About OralRadar

Who I am, and who I’m not

OralRadar is run by me, Eduardo Silva, a software developer and product tester. I don’t have a DDS or any dental degree, and there’s no clinic or team in white coats behind this site. You also won’t see a “medically reviewed” stamp. If you came here hoping a dentist would hand you a shopping list, I am not that person, and I won’t pretend to be.

Here’s what I am. I’m a 30-year-old software developer. For a living I read documentation, test things step by step, and refuse to trust a claim until I’ve traced it back to the source. That habit is the whole reason this site reads the way it does: I treat a supplement label the way I treat code I don’t trust yet, reading what it actually says, checking it against the real studies, and writing down what happens versus what it promises.

Where’s my credibility, if not a badge? Three things: I test the products myself, I tie every health claim to published research, and I tell you when the evidence is thin. If that isn’t enough for a given decision, your dentist is.

Why I built this

It started with a cleaning that didn’t go the way I expected. I brush, I floss (most days), and I still walked out being told my gums were inflamed and bleeding more than they should. The hygienist mentioned that some people try oral probiotics, supplements marketed to improve the mix of bacteria in your mouth. So I went home and searched whether they actually work.

What I found was a mess. Sales copy dressed up as “reviews,” countdown timers pushing me to buy in the next ten minutes, and glowing write-ups by people who, as far as I could tell, had never opened the bottle. Almost nobody linked to a real study, or would admit when a product probably doesn’t do much.

That gap is the whole reason this site exists. I wanted the honest version I couldn’t find, so I built it, one product and one study at a time.

What I actually do: test and research

There are two jobs here, and I keep them separate: hands-on testing (my own experience with a product) and reading the research (what the studies actually found). My impression is never proof, and where the two disagree, I say so.

The hands-on part

When I test a product, I buy it with my own money (no free samples from the company) and use it for weeks the way you would. I keep a dated log of taste, texture, and self-reported markers like morning breath and how my gums feel. That’s one person’s experience, reported honestly and labeled as exactly that, not a clinical trial.

I’m building this testing program in the open, and I’d rather go slow than fake it. Where I haven’t finished a real test, I say so, and I won’t post a score, a star, or a photo of a bottle I haven’t held. The full method and the tiers I use are on how I test.

The research part

For everything I can’t or shouldn’t test on myself, I read the studies.

I look for the exact strain or ingredient, never “probiotics” in general, because a result for one strain doesn’t automatically carry over to another. I find published human trials (mostly via PubMed and Cochrane reviews) and report the evidence honestly, including studies that found nothing. When it’s modest, I write “may help support” and link straight to the source; when it’s weak or missing, I say so. And for anything that sounds like a real symptom, the honest answer is usually “see a dentist,” not “buy this.”

How I keep this honest

Three rules keep me straight, and you can hold me to every one.

Independence. ClickBank payouts vary by offer, but the payout never enters the score, ranking, or verdict. I decide the pick first and attach the link second, never the other way around.

Accuracy. No cures, no miracle claims. I stick to “may help support,” carried by the study I’m citing, and I point you to a dentist or periodontist for anything clinical, because I don’t diagnose, treat, or prescribe.

Corrections. If I get something wrong, I fix it and date the change, and you’re welcome to flag it. On how the work gets made: AI may help me draft and sift through research, but I verify every published claim against the cited source myself, and my opinions and hands-on notes are my own. Where an image is AI-generated or illustrative I say so, and a genuine product-test photo only goes up once I’ve actually run that test.

There’s more on all of this in my editorial policy.

How this site makes money

If you buy through one of my links, I may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

Tap a buy button and you pass through a visible redirect on this site, then through ClickBank to the seller’s landing page. If ClickBank credits a purchase to my link, I may receive the affiliate percentage chosen for that offer. Payouts vary. They remain outside the scorecard and never change the ranking or verdict, and using the link does not add a separate affiliate charge to your order.

I never sell the products I review. I’m not the vendor, I don’t have a house brand, and no company pays me to cover them, sends free product for a favorable write-up, or sponsors a placement. The full breakdown lives in my affiliate disclosure.

What I won’t claim

This site is information, not medical advice.

Nothing here is doctor-approved or clinically reviewed by a dentist, because it isn’t, and I won’t say it is. I can help you read the evidence; I can’t examine your mouth. A supplement is, at best, a studied add-on to real dental care (cleanings, and scaling if you need it), never a replacement for it. If something hurts, gets worse, or feels urgent, that’s a same-day call to a professional, not a job for a capsule.

Get in touch or flag a correction

I read every message myself. If you spot a mistake, want to suggest a product to test, or just have a question, email me at oralradar@gmail.com.

One scope note: I’m an independent reviewer, not the seller. For orders, billing, refunds, or returns, you’ll need the vendor through ClickBank, since I can’t see or change your order. For anything else, including corrections, the contact page has the details.