Oral Hygiene Products Market

Aug 1, 1995
279 Pages - Pub ID: LA392
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The Overall Market

  1. The Products
    Introduction
    • The Scope of This Report

    Oral Hygiene: An Historical Overview
    • Before 1900
    • Dr. Miller and Preventive Dentistry
    • Dr. Fones Invents the Dental Hygienist
    • The ADA and Its Seal of Approval

    Tooth and Gum Disease and Prevention
    • The Road to Tooth Decay and Gum Loss
    • How Plaque and Tartar Are Fought
    • The Home Regimen Must Complement Dental Visits

    The Products
    • Six Oral Hygiene Product Categories
    • Dentifrice
    • Mouthwash/breath fresheners
    • Toothbrushes
    • Denture products
    • Dental floss
    • Electric dental appliances

    Governmental and Professional Regulation
    • FDA Regulates Ingredients and Advertising Claims
    • The ADA Seal of Approval
    • ADA Censure
  2. The Market
    • [Graphic] Retail Sales of Oral Hygiene Products: By Category (1990-2000)

    Market Size and Growth
    • Overall Sales of $3.8 Billion in 1994
    • A Partly Mature, Partly Lively Market
    • Dentifrice Largest Category with Sales at $1.6 Billion
    • Mouthwash/Breath Fresheners Is Only Declining Category
    • Toothbrush Sales Are Growing Fastest
    • Denture Products Perform a Little Better
    • Floss Sales Exhibit Spurts of Growth
    • Post-Recession Sales of Electric Dental Appliances
    • Surge to $229 Million
    • [Table] Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Oral Hygiene Products (1990-1994)

    Factors in Future Growth
    • An Expanding U.S. Population Guarantees Growth
    • Greater Awareness of Oral Hygiene Issues
    • The Graying of America
    • [Table] U.S. Population Projections: By Age Group (1990-2000)
    • Preventive Oral Hygiene Is a Good Value
    • Product Innovation Will Continue
    • Higher Price Tier to Keep Expanding
    • Increased Price Competition
    • Pharmaceutical Makers to Keep Stressing OTC

    Projected Sales
    • Sales of $4.7 Billion in 2000
    • Dentifrice Sales to Reach $2 Billion
    • Mouthwash/Breath Fresheners Will Struggle to $875 Million
    • Toothbrushes in Moderate Climb to $741 Million
    • Denture Products to Reach $580 Million
    • Floss to Continue Erratic Growth to $183 Million
    • Appliances See Good Growth To $319 Millions
    • [Table] Projected Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Oral Hygiene Products (1994-2000)

    Market Composition
    • Dentifrice the Top-Selling Oral Hygiene Product
    • [Graphic] Share of Oral Hygiene Retail Dollar Sales: By Product Category (1994 vs. 1990)
    • Grocery Stores Have Greatest Share of Oral Hygiene Sales
    • [Graphic] Share of Oral Hygiene Retail Dollar Sales: By Outlet (1994 vs. 1992)
    • Little or No Seasonality—Except for Appliances
  3. The Marketers
    • The Marketers
    • At Least 300 Oral Hygiene Marketers
    • Most Major Marketers Are Huge
    • Significant Minor Marketers
    • Multiple Category Involvement Is Common
    • [Chart] Leading Oral Hygiene Marketers and Their Brands: By Product Category

    Marketer Shares
    • Special Note on Breadth of Data
    • Procter & Gamble Dominates Oral Hygiene
    • Colgate and Warner Wellcome Only Other Double-
    • Digit Share Holders
    • Unilever, Block, and Johnson & Johnson Each Had
    • Market Shares of More than 5%
    • Five Marketers Posted Shares Between 1% and 5%
    • [Table] Share of Oral Hygiene Products Retail Dollar Sales: By Marketer (1993-1994)

    Brand Shares
    • Special Note on Brand Share Data
    • Crest and Colgate Are Top Brands
    • [Table] Share of Oral Hygiene Products Retail Dollar Sales: By Brand (1993-1994)

    The Competitive Situation
    • Oral Hygiene a True Battlefield
    • Some Intercategory Competition

    Marketing Trends
    • Promotions Have Stepped Up
    • More New Products and Innovations
    • Unified Branding in Multiple Categories

    Consumer Advertising Expenditures
    • Marketers Spent $380 Million on Advertising in 1994
    • [Table] Oral Hygiene Marketers' Consumer Advertising Expenditures: 1993-1994
  4. Distribution And Retail
    Distribution
    • Distribution Path Typical of Food and Drug
    • Direct Shipments Have Increased

    At the Retail Level
    • Interoutlet Competition Stepped Up

    The Dentifrice Category
  1. The Products
    The Products
    • Scope of Category
    • Eight Dentifrice Product Types
    • Antitartar/Antiplaque
    • Regular (Fluoride)
    • Baking Soda
    • Whitening
    • Desensitizing
    • Children's
    • Antistain
    • Natural
    • Considerable Overlap of Product Function
    • Boosters
    • Toothpaste Is Main Dentifrice Form
    • Basic Dentifrice Ingredients
    • [Chart] Common Dentifrice Ingredients
    • Likely Future Ingredients
  2. The Market
    • [Graphic] Retail Sales of Dentifrice (1990-2000)

    Market Size and Growth
    • Dentifrice Sales of $1.6 Billion in 1994
    • For Very Mature Category, Slow to Moderate Growth Is Good
    • [Table] Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Dentifrice: 1990-1994

    Factors in Future Growth
    • Growing Awareness of Benefits of Good Oral Hygiene
    • New Niche Products Should Help Maintain Higher Price Points
    • Piquing the Interest of an Affluent Sector
    • Triclosan Approval Seems Likely
    • FDA Review of Whitener Safety

    Projected Sales
    • Dentifrice Sales to Near $2 Billion at Turn of Century
    • [Table] Projected Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Dentifrice: 1994-2000

    Market Composition
    • Pastes and Gels Account for Nearly All Dentifrice Sales
    • Baking Soda Products Account for 27% of Sales
    • Whiteners Still Expanding Share
    • Desensitizers Still at 6% of Sales
    • Standard Tube Remains Most Popular Dentifrice Dispenser
    • Supermarkets Are Leading Dentifrice Outlets
    • [Graphic] Share of Dentifrice Retail Dollar Sales: By Outlet (1992 vs. 1994)
    • Regional Dentifrice Sales Follow Population Share
    • [Table] Use of Dentifrice: By Region (1994)
  3. The Marketers
    The Marketers
    • At Least 100 Dentifrice Marketers
    • Packaged Goods Companies, Pharmaceutical Houses,
    • and Specialists
    • Marketers Have Multiple Brands or Extensions
    • [Chart] Leading Dentifrice Marketers and Their Brands

