KIN GINGIVAL COMPLEX and PerioKin Gum Gencives mouthwash

Perio Kin has a higher % of the active ingredient chlorhexidine than Kin gingival. Both are mostly recommended for management of periodontal disease of varying degrees, neither are usually recommended for long term use.

Smile111 wrote: »

For anyone who is following this I was told today by the pharmacist that the 1st one is for gum disease/bleeding gums and perio is for someone with tender gums.
Hope this helps someone

I'm not a dentist nor a medic of any kind but I'd say your pharmacist got them the wrong way round. Both products contains the same active ingredient (Chlorhexidine digluconate) but the second product has a significantly higher concentration.

The first product (KIN GINGIVAL COMPLEX Mouthwash) has 0.12% of the active ingredient and it's recommended for 2-3 weeks treatment while the second product (Perio Kin Gingivas mouthwash) has 0.20% concentration and is recommended for no more than 1-2 weeks. So pound for pound, the second product has 66% more of the active ingredient.

I had bleeding gums and my dentist recommended the second product. It's also available as a gel in a tube so you can rub it directly onto the gums that show signs of bleeding. Which is probably far more effective than a mouthwash that you just slosh around your mouth.

Smile111 wrote: »

Thanks for that. That was why I initially posted here 1st as hoping a dentist might kindly reply.

Can I remind you of the first sentence of my post? I am not a dentist.

ballsymchugh wrote: »

you've been answering enough questions around here over the years that you could easily pull it off

That's very kind of you but I think in any medical forum, people with no qualifications should identify themselves as such. Too many false experts around!