Paraffin Teeth Cushion-by the yard/meter
Paraffin Teeth Cushion-by the yard/meter
Forget cigarette paper. Forget denture tape. Forget floral tape. Medical-grade paraffin is the solution to the problem of teeth cutting into the underside of your lower lip. x
I've been using this stuff for about 30 years. (And Ezo-lovers, welcome. I think you'll love this as a replacement for Ezo.)
What is it? It's paraffin wax which comes in a very thin sheet. When folded and placed on the teeth, the heat of your mouth creates a perfect fit. You can use each cushion for several days. It's very smooth (unlike paper or tape), thin (unlike floral tape) and extremely comfortable to use (unlike either)! And it is much less expensive than some of the new options on the market.
Here's how it works:
Step 1. Cut off a about an inch (25mm) of the paraffin sheet.
Step 2. Fold in half lengthwise, turn 90 degrees, and fold again.
Step 3. Fold again and press over teeth. In about a minute, the heat from your mouth will form the sheet perfectly to your teeth.
Let's do some math: Roughly 70 cushions. Each lasts about 3 days. That's 210 days of cushions—and that's if you practice every day!
Not bad for 3 bucks.
Note! During summer months, in hot climates, this stuff will melt. I recommend not ordering and shipping unless it will be delivered to a temperature under 80º F/27º C.
New: I'm now carrying Teeth Cushion Travel Cases for just a couple bucks. It's a great way to carry this stuff around, and ready to go!
Couldn't load pickup availability
How to cut and fold your paraffin teeth cushion!
I used to use Evo denture strips when I was playing hours a day in high school and college. I recently got hired for a few jobs and am playing WAY MORE than I have in many years and I found out Evo doesn’t exist anymore. I found these paraffin strips through a Google search and I’m very satisfied. I only fold it once because I felt the thickness when following the instructions was too thick for me. With one fold, I forget it’s there while I’m playing.
My only thought for improvement would be to have an easier way for the strip to rip. I have been using scissors to get a clean cut.
I’ve seen so many teeth guards and they are always $100+. This stuff does just as well for me and is so cheap, I won’t ever use anything else.
I'm a French horn player who has been struggling with rough skin inside my lower lip. Paraffin teeth cushion has been terrific. It's kept my lip tissue sliding over my teeth, as it should, and using it has allowed the tissue to recover. I've ended up using it in a single layer, but the cost is so good that I've not felt guilty at all about cutting it into dozens of pieces and trying as many different sizes/shapes/folds/configurations of pieces as I wanted. If the interface between your teeth and lower lip are bothering you in any way, give this stuff a try!
These do a great job of protecting my lips from my sharp teeth, which lets me play for much longer before my emboucher fatigues.
Really good product