"The best toothpaste in my opinion is Mentadent. It's the most expensive, but it is unique in its 'binary' nature and abilities. It is the only kind which actually kills germs.

The best dental floss, in my opinion is 'Ultrafloss' . The woolly kind, like yarn. There may be other brands which are woolly like this. If it hangs up in your fillings that means the germs are hanging up in them too. Get those replaced, and be thankful the floss told you which ones to fix.

The best toothbrush, in my opinion, is a SOFT "oral-B". Hard toothbrushes should be outlawed. Just as pediatric tetracycline was.

"Toothache drops" are all the same. They are good for only one thing, baby tooth teething, and cold sores. They only numb up the mucous membranes in your mouth. They are no more effective on a genuine toothache than a mustard plaster on an acute appendicitis. And for the same anatomical reasons. The active ingredient in all these, including "preparation-H" for the other end, is Benzocaine. They are all interchangeable, and equally ineffective for treating "toothaches".

Never use "medicated" denture powders and creams. They also have Benzocaine. They only mask the damage which needs to be fixed by a visit to the dentist for a denture adjustment. Using them is like numbing an athlete's injured knee and sending him out to play football again on it. Asking for much trouble.