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I bought the Comfort Zone Lip Saver, I use it, and I recommend it. This thing stops your lower teeth from cutting into the lip, while enabling the lip to fully support your reed... for a long time... with no pain. If you get a sore lower lip after playing, check out this little device. It'll let you work with stiffer reeds -- and that affects your sound. (For me, in a good way.) Three last comments: 1. Forget about using denture pads, whitening trays, mouthguards, or any other junk that you could put over your teeth. These are the wrong tools for the job. 2. No, I don't work for Comfort Zone, don't know who they are, and have not gotten compensated in any way for writing this post. 3. If you're thinking of advising me to "stop biting", don't bother. I'm 63 years old and have been playing since the 4th grade. I know what biting is and how to control it. Cheers, Debitspread

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UP Side of Buying This Item: If your a person who practices a lot during the day, then this product really does help out a lot as it puts a barrier between your bottom lip and your bottom teeth, so you don't get a sore lower lip and those nasty bite marks that can develop over long hours of practicing. Before i used strips of paper and fabric tape to solve this problem, but within an hr the paper devolved, and over time the tape gets unsightly. Some may disagree with me, but i do like the sound change that occurs when using this product, it helps stable your bottom lip which supports the embrasure and products a more warm stable sound. At least in my own experience Customizing the product takes too much time as well. the long front section was very uncomfortable for me so i had to cut it down and shape it till it felt comfortable. If you're not careful you can ruin the whole guard and be forced to use your spare. Another thing is that the rubber is too hard even after boiling it down for about 20 seconds making customizing that much more difficult. Overall Opinion: Its great if you practice long hours and are willing to spend the money and a good 2 to 3 hours to make it feel just right. A good investment, but not a great one. If your short on cash i recommend dealing with paper or tape as it is a cheaper alternative. I also don't recommend this for younger players as they may develop a tight embrasure (bitting harder then necessary). So wait off if you're still starting, the pain is good for you.

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had high hopes for this product. save your money. does not mould to your teeth. far too thick and hard to change shape enough with hot water method. i'm back to waxed paper!

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With hours of rehearsals and practice each day, I've been cutting the inside of my lower lip so much that I eventually had to rest for half a week every other week so that it can heal. I've been looking everywhere and this seems to be the only product available and it really works! It took about 2 weeks to really get comfortable with this thing but you do have to trim the length or it will go deep into your gums. As to the complaints about it not molding to your teeth, it's not really supposed to work like wax but it does make slight indents to the shape of your teeth and after about half a month of continuous use, the rubber does start to get a little softer and mold better. It's extremely uncomfortable to use for the first couple of days but going back the way I used to play was just too painful and now I can't play without it. My embouchure did change to the point where I can't play at all without it and I'm even able to play for longer amount of time without getting tired because of the support this gives to my lower lip and muscles around my mouth. Overall, expect a big (good) change in your playing but don't expect a miracle to happen right at the start. My last thoughts would be that I agree with the other reviewer recommending beginners to not use this since it might prevent them from being able to develop a nice full sound at that early stage with this in their mouth.

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With hours of rehearsals and practice each day, I've been cutting the inside of my lower lip so much that I eventually had to rest for half a week every other week so that it can heal. I've been looking everywhere and this seems to be the only product available and it really works! It took about 2 weeks to really get comfortable with this thing but you do have to trim the length or it will go deep into your gums. As to the complaints about it not molding to your teeth, it's not really supposed to work like wax but it does make slight indents to the shape of your teeth and after about half a month of continuous use, the rubber does start to get a little softer and mold better. It's extremely uncomfortable to use for the first couple of days but going back the way I used to play was just too painful and now I can't play without it. My embouchure did change to the point where I can't play at all without it and I'm even able to play for longer amount of time without getting tired because of the support this gives to my lower lip and muscles around my mouth. Overall, expect a big (good) change in your playing but don't expect a miracle to happen right at the start. My last thoughts would be that I agree with the other reviewer recommending beginners to not use this since it might prevent them from being able to develop a nice full sound at that early stage with this in their mouth.