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Reviewer: Lulu, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was prescribed this rinse after dental surgery, when I was unable to brush all of my teeth, while my gum was healing. The taste is very strong. It did seem to kill anything that might be living in the mouth. After about 4 days of use, I noticed a brown coating and rough raw texture on my tongue. This has become bothersome. It is also affecting my taste. I hope to see if the dentist can recomm
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Reviewer: mrsmissy, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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Given to my son for a rare case of "Trench Mouth" associated with strep throat virus. Worked very fast in healing the bleeding gums and mouth soars! Great stuff!
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