    Company Shares
    • In Toothpaste, Procter & Gamble, Other Leaders Give Up
    • Share to Unilever/Chesebrough Pond's
    • [Table] Share of Toothpaste (and Gel) Retail Dollar Sales: By Marketer (1993-1994)
    • In Toothpowder, Telebrands Damages Standing of
    • Carter-Wallace and CCA
    • [Table] Share of Toothpowder/Toothpolish Retail Dollar Sales: By Marketer (1993-1994)

    Brand Shares
    • Mentadent Steals Share from Toothpaste Leaders
    • [Table] Share of Toothpaste (and Gel) Retail Dollar Sales: By Brand (1993-1994)
    • Dental White's Rise to Second Hurts Pearl Drops,
    • Plus + White, Others
    • [Table] Share of Toothpowder/Toothpolish Retail Dollar Sales: By Brand (1993-1994)

    The Competitive Situation
    • Some Intersegment Competition
    • Three Dentifrice Leaders Are Global Marketers with Deep Pockets
    • In Crest, Procter & Gamble Has Towering Brand Equity
    • P & G's Introduction to Watch: Crest Gum Care
    • P & G's Retail Leverage
    • Colgate-Palmolive Spends $40 Million on One New Rollout
    • Colgate-Palmolive's Platinum Undercuts Rembrandt on Price
    • Global Marketer Colgate Was Ideal Purchaser of Vipont
    • P & G and Colgate-Palmolive Both Ready to Roll Out
    • Triclosan Dentifrice
    • Unilever/Chesebrough-Pond's Two-Tiered Approach
    • Church & Dwight's Premium Niche Is Threatened
    • Den-Mat Branches Out from the Whitening Function
    • Direct to Retail and Telebrands Use Direct Response to
    • Leverage Retail
    • Expect Warner Wellcome to Enter Dentifrice Arena

    Marketing Trends
    • Dentifrice Marketers Mine the Niches
    • Upscale Is a New Key
    • Heavier Promotions
    • Some Marketers Eroding Higher Price Points

    New Product Trends
    • Many New Whiteners
    • Baking Soda Formulations Still Popular
    • More Peroxide Formulations
    • Natural Dentifrices
    • Multipurpose Dentifrices
    • Children's Dentifrices
    • [Chart] Selected New Dentifrice Introductions: By Marketer and Brand (1993-1995)

    Consumer Advertising Expenditures
    • Ad Spending at $178 Million in 1994
    • Network Television the Preferred Ad Medium
    • [Graphic] Share of Dentifrice Marketers' Consumer Advertising Expenditures: By Media (1994)
    • P & G Far Outspends All Rivals, at $57 Million
    • Unilever/Chesebrough-Pond's Ups Budget to $33 Million
    • Colgate-Palmolive Increases Spending to $30 Million
    • SmithKline Beecham Cuts Spending by 25%, to $18 Million
    • Church & Dwight Spends $11.5 Million
    • Block Drug and Den-Mat Each Spend About $7 Million
    • CCA, Gillette, and Carter-Wallace Spend in $1 Million-
    • $5 Million Range
    • [Table] Dentifrice Marketers' Consumer Advertising Expenditures: 1993-1994

    Consumer Advertising Positioning
    • Dentifrice as Preventive Medicine
    • Professional Recommendation
    • A Tingly Taste
    • Price Themes Infrequent
    • Whiter Teeth = More Love
    • Appealing to African-American Pride
    • Peroxide's Foaming Action
    • The All-Round Dentifrice
    • Beyond Whitening

    Consumer Promotions
    • Promotions on the Rise
    • Mostly Couponing
    • Product Tie-Ins
    • Charitable Tie-Ins

    Trade Advertising
    • Trade Advertising Is Frequent
  4. Distribution And Retail
    At the Retail Level
    • In Supermarkets, Wide Range of Margins Averages
    • Out to 22%-25%
    • Margins Lower at Chain Drug and Discount Outlets
    • A Broadening Assortment
    • Dentifrice Retailers Advised to Balance Low and High Ends
    • Retail Pricing Data
  5. The Consumer
    The Consumer
    • Over 93% of Americans Use Dentifrice
    • Most Use Dentifrice Twice Daily
    • [Graphic] Rate of Dentifrice Use (1994)
    • Demographics Have Almost No Influence on Toothpaste Use
    • Heavy Use Predicted by Several Factors, Including Age,
    • Income, and Race
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Dentifrice: By All and Heavy Users (1994)
    • Paste the Most Widely Used Form
    • [Table] Use of Dentifrice: By Form (1994)
    • Newer Forms Have Younger Users
    • Gel/Paste Form Has Most Upscale User
    • [Table] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Dentifrice: By Form (1994)
    • Regular Flavor Most Popular
    • [Table] Use of Dentifrice: By Flavor (1994)
    • Age, Race, Children Are Predictors of Flavor Used
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Dentifrice: By Flavor (1994)
    • Regular Tube Most Popular Packaging
    • [Table] Use of Dentifrice: By Type of Dispenser (1994)
    • Variations Upon Regular Tube Have Young, Affluent Users
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Dentifrice: By Dispenser (1994)
    • Adults Make Their Own Brand Choice
    • [Table] Who Chooses Dentifrice Brands (1994)
    • Crest and Colgate Are Most Popular Brands
    • Brand Loyalty Weak in This Category
    • [Table] Use of Dentifrice: By Brand (1994)
    • Consistent Race Factors in Brand Use
    • Age, Education, and Income Also Predict Brand Selection
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Dentifrice: By Brand (1994)

    The Mouthwash And Breath Freshener Category
  1. The Products
    The Products
    • Mouthwashes Classed as Therapeutic or Cosmetic
    • Mouthwash in Regular and Concentrated Forms
    • Mouthwash Ingredients
    • Mouthwash Niche Products
    • Most Breath Fresheners in Sprays or Drops
    • Breath Freshener Niche Products
  2. The Market
    • [Graphic] Retail Sales of Mouthwash and Breath Freshener: 1990-2000

    Market Size and Growth
    • Mouthwash/Breath Freshener Category Slowly
    • Declines to $825 Million in 1994
    • Mouthwash Sales, at $790 Million, Beginning to Stabilize
    • Breath Fresheners Climb to $35 Million
    • Mouthwash Segment Hampered by Value Consciousness
    • and Efficacy/Safety Concerns
    • Breath Fresheners Driven by Convenience and Multipacks
    • [Table] Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Mouthwash and Breath Freshener: 1990-1994

