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Part DC-01Direct-Sale, CheckedOral-care probiotic tabletDietary supplement

ProDentim Soft Tablets, Read Against the Label

A strawberry-mint chewable sold only through its own website, pitched for teeth, gums and breath. We compared the sales page with the label the company filed with the NIH, read the refund terms, and looked at what oral-probiotic research actually measured.

Exploded view

Part DC-01 · callouts from the bottle image and the filed label · Oct 15, 2026
ProDentim bottle with a green and white label, 30 soft tablets, beside strawberries and mint leaves
  1. 1CapA white screw cap; the label says not to use the product if the safety seal under it is damaged or missing.
  2. 2ProDentimThe product name. No company name appears on the front; the filed label lists the distributor as ProDentim of Akron, Ohio.
  3. 3Advanced Oral ProbioticsThe descriptor band. The tablet is meant to dissolve in the mouth rather than be swallowed whole.
  4. 4Erased claim blockWe erased four printed benefit lines here; the blank white area is our edit, not the bottle.
  5. 530 Soft TabletsThe count. At the label's upper direction of two a day, a bottle lasts 15 days.
Bottle image from the seller's sales page, read Oct 15, 2026, with its printed benefit lines erased by us (flat-area fill). Parts named as on the bottle and NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database entry 298943.

Spec plate

30 soft tablets · from the filed label and the sales page · Oct 15, 2026
Form
Soft tablet, dissolved in the mouth
Count
30 soft tablets
Serving
1 tablet, once or up to twice a day (label)
Probiotic blend
20 mg, 3.5 billion CFU: L. paracasei, L. reuteri, B. lactis BL-04; amount of each not stated
Other actives
Inulin 100 mg; Streptococcus salivarius 20 mg (no CFU given)
Other ingredients
Tricalcium phosphate, microcrystalline cellulose, natural strawberry flavor, peppermint oil
Strain IDs
Only BL-04 is named; the two Lactobacillus strains are not
Distributor
ProDentim, Akron, OH (label); returns go to Tallmadge, OH
Retailer of record
ClickBank (named on the sales page)
Regulatory status
Dietary supplement — not FDA-reviewed before sale

Source: NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) entry 298943, entered Jul 18, 2023, and the seller's sales and policy pages, read Oct 15, 2026. The key row is the blend, because it is the reason the product exists and the label does not say how much of each organism it holds.

01What the label says is inside

The sales page and the label tell slightly different stories about the same tablet. These are the label's facts, with the gaps noted.

  1. A small probiotic blend

    Twenty milligrams of a blend of three bacteria, given as 3.5 billion colony-forming units in total [1]. The sales page calls this 3.5 billion probiotic strains, which confuses a count of live cells with a count of strains: the label names three species. Two FAQ answers on the vendor's pages disagree with each other, one saying five strains and the other three [2][3].

  2. A fourth organism the sales page does not mention

    The filed label adds 20 mg of Streptococcus salivarius, with no cell count [1]. The ingredient section of the sales page lists only the three blend species plus four plant and mineral items [2].

  3. A fiber and a flavor base

    Inulin (100 mg, a plant fiber), tricalcium phosphate, cellulose, strawberry flavor and peppermint oil [1]. The sales page also lists malic acid; the filed label does not.

  4. Dissolved, not swallowed

    The label says to let one tablet dissolve, ideally after brushing or mouthwash, once or up to twice a day. The sales page and its FAQ say one each morning [1][2].

02What the seller says, and what the research measured

The sales page attributes a list of benefits to the tablet, from gums and breath to sinuses, sleep and digestion, and calls the ingredients clinically researched. Those are the seller's claims; we found no published trial of ProDentim itself, and the page cites none. Its reference list mixes one periodontal trial, a few review articles and a laboratory study with blog posts and trade-news articles [2].

Research on oral probiotics in general is real but thin. A 2020 meta-analysis of ten placebo-controlled trials in people with gum inflammation found only weak evidence for any probiotic, and for L. reuteri specifically found no significant difference from placebo on the gum and plaque indexes it pooled [4]. A 2022 meta-analysis of seven trials on breath odor found lower breath-odor scores than placebo at four weeks or less, a smaller difference on one measure beyond that, and warned that bias, small numbers and differences between trials limit how far that can be trusted [5]. Results in this field are tied to specific strains at stated doses; ProDentim's label names a strain for only one of its organisms.

The sales page also says common toothpaste and mouthwash contain toxic ingredients that damage the mouth. The NIH's dental institute says the opposite about the basics: brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, floss, and see a dentist regularly [6]. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. That line is on ProDentim's own label [1], and the FDA does not review supplements before sale [7].

03Red flags

  1. A 60-day refund for a product it says needs three months

    The refund policy runs 60 days from delivery, yet the same page asks buyers to use the product for at least three months before deciding. Refunds require mailing back every bottle, opened or not, with the packing slip, at the buyer's cost [3]. The FAQ on the sales page says instead that you can return what you have not used [2].

  2. Two different FDA stories

    A badge on the page says the tablets are made in an FDA-registered facility. The FAQ says FDA-approved facility. FDA registration is a listing requirement; the FDA does not approve supplement factories or supplements [7].

  3. "Designed for all ages and medical conditions"

    That is the FAQ's wording. The filed label tells anyone pregnant, nursing, on medication or with a medical condition to ask a healthcare provider first, and to keep the bottle away from children [1][2].

