stories here (half of the page) I am still curious of what causing this slime to occur. Because after switching toothpastes and mouthwash products I am still getting these slimes.
Alright this is my story in short:
- These things started to happen since around 2 years ago
- Have been switching toothpaste and mouthwash, I am still getting the slimy strings.
- Usually found these guys when I woke up in the morning.
- Sometimes I woke up at 3 am because my mouth felt like I have been chewing paper glue. Rinsed my mouth with water several times and then went back to sleep.
- Use the toothpaste, I only get slime after 15-30 minutes. but if I mouth washed, I get the slime and the STRINGS within 15mins.
I have been using these products (combination):
Toothpastes:
- Aquafresh Extreme Clean: Whitening
- Aquafresh Extreme Clean: Micro-active formula
- Colgate Total: Advance whitening
- some local products I can’t remember the name of the brand
Mouthwashes:
- Blue Listerine
- Yellow Listerine
- Generic mouthwash
It seems like the problem is the toothpaste, because I have been using Listerine for years and never have this problem.
I still haven’t found a good combination of the two that wont produce slimes or stringy slimes. I will post it here again as soon as I found it. Heck, maybe I should start using plain toothpaste without whitening or any other features.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:24 am
dead skin? ewwww
back to normal toothbrush then. i wonder if i can refund it.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
yes im so freakin glad im not alone that shit has been happening to me too after i started using the colgate toothpaste that has baking soda & peroxide in it i get this white gooey stuff looking like a sticky mail glue very nasty everytime i brush my teeth i thought i had some kind of new std disease or something till i found this blog lol colgate really needs to stop making fuckin toothpaste like that by the the way arnt some toothpastes known to give cancer to people?
November 17th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Hi,
I am sure glad I found this site. I have been waking up with this white stringy stuff in my mouth and this morning I had a chunk of it. Thought it could be a yeast infection in my mouth, but now I know why my mouth, gums and tongue have been sore. Grant it I am a smoker so that was making me really scared. I use sensodyne the new one for sensitive, gets rid of stains etc, also have used other ones like crest sensitive, then I rinse with ACT, have to dilute it due to it’s too strong otherwise. I know it says do not drink or anything for at least a half hr afterwards so I only use it at night before going to bed. Have also noticed that it is like my throat gets dry and and my voice cuts out. Was really getting scared. Now after reading this,,I don’t know what toothpaste to use? Also I did notice that when I used the Crests Pro Health rinse I got the long old strings so threw what out. But am tired of waking up with this thick white stuff in my mouth, and it is like I am foaming at the mouth.
So much for trying to keep teeth super clean, white and anticavities. Now I have a ton of diff toothpastes,,,so will just try them and see if I get the effect, being I rinse with water after I brush. And will stop the act and find out if that is the “main” culprit.
Thanks for site was beginning to really wonder why my gums have been even more sensitive. And here I thought it was something super serious.
Thanks again,,,geez is there anything that does not cause harm to our bodies and all anymore?
December 1st, 2008 at 4:25 pm
I knew it! I have always been allergic to sodium lauryl sulphate in toothpaste. When I was younger it gave me terrible mouth ulcers and now I get mouth boogers.
ARGH!
AJ
January 3rd, 2009 at 12:32 am
bahahahah o god im pullin this shit out while im typing…. just wondering.. if theres the theory that its burnin a layer of skin off.. is it safe to smoke after using??
January 6th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Add me to the list. I also have this problem.. I been trying forever to find someone anyone that have these. Glad Im not alone.
February 15th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
I have had this mouth booger problem for years. I always thought of it as mouth slime, but mouth booger seems equally appropriate. Regular old Rembrandt seems to be the only toothpaste I can use that doesn’t do it to me. (I don’t use mouthwash.) I’ve used Colgate, Crest, Sensodyne, Arm & Hammer, and Ultrabrite with the same problem every time, but it always goes away when I switch back to Rembrandt. Only the original though. I recently bought the Rembrandt Intense Stain formula and sure enough, mouth boogers again. I guess I need to give in and just stick to what works, sans mouth boogers.
February 17th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Oh thank you thank you thank you. I thought it was just me!!!!! I didn’t know if I had caught some strange disease or what!!!!! I noticed it did start shortly after I began using my new listerine whitening (which works so awesome that the “mouth boogers” are wel worth with it). I would never think to file a suit against Listerine for something so ridiculous, not to mention embarrassing. I think I’ll just handle this one as discreetly as possible, thank you very much. Thank you Mr. Steve for the helpful blog
I give you two thumbs up!!!!!
April 2nd, 2009 at 4:27 am
I get this “condition” too. Never thought that a side affect of using teeth whitening products would be sticky stringy white film. Some of you said that you noticed it 20-30 minutes after using the Crest/Listerine. Well, I go to bed right after completing the dental duties. Imagine how much of this crapola is waiting to bid me good morning
April 19th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
YAY. I’m not the only one with mouth boogers, and it’s great that someone else calls them that too. I definitely get it after I brush, and it happens for a few days and then not again for a few months. I never thought it might be because of the brand of toothpaste- I think I get it when I use crest pro-health too. It doesn’t really bother me that much- just feels like dead skin, except for when I’m in public and have to remove it. Ew.
May 16th, 2009 at 11:46 am
I thought I was the ONLY one who had this problem. Had it for years!!! Depending on what toothpaste I use (usually Ultrabrite), the lining of my cheeks shed in this slimey, stringy and/or booger form. I have to be very aware in the morining at work. Some days there’s more boogers than other days. I take may tongue and scrap my cheeks all morning, because if you smile at someone…WOAH!!!
June 8th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
I purchased crest pro health and mouthwash in a combo pack. After I used it for around 4 weeks I noticed these patches on the side of one of my cheeks, they would not go away and kept getting bigger until they finally became irritated. They felt very strange to my tongue, like a layer of skin was missing, also I was waking up in the morning with all this skin membrane on my lips. it was horrible, at around 4-5 weeks these burn patches had began to scare me. I thought I had mouth cancer. I barged in on my Dentist twice, both times he said he could see the spot and irritation but thought it would go away? anyway, I knew something was wrong so I went to a specialist - took two weeks to get into the appt, anyway I figured out this all began the same time I started using crest pro health, I have quit now for over 14 days, and one of the burn spots has diminished, but the other is still there, just less sensitive, like its more caloused. The specialist said these scars may not go away, and the one that is left feels very strange, he said if it all came on about the time I began the pro health “common sense would say it was related” that is about all he would say. My teeth were not that sensitive, and this stuff made my teeth very sensitive, gums hurt and ached - wow did this stuff wreck my mouth! These burn patches appear dark pink with lines around them. feel free to email me with questions if you are dealing with the same issues. It can freak you out for sure!
opie71@tampabay.rr.com
July 14th, 2009 at 8:18 am
Thank you SO much for helping me figure out what the heck this is! I’ve had this off and on whenever I’ve used peroxide toothpastes or mouth washes. I, too, am using Listerine Whitening and I’ve noticed LOTS more! Glad I don’t have mouth rot!
July 16th, 2009 at 2:35 am
This is so funny that there is a site dedicated to “mouth boogers” LoL. Quite disgusting, i admit, but true. Its absolutely the toothpaste. I just switched to CREST PRO and the better I brush with it the more “Mouth boogers” appear. Needless to say my dentist says that the only tooth paste he reccomends is Crest PRO! So I’m assuming that the toothpaste is just eliminating the bad. Regardless, I’m switching back to my regular brand, where no MB were present.