    Factors in Future Growth
    • Consumers' Continuing Value Consciousness Will
    • Hurt Mouthwash
    • FDA, Media Keep Pressuring Mouthwash Marketers
    • New Products Could Rescue Mouthwash Segment
    • A Graying America to Have Little Effect on Mouthwash Sales
    • Breath Fresheners to Continue Benefiting from Convenience
    • Factor, Plus Merchandising

    Projected Sales
    • Mouthwash/Breath Freshener Sales to Crawl to
    • $875 Million by Year 2000
    • Mouthwash in Halfhearted Revival to $826 Million
    • A Maturing Breath Freshener Segment Will Reach $49 Million
    • [Table] Projected Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Mouthwash and Breath Freshener: 1994-2000

    Market Composition
    • Mouthwash Accounts for Most of Category Sales
    • Therapeutic Mouthwash Outsell Cosmetic
    • Baking Soda Mouthwashes Account for 16% of Sales
    • Most Breath Fresheners Are Sprays
    • Grocery Stores Sell the Most Mouthwash
    • [Graphic] Share of Mouthwash Retail Dollar Sales, By Outlet (1992 vs. 1994)
    • Per Capita Mouthwash Use Highest in South
    • [Table] Use of Mouthwash: By Region (1994)
  3. The Marketers
    The Marketers
    • About 90 Mouthwash Marketers
    • Important Mouthwash Marketers Are Mostly
    • Large International Operations
    • A Handful of Breath Freshener Marketers
    • [Chart] Leading Mouthwash and Breath Freshener
    • Marketers and Their Brands

    Marketer Shares
    • Warner Wellcome Steady at Helm of Unchanged
    • Mouthwash Ranks
    • Private Label Marketers Still Advancing
    • [Table] Share of Mouthwash Retail Dollar Sales: By Marketer (1993-1994)
    • Breath Freshener Leader Reckitt & Colman Loses Share
    • [Table] Share of Breath Freshener Retail Dollar Sales: By Marketer (1993-1994)

    Brand Shares
    • Listerine Dominates Little-Changed Mouthwash Brand Ranks
    • [Table] Share of Mouthwash Retail Dollar Sales: By Brand (1993-1994)
    • Binaca Still Commanding Breath Freshener Segment,
    • Despite Shrinking Lead
    • [Table] Share of Breath Freshener Retail Dollar Sales: By Brand (1993-1994)

    The Competitive Situation
    • Warner Wellcome, a Joint Venture Between Warner-
    • Lambert and Burroughs Wellcome
    • Warner Wellcome Forced to Update Listerine
    • Warner Wellcome Bravely Repackages Listerine
    • Procter & Gamble Benefits from Criticism of Therapeutics
    • P & G: Scope's Therapeutic Extension and New Copositioning
    • Pfizer Reformulates Plax, Waits Out Controversy
    • Unilever Banks on Unique Packaging
    • Den-Mat Banks on Premium Cachet for Rembrandt
    • Private Label Mouthwash Marketers Flourish

    Market Trends
    • Mouthwash Marketers Continue to Stress Both Cosmetic
    • and Therapeutic Product Aspects
    • Niche Products Take Hold of Mouthwash and Breath
    • Freshener Category
    • In Mouthwash Segment, Emphasis on Private Label
    • For Breath Fresheners, More Intense Merchandising

    New Product Trends
    • Reduced Alcohol and Alcohol-Free Formulations
    • Baking Soda Mouthwashes
    • Peroxide Mouthwashes
    • Natural Formulations
    • Antiplaque Mouthwashes
    • Antistain Mouthwashes
    • Breath Fresheners: Alcohol-Free, Sugar-Free, and
    • Natural Products
    • [Chart] Selected New Mouthwash and Breath Freshener
    • Introductions: By Marketer and Brand (1993-1995)

    Consumer Advertising Expenditures
    • At $78.5 Million, Mouthwash Ad Spending Barely Changes in 1994
    • Television Preferred by Mouthwash Marketers
    • [Graphic] Share of Mouthwash Marketers' Consumer
    • Advertising Expenditures: By Media (1994)
    • Warner Wellcome Spends $34 Million, Leads Five
    • Major Advertisers
    • Procter & Gamble Supports Scope with $22.5 Million
    • Pfizer Increases Budget for Plax to $12.5 Million
    • Gillette Spends $6 Million on Oral-B
    • Den-Mat Eases Off to $2.5 Million
    • [Table] Mouthwash Marketers' Consumer Advertising Expenditures: 1993-1994

    Consumer Advertising Positionings
    • Exciting Flavor
    • Mouthwash Therapeutic Values
    • Fights Morning Breath and Evening Breath
    • "Baking Soda Clean"
    • Alcohol Free
    • Professional Recommendation

    Consumer Promotions
    • Couponing Is Predominant Mouthwash Promotion
    • Oral Hygiene Coupon Tie-Ins
    • Merchandise Offers Infrequent
    • Free Mouthwash In-Pack
    • Mouthwash Sampling
    • A Dig-Up-Your-Basement Promotion by Warner Wellcome

    Trade Advertising
    • Trade Advertising a Valuable Strategy
  4. Distribution And Retail
    At the Retail Level
    • Grocery Stores Dominate Mouthwash Retail Sales
    • Supermarket Mouthwash Margins Estimated at 21% to 27%
    • Mouthwash Margins Lower at Chain Drugstores, Discounters
    • Private Labels, Upscale Items Bolster Mouthwash Profits
    • Retailers Actively Run Mouthwash Promotions,
    • Set Special Displays
    • New Mouthwash Packages Make Impressive Facings
    • Mouthwash Brands Deeply Stocked
    • Breath Freshener Margins High, at 25% to 50%
    • Retail Pricing Data
  5. The Consumer
    The Mouthwash Consumer
    • Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Use Mouthwash
    • Moderate Use Most Common Among Mouthwash Users
    • [Graphic] Rate of Mouthwash Use (1994)
    • African-Americans Most Likely to Use Mouthwash
    • Four Demographic Factors Influence Heavy Use of Mouthwash
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Mouthwash: All Use and Heavy Use (1994)
    • Adults Choose Their Own Mouthwash Brands
    • [Table] Who Chooses Mouthwash Brands: 1994
    • Listerine and Scope Are Most Popular Brands
    • One in Two Mouthwash Users Is Brand Loyal
    • Age Is a Major Discriminator in Brand Selection
    • Plax and Signal Strong in Northeast
    • Fewer than 9% of Americans Use Breath Freshener
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Mouthwash: By Brand (1994)

    The Toothbrush Category
  1. The Products
    The Products
    • Toothbrush Sizes and Bristle Grades
    • Materials
    • Toothbrush Designs
  2. The Market
    • [Graphic] Estimated and Projected Retail Sales of Toothbrushes (1990-2000)

