Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste VS. Colgate Luminous Enamel Strengthening Toothpaste

So, today toothpaste has to be a little more than just toothpaste. There are ten's of choices in every store you walk into. Some boast breath fresheners, many claim to whiten teeth, others prevent cavities.

In my experience, I have come across two toothpastes that are a step above the rest. Crest Pro-Health and Colgate Luminous Enamel Strengthening.

Crest Pro-Health's claim to fame is that it is the first toothpaste that addresses the seven issues dentists look at most: cavities, gingivitis, plaque, sensitivity, tartar, whitening, and breath freshening. It has also been accepted by the American Dental Association as being fit to protect all those areas. It comes in two flavors: Clean Mint and Clean Cinnamon.

I started using Crest Pro-Health shortly after it debuted. I immediately fell in love with it, if someone can actually fall in love with toothpaste. The flavor really is clean, no aftertastes, no odd tinges of some other flavor in there. Just plain mint or plain cinnamon.

My favorite thing about Crest Pro-Health is the way it cleans. You obviously cannot see the work it is doing for most of the aspects it is used for, the gingivitis, cavities, etc. But what you can feel is clean. The phrase "after the dentist - clean" is tossed around a lot. But this toothpaste actually delivers. When you are brushing, you can feel the tiny gritty pieces going to work, not tearing down your enamel, but cleaning it like its never been cleaned before. I find myself running my tongue over my teeth all the time after brushing.

You can find a 7.8 oz. container for around $4.99 in most drug and general stores.

Colgate's Luminous Enamel Strengthening is a bit of a different story. It is solely an enamel strengthener and whitener. It is lacking in the other areas that Crest Pro-Health is so abundant in. However, it has Sodium Fluoride as its anti-cavity agent and also claims to freshen breath. The areas it does not address are gingivitis, sensitivity, and tartar.