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Gum Shield

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.1% of orders. But demand is soft, at -40.9% this quarter, so Gum Shield is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
59
59 / 100
Top 11% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +11 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£494K/yr1.1M searches / yr
90-day growth
-40.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
25%top-5 click share · 24 brands · 39 sellers

Flapen Score

Gum Shield against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Gum Shield is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

59Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Gum Shield market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gum Shield 1.1M times last year and spent an estimated £494K. The top 5 brands take 66% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.1M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -40.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £494K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.1M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-40.9%
Conversion, latest week
4.9%
Market size, estimated
£494Ka year
Peak month
September3.4× the quietest month
Top search term
mouth guard290K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.60.

Listings sell for £9.60 on average, from £3.79 to £25.07. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £9.60 that is £7K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.60under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.79–£25.07
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
50K–60K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£7K–£10K
Returns
1.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

97% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #78 within Sleep & Snoring Aids. It carries 4,246 reviews at 4.08 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
97%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
2.8%
Average rank
#78in Sleep & Snoring Aids
Average rating
4.08 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,246per listing
Listings tracked
66

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 9 launches as successful.

9 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 52 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
9
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
52 months

Products

Top Gum Shield products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 25% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£10K£20K£30K£39K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

24 rising

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

66%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

25%

Top 20: 64%

Open market

29%

  • Opro25%
  • SAFEJAWZ22%
  • GAME GUARD7%
  • flintronic6%
  • ONIVO PRO6%
  • Reazeal6%

Demand

Gum Shield search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

40K30KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×

Search terms

Top Gum Shield search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • mouth guard290K/yr
  • gum shield288K/yr
  • mouthguard57K/yr
  • mouth guard boxing27K/yr
  • opro mouth guard53K/yr
  • boxing mouth guard27K/yr
  • kids gum shield34K/yr
  • gumshield32K/yr
  • gum shield kids67K/yr
  • gum shield boxing21K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gum Shield

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall26%−0.30

Too small

Poor fit

Too big

Comfort-Overall7%+0.54

Hard and uncomfortable

Not comfortable for my son

Uncomfortable, ineffective

Oral Hygiene7%+0.19

UK dental care is in a dire situation

literally with in a couple of mins it had cut my mouth

Not dentist recommended

Functionality-Overall7%−0.15

Not Remouldable

Didn't work for me

Didnt work for my son

Quality-Overall6%+1.30

Cheap

Poor quality

Absolute rubbish

Love

Quality-Overall15%+1.30

The quality feels solid

It is premium quality for an average price

Excellent product

Size-Overall15%−0.30

easy to fit

It fits securely

Excellent fit

Ease Of Use12%+1.02

Ease of use

It's very simple to do

easy to carry

Comfort-Overall10%+0.54

Comfortable all night

Comfortable fit

Comfortable to wear

Oral Hygiene9%+0.19

Good for dental hygiene

It is protecting my teeth

Perfect for teeth grinders

Return

1.1% Return rate 65% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall50%█▇█▇▆▆

Too small

Poor fit

Too big

Functionality-Overall11%▇▇▅▇▆█

Not Remouldable

Didn't work for me

Didnt work for my son

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%▃▄▆▆██
Quality-Overall5%▄▅▇██▅

Cheap

Poor quality

Absolute rubbish

Compatibility-Overall3%▂▄▅█▄█

FAQ

Common Gum Shield questions

Answered from the same tracked data.