    Market Size and Growth
    • Toothbrush Sales Grow Slowly, Reaching $575 Million in 1994
    • High-Tech Toothbrushes Have Driven Category
    • [Table] Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Toothbrushes: 1990-1994

    Factors in Future Growth
    • A Positive Atmosphere for Toothbrush Sales
    • Toothbrush Market to Show Maturity, but Very Gradually
    • Americans Changing Toothbrushes More Often
    • Still Good Potential for Innovation
    • Competition Will Force Prices Lower

    Projected Sales
    • Toothbrush Sales to Exceed $740 Million in Year 2000
    • [Table] Projected Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Toothbrushes: 1994-2000

    Market Composition
    • Premium Toothbrushes Account for One-Third of Category Sales
    • Children's Toothbrushes Account for 13% of Sales
    • Grocery Stores Still Dominate Toothbrush Sales,
    • but Lose Share to Discounters
    • [Graphic] Share of Toothbrush Retail Dollar Sales: By Outlet (1992 vs. 1994)
    • South Has Largest Share of Sales
    • [Table] Use of Toothbrushes: By Region (1994)
  3. The Marketers
    The Marketers
    • At Least 200 Toothbrush Marketers
    • A Broad Range of Companies Involved
    • Most Marketers Field Single Brand, but a Few Have More
    • [Chart] Leading Toothbrush Marketers and Their Brands

    Marketer and Brand Shares
    • Colgate-Palmolive and Gillette Are Close Rivals for
    • Toothbrush Dominance
    • Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble Occupy
    • a Middle Echelon
    • Other Marketers at 5% or Less
    • Private Label Marketers Fairly Strong
    • Brand Shares Mirror Marketer Shares
    • [Table] Share of Toothbrush Retail Dollar Sales: By Marketer (1993-1994)

    The Competitive Situation
    • Competition Almost Completely by Product Attribute
    • Colgate-Palmolive's Diverse Colgate Line
    • Gillette's Oral-B: A Bit More Distinctive— and the
    • Leader in Drugstores
    • Procter & Gamble Depends on Crest Complete
    • Other Marketers, Other Features
    • Kids' Toothbrush Arena Shaped by Extensions, Licenses,
    • Gimmicks

    Marketing Trends
    • Again, Advanced Product Features Emphasized
    • But Low, Middle, High Price Tiers Maintained
    • More Advertising and Promotion
    • More Targeting of Children and Parents

    Product Trends
    • High-Tech Toothbrushes
    • Children's Toothbrushes
    • Much Revision of Existing Products
    • New Models to Accommodate Price Strategies
    • [Chart] Selected New Toothbrush Introductions: By Marketer and Brand (1993-1994)

    Consumer Advertising Expenditures
    • Toothbrush Ad Spending at $70.5 Million
    • Network Television Again Preferred
    • [Graphic] Share of Toothbrush Marketers' Consumer Advertising Expenditures: By Media (1994)
    • Procter & Gamble Dominates, Spending $23.5 Million in 1994
    • Johnson & Johnson Spends $15 Million
    • Gillette Doubles Expenditures to $13 Million
    • Colgate-Palmolive Supports Lines with $11 Million
    • SmithKline Beecham Boosts Budget to $7.5 Million
    • [Table] Toothbrush Marketers' Consumer Advertising Expenditures 1993-1994

    Consumer Advertising Positioning
    • Toothbrush Features
    • Better Dental Health
    • Professional Recommendation

    Consumer Promotions
    • Coupons Are King
    • Tie-Ins Are Also Used Extensively
    • "Twofer" and "Threefer" Offers

    Trade Advertising
    • Toothbrush Trade Advertising Is Common
  4. Distribution And Retail
    At the Retail Level
    • High Supermarket Margins for New Generation of Toothbrushes
    • Margins Lower at Many Other Outlets
    • Wide Assortments Are Typical
    • Colorful Kids' Toothbrushes Good for the Mix
    • Much Cross-Merchandising of Kids' Brushes
    • Retailers Expand High End, but Continue to Stock Lower
    • Toothbrush Retail Pricing Data
  5. The Consumer
    The Toothbrush Consumer
    • Over 90% of Adults Use Toothbrushes
    • Toothbrush Use Crosses All Demographics
    • Half of Users Prefer Medium Bristle Firmness
    • [Table] Use of Toothbrushes: By Bristle Firmness (1994) Gender Often Affects Bristle Choice
    • Hard and Soft Bristle Users Have Opposite Profiles
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Toothbrushes: By Bristle Grade (1994)
    • Straight-Handled Brushes More Popular than Angled
    • More Distinct User Profile for Angled-Handle Toothbrushes
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Toothbrushes: By Handle Shape (1994)
    • Most Pick Their Own Toothbrush Brands
    • [Table] Who Chooses Toothbrush Brands: 1994 Oral-B Is Most Popular Brand
    • Some Strong Toothbrush Brand Loyalty
    • [Table] Use of Toothbrushes: By Brand (1994) Most Major Brands Have Greater Appeal Among Younger Adults
    • For Some Brands, Use Distinguished by Features of Affluence
    • Some Brands Have Wider Appeal Among African-Americans
    • Geography Sometimes Influences Brand Selection
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Toothbrushes: By Brand (1994)

    The Denture Products Category
  1. The Products
    The Products
    • Denture Products Mainly Adhesives and Cleansers
    • Adhesives
    • Cleansers
    • Other Products Have Insignificant Sales
  2. The Market
    • [Table] Retail Dollar Sales of Denture Products: By Product Type (1990-2000)

    Market Size and Growth
    • Denture Product Sales Total $459 Million in 1994
    • A Graying America Drives Category
    • Denture Adhesives at $235 Million
    • Denture Cleansers in Slight Surge to $224 Million
    • [Table] Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Denture Products: 1990-1994

    Factors in Future Growth
    • America "Grays"—But Improved Dental Care Dampens
    • Denture Products Growth
    • Product Innovation Will Be an Occasional Spur

    Projected Sales
    • Denture Products to Reach $580 Million by 2000
    • Denture Adhesives to Total $297 Million
    • Denture Cleansers to Climb to $283 Million
    • [Table] Projected Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Denture Products: 1994-2000

    Market Composition
    • Adhesive and Cleanser Sales in Close Ratio
    • Tablets Are Dominant Cleanser Form
    • Drugstores Account for Most Denture Product Sales
    • [Graphic] Share of Denture Product Retail Dollar Sales: By Outlet (1992 vs. 1994)
    • Denture Products Sales Highest in South
    • [Table] Use of Denture Products: By Region (1994)
  3. The Marketers
    The Marketers
    • About 70 Companies Market Denture Products
    • Leaders Mostly Large Packaged Goods Companies
    • Marketers Prefer Multiple Brands
    • Only Block Drug Has Significant Presence in Both Segments
    • [Chart] Leading Denture Products Marketers and Their Brands