  4. Pressure tactics

    "While stocks last" order buttons, a line that 97% of customers buy six bottles, an unverifiable count of 95,000 reviews, and testimonials with names, cities and photos, one of which credits a dentist's recommendation [2].

  5. Many products with the same name

    The NIH label database holds a dozen labels using the ProDentim name (eight titled exactly that), filed under several different brand names, with different formulas; a 2025 entry is a two-capsule product with a different six-species blend at 1.5 billion CFU [1]. Several Amazon listings also used the name on Oct 15, 2026, although the vendor says it sells only through its own site. We cannot tell who makes those, which is reason enough not to buy any of them on the name alone.

  6. Ad patterns to recognize

    Products sold this way are often promoted through long video presentations and news-style pages run by affiliates, sometimes featuring presenters styled as doctors or familiar faces who never endorsed anything. Read any such ad as marketing, whatever it looks like.

04Fit check

Good fit

  • Hard to name one: the same kind of product is available with named strains, a stated dose and published trials for about a third of the price (below)

Poor fit

  • Anyone hoping to replace brushing, flossing or dental visits
  • Anyone who wants to know how much of each organism they are taking
  • Buyers who need a refund window longer than 60 days

Check first

  • The label says to consult a healthcare provider if pregnant, nursing, managing a medical condition, taking medication, or with known allergies [1]
  • People with a weakened immune system should ask a clinician before any live-bacteria product
Before you buy

If you still want ProDentim, buy one bottle, not six, note the delivery date, and keep the packing slip: the refund clock starts at delivery and every bottle must go back. Check the bank statement descriptor the seller lists, and be wary of any other site or marketplace listing that uses the name.

05Price, refund terms and where it is sold

On Oct 15, 2026 the sales page showed $69 per bottle for one bottle, $59 per bottle for three and $49 per bottle for six; the package totals load by script and did not appear in the page we read, so $177 and $294 are our arithmetic. US shipping was listed as free; Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand were $15.95. Orders are processed by ClickBank, which the page names as the retailer, and the charge appears under a ClickBank descriptor. The page offers two free e-books with three or six bottles [2][3]. We do not link to the seller.

06Amazon alternatives

If you want an oral probiotic at all, choose one whose label names its strains and dose and whose strains have been tested in published trials. That is a narrower claim than "it works": the evidence above is mixed, and no lozenge replaces the basics.

BioGaia Prodentis mint lozenges, box and jar of 30
Established brand

BioGaia Prodentis Lozenges, Mint, 30 count

Each lozenge holds 200 million CFU of two named L. reuteri strains, DSM 17938 and ATCC PTA 5289, with isomalt and xylitol; one a day, melted in the mouth after brushing [8]. The same two strains were used in a 2020 randomized trial of 72 navy sailors at sea, who took a lozenge twice a day for six weeks: the lozenge group's gum-bleeding scores improved while the placebo group's got worse [9]. That is one trial in one setting, at twice the labeled daily amount, not a guarantee. The listing makes broader claims we do not repeat.

ASINB07JC27112
Price seen$19.99 on Oct 15, 2026
Sold byBioGaia USA, ships from Amazon
ReturnsNon-returnable (food safety), damaged or defective only
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The cheaper and better-supported routine costs almost nothing extra: fluoride toothpaste twice a day, cleaning between the teeth, and regular dental checkups [6].

07Who should look elsewhere

  • Anyone with bleeding gums, loose teeth or breath odor that will not go away: those are reasons for a dental visit, not a supplement
  • Anyone on a tight budget: the per-tablet price is roughly two and a half to three and a half times that of a strain-named lozenge
  • Anyone uncomfortable mailing back every bottle at their own cost to get a refund

Sources

  1. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Dietary Supplement Label Database: ProDentim, 30 soft tablets, label 298943 (ingredients, directions, cautions, distributor); search results for other labels titled ProDentim, including label 341040. Accessed Oct 15, 2026. link
  2. ProDentim sales page and FAQ (vendor site, sold through ClickBank): ingredient section, badges, testimonials, order section, references list. Read Oct 15, 2026. Named here as a source only; not linked.
  3. ProDentim refund, shipping and contact policy pages (vendor site). Read Oct 15, 2026. Not linked.
  4. Systematic review and meta-analysis of probiotics in people with gum inflammation (10 randomized trials). Australian Dental Journal, 2020;65(1):12-20. PMID 31682012. PubMed
  5. Systematic review and meta-analysis of probiotics and breath odor (7 randomized trials). BMJ Open, 2022;12(12):e060753. PMID 36600415. PubMed
  6. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Gum disease (home care section). Accessed Oct 15, 2026. link
  7. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Questions and Answers on Dietary Supplements. Accessed Oct 15, 2026. link
  8. NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database: BioGaia Prodentis Mint Flavor, label 311023; and Amazon listing B07JC27112 (price, seller, return line). Accessed Oct 15, 2026. link
  9. Randomized placebo-controlled trial of L. reuteri lozenges in 72 navy sailors. Journal of Periodontology, 2020;91(10):1328-1338. PMID 32017092. PubMed

This entry is educational and is not medical or dental advice. It reports what a label and a sales page say and what published research measured; it does not say any product will change a health condition. We have no relationship with the ProDentim vendor and do not link to it.