Colgate Orabase Maximum Strength Oral Pain Reliever Review

To the Point

I had surgery on my tongue yesterday or shall I say in my tongue. In any case I had a tongue lesion which was removed and I have stitches. Dr. Lane, an oral surgeon, gave me several samples of Colgate Orabase Maximum Strength Oral Pain Reliever.

A Closer View

I have been taking Tylenol and Advil which has helped the pain somewhat. This morning I decided to give one of these samples a try. Colgate Orabase Maximum Strength Oral Pain Reliever comes in a .21-ounce tube in the $5.00 range.

The active ingredient is benzocaine (20%) which is supposed to stop the pain of mouth and gum sores.

Adults and children two years and older can use Colgate Orabase Maximum Strength Oral Pain Reliever. I followed the instructions which are to gently dab on the site of irritation with a cotton swab or fingertip. I can use it up to 4 times a day or according to what your doctor or dentist recommends. 

Don't use Colgate Orabase Maximum Strength Oral Pain Reliever if you are allergic to local anesthetics and stop using it after seven days or if there is swelling, rash or if you develop a fever.

My Experience

I really don't know how anyone can use Colgate Orabase Maximum Strength Oral Pain Reliever. Rather than being a gel, which it seems might be better, it is a paste. I used my finger tip rather than a Q tip because I didn't want the cotton of the Q tip getting caught in the stitches. I gently dabbed it on but the paste wouldn't stick so I ended up rubbing it in.

I found that I felt an immediate numbing sensation but it only lasted for a second. Why? Because there is no way for Colgate Orabase Maximum Strength Oral Pain Reliever to stick to my tongue. It got gooey and slid off.

I tried it again a few hours later and this time I was more persistent but found that in a minute the paste was on my palette, which would be fine if the lesion had been there!

I didn't like the taste but if it worked I could have lived with that.

Jo's Viewpoint

Save your money! I'm sticking with Popsicles which numb the area better than Colgate Orabase Maximum Strength Oral Pain Reliever does.

Please have your dentist do an oral cancer check. If he or she doesn't know how to then go elsewhere.  My biopsy report hasn't come back yet but Dr. Lane is 99% sure it is not cancer.