    Marketer Shares
    • Denture Products Ruled by Block Drug, P & G,
    • and Warner Wellcome
    • [Table] Share of Denture Products Retail Dollar Sales: By Marketer (1994)
    • P & G Commands the Adhesives Segment
    • [Table] Share of Retail Dollar Sales of Denture Adhesives: By Marketer (1993-1994)
    • Cleanser Tablet Segment Owned by Warner- Wellcome,
    • Block, and Private Label
    • Block Accounts for Three-Quarters of Paste/Powder
    • Cleanser Sales
    • [Table] Marketer Share of Retail Dollar Sales of Denture Cleansers: By Product Form (1993-1994)

    Brand Shares
    • Fixodent Is Leading Denture Adhesive
    • [Table] Share of Retail Dollar Sales of Denture Adhesives: By Brand (1993-1994)
    • Efferdent and Polident Are Only Major Cleanser Tablet Brands
    • [Table] Share of Retail Dollar Sales of Denture Cleansers in Tablet Form: By Brand (1993-1994)
    • Dentu- Line Far Outclasses Other Paste/Powder Cleansers
    • [Table] Share of Retail Dollar Sales of Denture Cleansers in Paste or Powder Form: By Brand (1993-1994)

    The Competitive Situation
    • A Narrow Playing Field
    • Block's Multilabel, Niche Approach
    • Warner Wellcome Positions Efferdent Aggressively
    • Other Warner Wellcome Strategies
    • Private Label Marketers Ideally Poised
    • Combe, with Sea Bond, Is Still on the Rise
    • Den-Mat Brings Upscale Image to Denture Products

    New Product Trends
    • No Real Patterns to Denture Product Introductions
    • [Chart] Selected New Denture Product Introductions: By Marketer and Brand (1992-1994)

    Consumer Advertising Expenditures
    • Denture Products Receive Ad Support of $39 Million
    • Television Is Only Medium
    • [Graphic] Share of Denture Products Marketers' Consumer Advertising Expenditure: By Media (1994)
    • Block Drug Allots $13 Million, Leads Four Major Spenders
    • Procter & Gamble Gives Fixodent $12.5 Million
    • Warner Wellcome Spends $11.5 Million
    • Combe Maintains $2 Million Level for Sea Bond
    • [Table] Denture Product Marketers' Consumer
    • Advertising Expenditures: 1993-1994

    Consumer Advertising Positioning
    • A Normal Life

    Consumer Advertising Promotions
    • Coupons Are Most Common Denture Product Promotion
    • Some Cross-Promotion
    • A Free Point-of-Purchase Booklet

    Trade Advertising
    • Trade Ads for Denture Products Are Rare
  4. Distribution And Retail
    At the Retail Level
    • Healthy Profits on Denture Products
    • Marketers' Packaging and Assortments Beef Up Displays
    • Denture Product Retail Pricing Data
  5. The Consumer
    The Consumer: Denture Adhesives
    • About 8% of Adults Use Denture Adhesives
    • Women Are More Likely to Use Adhesives
    • An Older Profile
    • [Table] Denture Adhesive Users: By Age (1994)
    • Racial and Regional Prominences
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Denture Adhesives: By All Users (1994)
    • Fixodent the Most Popular Brand
    • A High Degree of Brand Loyalty
    • [Table] Use of Denture Adhesives: By Brand (1994)
    • No Surprises in Fixodent Use
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Denture Adhesives: By Brand (1994)

    The Consumer: Denture Cleansers
    • Over 15% of Adults Use Denture Cleansers
    • Moderate Use of Cleansers Is Most Prevalent
    • [Graphic] Rate of Denture Cleanser Use (1994)
    • Again, Women Are the More Likely Users
    • As with Adhesives, Cleanser Use Skews to an
    • Older Demographic Profile
    • Heavy Use Distinguished by Racial and Regional Factors
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Denture Cleansers: By All Use and Heavy Use (1994)
    • Efferdent and Polident Are Most Popular Cleansers
    • Cleanser Users Are Brand Loyal
    • [Table] Use of Denture Cleansers: By Brand (1994)
    • Efferdent and Polident Users Differ Little from All Users
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Denture Cleansers: By Brand (1994)

    The Dental Floss Category
  1. The Products
    The Products
    • The Purpose of Flossing
    • Floss in String or Tape Form
    • Waxed and Unwaxed, Flavored and Unflavored
    • On Bobbins or in Strands
  2. The Market
    • [Graphic] Retail Dollar Sales of Dental Floss (1990-1994)

    Market Size and Growth
    • Floss Sales Total $142 Million in 1994
    • The "Brush and Floss" Dictum Drives Floss Sales
    • [Table] Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Dental Floss: 1990-1994

    Factors in Future Growth
    • Of Course, Advice to Floss Will Continue
    • Category Is Far from Saturation
    • Lots of New Product Activity
    • The Extra Work of Flossing Is a Negative

    Projected Sales
    • Floss Sales to Reach $183 Million at Turn of Century
    • [Table] Projected Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Dental Floss: 1994-2000
    • Market Composition
    • Drugstores Account for Most Dental Floss Sales
    • [Graphic] Share of Dental Floss Retail Dollar Sales: By Outlet (1992-1994)
    • Floss Sales Strongest in South
    • [Table] Use of Dental Floss: By Region (1994)
  3. The Marketers
    The Marketers
    • About 60 Companies Market Dental Floss
    • A Pharmaceutical House Leads the Field
    • Most Marketers Are Involved in Other Oral Hygiene Categories
    • [Chart] Leading Dental Floss Marketers and Their Brands

    Marketer Shares
    • Johnson & Johnson Loses Some Share, but Still
    • Commands Floss Category
    • Private Label Marketers Also Strong—and Challenged
    • [Table] Share of Dental Floss Retail Dollar Sales: By Marketer (1993-1994)

    Brand Shares
    • Johnson & Johnson Brand Hurt, Yet Dominant
    • [Table] Share of Dental Floss Retail Dollar Sales: By Marketer (1993-1994)

    The Competitive Situation
    • Gillette, Others Put Pressure on Johnson & Johnson
    • W.L. Gore in Floss Limelight
    • Competition Will Intensify

    Marketing Trends
    • Floss Is Heavily Cross-Promoted
    • More New Product Introductions
    • Otherwise, Little High-Visibility Marketing

    Product Trends
    • Floss Innovations, but No Clear-Cut Trends
    • [Chart] Selected New Dental Floss Introductions: By Marketer and Brand (1993-1994)

