Epic 100% Xylitol Mints - Aspartame Free, Sugar Free - Peppermint Flavored Mints, 180 Pieces (Pack of 2)

These Epic mints really are epic! I love the fruit flavor and I love that I can crunch into them almost immediately. When my body requires I get up in the middle of the night to p, I toss 2 or 3 in my mouth on the way to the bathroom and by the time I get back into bed I have nothing but a few teeny pieces in my mouth and I can fall back to sleep without worrying about choking myself! They do wonders for our teeth and will never cause a cavity - you just can't beat them!

No medical claims - just a review of my personal experience… I love these… and let me tell you why…A few years ago my dentist told me that I had been (obviously) ‘brushing too hard and now had “Periodontal Disease” (receding gums)’. I was told this was irreversible, and that the best I could do was to try and be more gentle about my brushing (Just to keep it from getting any worse). I also ended up having to have three crowns put on because I had cavities but we’re too bad to be filled in. (My only crowns, ever… And only like the fourth cavity in my life, too).Out of the five or six cleanings that I have had during that time until now… Almost every single time I was told how horrible of a job I was doing because I had so much plaque buildup… (Along with a good tongue, lashing and ruler whacking on the knuckles - j/k).Then, recently, I was watching a dentist on YouTube, who was explaining that much of the reason why people end up with cavities, and most specifically with bad breath and plaque build up… was due to one very specific type of bacteria in the mouth… And that xylitol is the one thing that is known to kill that one specific type of bacteria, and not harm other good types of bacteria in the mouth. I decided I would give it a try, so I ordered these mints. I have been using them for between one and two months (brush my teeth, then just dissolve a couple mints, being certain to get coverage throughout my mouth).I just went in for a teeth cleaning, recently, and the hygienist told me that she was having difficulty finding any plaque buildup, at all! Then,, when the dentist came in to check up with me… He explained that he could no longer see any periodontal disease!Now, again, I am not trying to tell someone that they will have, necessarily, any specific, or same or similar experience… and, also, any Xylitol product should, I would expect, be similar (if that really is what has made this change for me). What I AM saying is that I have used these mints with xylitol in them, and that my personal experience is one for which I will continue to use products with xylitol in them forever.Plus, I just really love the super strong cinnamon flavor of these, especially.I would definitely recommend these to all of my friend, family… heck, anybody!

I use these during the night for dry mouth and they help me. They were recommended to me by my dentist.

The cinnamon flavoring in these mints is very, very strong. To the point that when I first tried it, it burned. It didn't take a week to get used to it, and I consider the strength of the flavor to be a big positive. Most xylitol brands have cinnamon gums, while few (actually, I can't think of any just now) have cinnamon mints. Cinnamon is a nice change of pace for me.Major name brands frequently have an insignificant amount of xylitol per mint. These, along with a number of other smaller brands, have .5 grams. This is important to pay attention to because xylitol helps with dental health in multiple ways. First, it does not cause cavities like a sugar-based mint would and by stimulating saliva, tends to help repair past damage. Xylitol itself is also a base that can neutralize some acid. Most importantly, it can can help prevent future damage from future meals by suppressing bacteria that would otherwise generate cavity-causing acids. The latter is only true if you get enough xyiltol per day, spread throughout the day. From what I've read, that means 6-10 grams consistently, every day. With a mint that has .5 grams, you'll need to be sure to eat 12 to 20 mints every day to get this secondary preventative benefit.I started buying this brand years ago in different packaging, and since then, prices have risen about 50%. This packaging, with the full Subscribe and Save discount, is slightly more reasonable, but I can't afford to use as much as I used to. I supplement with non-xylitol sugar free mints and xylitol based Ice Breakers Ice Cubes (try the raspberry sorbet), which find their best use immediately following meals. I can't lower my rating over the price, because there's really no competitive xylitol cinnamint out there.Gum is arguably a better delivery system for xylitol, however it also frequently contains titanium dioxide (which may or may not be dangerous) and is often more expensive. People often complain that the cinnamon flavor in some of those less recognizable brand gums passes very quickly, though that varies. The flavor in the mints lasts all the way to end. As I'm not a big gum fan anyway, these mints are my preferred xylitol source. I really only chew gum right after meals..