    Consumer Advertising Expenditures
    • Floss Ad Spending Still Small
    • Much Hidden Expenditure
    • Gillette the Only Significant Spender
    • W.L. Gore Is Only Other Advertiser

    Consumer Advertising Positioning
    • Floss Ads Stress Product Features and Dental Health

    Consumer Promotions
    • Floss Coupons and Cross-Promotions Are Common
    • Free Floss with Another Oral Hygiene Purchase
  4. Distribution And Retail
    At the Retail Level
    • In Supermarkets, Floss Margins Are Strong
    • Shelves, Racks, Clip-Strips
    • Floss Retail Pricing Data
  5. The Consumer
    The Consumer
    • About 55% of Adults Floss
    • Evening Flossing Is Most Popular
    • [Table] Use of Dental Floss: By Time of Day (1994)
    • Heavy Users Account for Most Usage
    • [Graphic] Dental Floss Rate of Use (1994)
    • Similar Profiles for All and Heavy Users
    • Use More Prevalent Among Women
    • Baby Boomers Are Most Likely to Use
    • Affluence, Education, White-Collar Occupations Predict Use
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Dental Floss: By All Use and Heavy Use (1994)
    • Johnson & Johnson Is Most Popular Floss
    • A High Degree of Brand Loyalty for Johnson & Johnson
    • J & J and Oral-B User Profiles Parallel All Users
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Dental Floss: By Brand (1994)

    The Electric Dental Appliances Category
  1. The Products
    The Products
    • Two Basic Electric Appliances: Toothbrushes and Oral Irrigators
    • Electric toothbrush
    • Oral irrigator
    • Variations Upon the Basic Types
    • Brush Heads and Nozzles
  2. The Market
    • [Graphic] Retail Dollar Sales of Electric Dental Appliances (1990-2000)

    Market Size and Growth
    • Dental Appliance Sales at $229 Million in 1994
    • Professional Recommendation, Reviving Economy,
    • New Products All Drive Category
    • [Table] Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Electric Dental Appliances: 1990-1994

    Factors in Future Growth
    • Excellent Potential for Appliance Penetration
    • Growth in Prime User Population
    • Professional Recommendation
    • Gadget/Niche Appeal
    • Oral Health Justifies the Investment
    • The Replacement Factor
    • [Table] Life Expectancy and Replacement Projections for Electric Dental Appliances

    Projected Sales
    • Appliance Sales to Shoot to $319 Million by 2000
    • [Table] Projected Retail Dollar Sales and Growth of Electric Dental Appliances: 1994-2000

    Market Composition
    • Electric Toothbrushes Account for Most Sales
    • [Graphic] Electric Dental Appliances Share of Retail Dollar Sales: By Product Type (1994)
    • Electric Toothbrush Sales Evenly Spread Among Outlets
    • Appliances Sales Rocket in Last Quarter
    • Per Capita Sales of Electric Toothbrushes Are Strongest in the West
    • [Table] Regionality of Electric Toothbrush Use: 1994
  3. The Marketers
    The Marketers
    • Only 45 Electric Dental Appliance Marketers
    • A Diversity of Companies
    • [Chart] Leading Electric Dental Appliance Marketers and Their Brands

    Company and Brand Share
    • Fragmentation of Market Hinders Data
    • Gillette/Braun Has Overtaken Bausch & Lomb
    • Same Top Two in Electric Toothbrush Segment
    • Teledyne Is Premier Marketer of Oral Irrigators

    The Competitive Situation
    • Background: Since 1988, a Matter of Design and Price
    • A Familiar Pattern of Entry
    • Gillette Mates Two Compatible Brand Images to Win Dominance
    • To Fight Back, Bausch & Lomb Revises Line, Mounts
    • Promo and Ad Campaigns
    • Teledyne Extends Brand Franchise to Higher Price Tier
    • Teledyne's Aggressiveness on Behalf of SenSonic
    • Among the Exotics: Sonex and Oralgiene

    Marketing Trends
    • Distinctive Technology
    • Promotions, Including Longer Warranties, Stepped Up
    • ADA Seal Now the Norm for Electric Dental Appliances
    • Dental and Direct Response Channels Still Viable

    Product Trends
    • New or Improved Technologies
    • Ergonomic Design
    • Rechargeable/Recyclable Batteries
    • Electric Toothbrush Units That Can Be Used
    • with Ordinary Dentifrice
    • [Chart] Selected New Dental Appliances Introductions: By Marketer and Brand (1993-1994)

    Consumer Advertising Expenditures
    • Appliance Ad Spending Nearly Doubles
    • Television Receives Most Appliance Ad Dollars
    • [Graphic] Electric Dental Appliances Share of Consumer Advertising Expenditures: By Media (1994)
    • Gillette Spends $6 Million, Leads Top-Spending Trio
    • Bausch & Lomb and Teledyne Only Other Million Dollar Spenders
    • [Table] Electric Dental Appliance Marketers' Consumer Advertising Expenditures: 1993-1994

    Consumer Advertising Positioning
    • Ability to Remove Plaque, Fight Gingivitis
    • Superior Technology

    Consumer Promotions
    • Promotions Growing, but Still Limited
    • Longer Warranties

    Trade Advertising
    • Advertising to the Professional
    • Retail Trade Ads Less Technical
    • Examples of Trade Ads
  4. Distribution And Retail
    At the Retail Level
    • Sales of Appliances Spread Over Full Range of Outlets
    • Electric Dental Appliance Margins Focused Within 30% to 40%
    • Much Freedom of Display
    • Retailers' Attitudes Vary
  5. The Consumer
    The Consumer: Electric Toothbrushes
    • Just 7% of Adults Use Electric Toothbrushes
    • Men Are More Avid Users
    • Cords Preferred
    • Most Electric Toothbrush Users Probably Baby Boomers
    • [Table] Electric Toothbrush Use: By Age (1994)
    • A Decidedly Upscale Profile
    • Race Predicts Use
    • Western Residency Favors Use
    • Most Consumers Still Do Not Know Electric Dental
    • Appliance Brands
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Electric Toothbrushes: By All Users (1994)

    The Consumer: Oral Irrigators
    • Over 5% of Adults Use Oral Irrigators
    • Once Again, Baby Boomers Prominent
    • [Table] Oral Irrigator Use: By Age (1994)
    • Oral Irrigator User Profile Is Not Affluent
    • Oral Irrigator Use Favors Electric Toothbrush Use
    • [Chart] Demographic Characteristics Favoring Use of Oral Irrigators: 1994

    International Oral Hygiene Markets
  1. Oral Hygiene In Western Europe
    The Market
    • Market Estimated at $3 Billion
    • Factors Influencing Growth
    • Market Growth Will Exceed Inflation
    • Government Regulation

    The Marketers
    • Several Marketers Dominate
    • Marketing and New Product Trends: General
    • Clear Product Trend Arrives
    • Novelty Important in Children's Market
    • Homeopathic Claims Encourage New Flavors
    • Marketing and New Product Trends: Dentifrice
    • Dentifrice Mature Category Dependent on New Developments
    • Baking Soda an Important New Formulation
    • Total Care Another New Area
    • New Whitening Launches
    • Standard Market Segmentation
    • Toothpaste/Mouthwash Combinations
    • Marketing and New Product Trends: Toothbrushes
    • More Frequent Purchase Cycles
    • Shift Toward Professional-Type Brushes
    • Children's Toothbrushes Growing in Importance
    • Small but Growing Market for Interdental Brushes
    • Marketing and New Product Trends: Mouthwash/
    • Breath Fresheners
    • Plax Stimulates the Market
    • Emphasis on Therapeutic Benefits
    • Sugar-Free Chewing Gums Are Active
    • Marketing and New Product Trends: Denture Products
    • Marketing and New Product Trends: Electric Dental Appliances
  2. Oral Hygiene In The United Kingdom
    The Market
    • Market Placed at 380 Million Pounds Sterling
    • [Table] Retail Sales and Growth of Oral Hygiene Products: 1990-1994
    • Steady Growth Projected
    • [Table] Projected Sales of Oral Hygiene Products: 1994-2000 Dentifrice the Largest Category
    • [Table] Oral Hygiene Retail Sales and Share: By Product Category (1993 vs. 1994)
    • Toothbrushes Register 26% of Oral Hygiene Sales
    • Mouthwash/Breath Fresheners Credited with 16% Share
    • Retail Sales of Denture Products Estimated at £30 Million
    • Dental Floss a Small Category

    The Marketers
    • Colgate and SmithKline Beecham Together Dominate
    • Dentifrice Category
    • [Table] Share of Toothpaste Retail Sales: By Marketer (1994)
    • Five Companies Hold Double-Digit Shares of Toothbrush Category
    • [Table] Share of Toothbrush Retail Sales: By Marketer (1994)
    • Warner Wellcome and Colgate Together Register Half of Mouthwash/Breath Fresheners Sales
    • [Table] Share of Mouthwash/Breath Fresheners Retail Sales: By Marketer (1994)
    • Reckitt & Colman Dominates Denture Products
    • [Table] Share of Dental Products Retail Sales: By Marketer (1994)
    • Three Marketers Represent Three-Quarters of Dental Floss Sales
    • [Table] Share of Dental Floss Retail Sales: By Marketer (1994)

    Distribution
    • Supermarkets Register 50% of Sales
    • Dental Surgeries Important to Toothbrush Sales
    • [Table] Toothbrush Brand Shares in Dental Surgeries: 1994

    The Consumer
    • An Aware Consumer
  3. Oral Hygiene In France
    The Market
    • Market Placed at FF 3.1 Billion in 1994
    • [Table] Retail Sales and Growth of Oral Hygiene Products: 1990-1994
    • Market Expected to Reach FF 4.3 Billion by 2000
    • [Table] Projected Sales of Oral Hygiene Products: 1994-2000 Dentifrices Contribute Two-Thirds of Sales
    • [Table] Oral Hygiene Retail Sales and Share: By Product Category (1993 vs. 1994)
    • Toothbrushes Fast Growing Category
    • Mouthwash/Breath Fresheners Is Fastest Growing Segment
    • Denture Cleansers and Adhesives Category Small but Growing
    • Dental Floss Smallest Category

    The Marketers
    • Elida Gibbs-Faberge Leads Dentifrice Market
    • Elida Gibbs-Faberge Dominates Toothbrush Category
    • Colgate-Palmolive Leads Mouthwash Category
    • Stafford Miller Dominates Denture Products
    • Goupil/L'Oreal Dominates Dental Floss

    Distribution
    • Supermarkets Account for More than 80% of Sales
    • [Graphic] Distribution of Oral Hygiene Retail Sales: By Outlet Type (1994)

    The Consumer
    • Younger People and Women Are Best Customers
  4. Oral Hygiene In Germany
    The Market
    • Market Approached DM 1.8 Billion in 1994
    • [Table] Retail Sales and Growth of Oral Hygiene Products: 1990-1994
    • Market Projected to Reach DM 2.3 Billion in 2000
    • [Table] Projected Sales of Oral Hygiene Products: 1994-2000 Dentifrice Contributes 45% of Market Sales
    • [Table] Oral Hygiene Retail Sales and Share: By Product Category (1993 vs. 1994)
    • Toothbrushes Account for More than One in Five Sales
    • Denture Cleansers and Adhesives See Slow Growth
    • Mouthwash/Breath Fresheners

    The Marketers
    • Blendax (P & G) Dominates
    • Blendax Strong in Dentifrice
    • Blendax Dominates the Toothbrush Category
    • Mouthwash Dominated by Lingner und Fischer
    • Corega and Kukident Hold 80% of Denture Products Category

    Distribution
    • [Graphic] Oral Hygiene Product Retail Sales: By Outlet (1993)
    • The Consumer
  5. Oral Hygiene In Spain
    The Market
    • Market Estimated at Pta 23.19 Billion in 1994
    • [Table] Retail Sales and Growth of Oral Hygiene Products: 1990-1994
    • Sales to Exceed Pta 32 Billion by 2000
    • [Table] Projected Sales of Oral Hygiene Products: 1994-2000 Dentifrice Represents Almost 70% of Sales
    • [Table] Oral Hygiene Retail Sales and Share: By Product Category (1993 vs. 1994)
    • Toothbrushes Account for 14% of Oral Hygiene Sales
    • Mouthwashes and Breath Fresheners Post 13% of Sales
    • Sales of Denture Cleansers and Adhesives Flat
    • Dental Floss Is Very Small Category

    The Marketers
    • Colgate-Palmolive Leads Dentifrice Category
    • BDF Nivea and Colgate-Palmolive Lead Toothbrush Category
    • Henkel and Warner Wellcome Vie for Leadership
    • of Mouthwash/Breath Fresheners Category

    Distribution
    • Supermarkets Account for 80% of Sales
    • [Graphic] Distribution of Oral Hygiene Retail Sales: By Outlet (1994)

    The Consumer
    • A More Diligent Consumer
  6. Oral Hygiene Products In Italy
    The Market
    • Market Reached L 855 Billion in 1994
    • [Table] Retail Sales and Growth of Oral Hygiene Products: 1990-1994
    • Sales Will Pass L 1.2 Trillion in 2000
    • [Table] Projected Sales of Oral Hygiene Products: 1994-2000 Dentifrice Sales
    • [Table] Oral Hygiene Retail Sales and Share: By Product Category (1993 vs. 1994)
    • Toothbrushes Register 13% of Market Sales
    • Mouthwash/Breath Fresheners Fastest Growing Category
    • Denture Cleansers and Adhesives Stagnant

    The Marketers
    • Elida Gibbs/Unil-It Leads Dentifrice Market
    • Elida Gibbs Also Leads in Toothbrushes
    • Colgate Dominates Mouthwash/Breath Fresheners

    Distribution
    • [Graphic] Distribution of Oral Hygiene Retail Sales: By Outlet Type (1993)
    • The Consumer
  7. The Market In Western Europe For Electric Dental Appliances
    The Market
    • Sales of Electric Dental Appliances in Western Europe
    • Placed at $39 Million
    • [Table] Retail Sales and Growth of Electric Oral Appliances in Western Europe: 1990-1994
    • Great Potential
    • [Table] Retail Sales and Growth of Electric Dental Appliances in Western Europe: 1990-1994
    • Rechargeable Appliances Dominate
    • [Table] Share of Electric Dental Appliance Sales: By Product Type

    The Marketers
    • A Diversity of Companies
    • Braun Dominates
    • [Chart] Leading Electric Dental Appliance Marketers and Their Brands
    • Distribution
  8. The Oral Hygiene Market In Asia Pacific And South Asia
    Brief Overview of the Region
    • The Market
    • Market Size Estimates Not Available for All Countries
    • [Table] Retail Sales and Growth of Oral Hygiene Products: 1990-1994
    • Growth Opportunities Abound

    The Marketers
    • Global Marketers Are Evident
  9. Oral Hygiene In Japan
    The Market
    • Japanese Oral Hygiene Market Placed at Y 167 Billion in 1994
    • [Table] Retail Sales and Growth of Oral Hygiene Products: 1990-1994
    • Market Expected to Reach Y 199 Billion by 2000
    • [Table] Projected Sales of Oral Hygiene Products: 1994-2000 Dentifrice Share Sliding but Still Almost Two-Thirds of Sales
    • [Table] Oral Hygiene Retail Sales and Share: By Product Category (1993 vs. 1994)
    • Sales of Toothbrushes Increased 9% in 1994
    • Mouthwash/Breath Fresheners Category Accounts for 5% of Sales
    • Sales of Denture Products Fell Sharply
    • Dental Floss Is Small Category

    The Marketers
    • Four Major Players
    • Lion Corporation Dominates Dentifrice Category
    • Lion Also Leads Toothbrush Category
    • Morishita Jintan and Lion Corp. Control 80% to 85%
    • of Mouthwash/Breath Fresheners Sales

    Distribution
    • Supermarkets Growing in Importance
    • The Consumer
  10. Oral Hygiene In Eastern Europe
    Brief Overview of the Region
    • The Market
    • Market Size Estimates Not Available for All Countries
    • [Table] Retail Sales and Growth of Oral Hygiene Products: 1990-1994
    • The Marketers
    • Distribution
  11. Oral Hygiene In Latin America
    The Market
    • Market Size Information Unavailable, but Growth Is Expected
    • The Marketers
    • Distribution
    • The Consumer

    Appendix I: Advertising Examples
    • Dentifrice Consumer Advertising.
    • Dentifrice Promotional Advertising
    • Dentifrice Trade Advertising
    • Mouthwash/Breath Freshener Consumer Advertising
    • Mouthwash/Breath Freshener Promotional Advertising
    • Mouthwash/Breath Freshener Trade Advertising
    • Toothbrush Consumer Advertising
    • Toothbrush Promotional Advertising
    • Toothbrush Trade Advertising
    • Denture Products Consumer Advertising
    • Denture Products Promotional Advertising
    • Denture Products Trade Advertising
    • Electric Dental Appliance Consumer Advertising
    • Electric Dental Appliance Trade Advertising
    • Dental Floss Consumer Advertising
    • Dental Floss Promotional Advertising
    • International Advertising

    Appendix II: Food Store Price Structure
    • Explanation of Information
    • Dentifrice
    • Mouthwash/Breath Freshener
    • Toothbrushes
    • Denture Products
    • Dental Floss

    Appendix III: Company Profiles
    Block Drug Company, Inc.
    • Sales at $670 Million in Fiscal 1995
    • Dental, Ethical, and Consumer Segments
    • Block Drug's Consumer Brands

    Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    • Sales Hover at About $500 Million
    • Consumer Products and Specialty Products
    • Arm & Hammer an Umbrella Consumer Brand

    Colgate-Palmolive Company
    • Worldwide Sales of $7.6 Billion in 1994
    • Oral Care and Personal Care Account for Most Sales
    • Global Brands
    • Domestic Brands
    • Colgate's International Stance
    • International Oral Care Markets

    Den-Mat Corporation
    • Sales Estimated at $95 Million
    • Active in Both Products and Services
    • A Single Notable Consumer Brand

    The Gillette Company
    • Sales Jump to $6.1 Billion in 1994
    • Gillette's Five Business Segments
    • Gillette's Big Consumer Brands

    Johnson & Johnson
    • Sales of $15.7 Billion in 1994
    • J & J's Three Business Segments
    • Many Well-Known Brands
    • International Position

    Lion Corporation
    • Sales Placed at $3.15 Billion in 1994
    • Household Products Largest Segment
    • Oral Healthcare
    • International Operations

    Pfizer, Inc.
    • Net Sales Climb to $8.3 Billion
    • Pfizer's Four Segments
    • Some Well-Known Consumer Labels

    The Procter & Gamble Company
    • Net Sales of $30.3 Billion in 1994
    • Five U.S. Business Segments
    • P & G's Powerhouse Brands
    • The International Division

    Smith & Nephew
    • Worldwide Sales of $1.48 Billion in 1994
    • Consumer Healthcare

    SmithKline Beecham Plc
    • Sales Reach $9.9 Billion in 1994
    • Three Business Segments
    • Some Popular Consumer Brands
    • International Oral Hygiene Products

    Unilever Group
    • Sales of $48 Billion in 1994
    • Unilever's Four Main Business Segments
    • A Powerful Stable of Consumer Brands
    • International Stance

    Warner-Lambert Company (Warner Wellcome Joint Venture)
    • Net Sales of $6.4 Billion in 1994
    • Joint Venture with Glaxo Wellcome
    • Warner-Lambert's Three Business Segments
    • Many Popular Consumer Brands

    Appendix IV: Addresses Of Selected Marketers
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