Advice on toddler toothpaste please (Toothsmith?)

brighthair

Wench wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a 'mild mint' flavoured toothpaste ? Or any adult toothpaste that isnt mint ?

My 5 year old doesn't like strong mint flavours, doesn't mind mild spearmint though.

After reading through this thread I'm going to switch the youngest two children to adult toothpaste, but as said above need recommendation's.

Many Thanks

I HATE mint, and posted this in the health and beauty section
https://www.delicious teeth.com or boots it's on offer
there's lime, lemon, garden mint or peppermint and its called dawood and tanner tooth cleanser. The lime one is lush :j

Toothsmith

BernardM wrote: »

http://www.highernature.co.uk:80/ShowProductFamily.aspx?ProductFamilyID=123


http://www.highernature.co.uk:80/ShowProductFamily.aspx?ProductFamilyID=168

I really wouldn't be brushing my toddlers teeth with a cocktail of ascorbic acid and citric acid, or an adult sized £18 toothbrush - even if it does remove tobacco stains!!

Toothsmith

xxvickixx wrote: »

So are most adult toothpastes OK or should I stick to the regular, non whitening. I usually buy sensitive toothpaste as the one I get has no SLS in it. Would that be suitable for a toddler do you think Toothsmith?

If the one you're thinking of is Sensodyne Pronamel, then I would say that is fine to use on kids (but just a tiny smear, as with any of them, in toddlers).

Other sensitive-teeth toothpastes are quite chemical-heavy, and so probably not the best thing to have kids on. Doubt it would do any harm though.

BernardM

Toothsmith wrote: »

I really wouldn't be brushing my toddlers teeth with a cocktail of ascorbic acid and citric acid, or an adult sized £18 toothbrush - even if it does remove tobacco stains!!

Of course, so you would buy the correct size head.

You don't need any toothpaste and you only change your head of your brush just like any other toothbrush would need replacing, so I make that a massive saving.

FACEDUPTOITATLAST

Speaking as a dental nurse of 14 yrs, I would say use any toothpaste that has the recomended amount of flouride, eg; colgate, aquafresh supermarket own brands etc... make sure the brush head isn't to big, and use a tiny amount of toothpaste to minimise swallowing, and once finished brushing don't rinse.

Toothsmith

BernardM wrote: »

Of course, so you would buy the correct size head.

You don't need any toothpaste and you only change your head of your brush just like any other toothbrush would need replacing, so I make that a massive saving.

The amount of toothpaste you should be using on a toddler's brush would mean that if they just had their own tube it should easily last a year! The amount you see squirted onto a brush in a toothpaste commercial is about a fortnights worth!

If you use the correct amount of toothpaste, then any saving of a scientifically dubious toothbrush is non-existant. Even if the brush got the teeth 100% clean (And it won't) bacterial re-colonisation of the tooth surface begins again within 20 mins.

Plus - even if that toothbrush DID get teeth perfectly clean by itself, that would not offer protection against cavities. Brushing the teeth prevents gum disease mainly, and only marginally decay.

The reason toothbrushing has a major influence on tooth decay is because it introduces fluoride (from the toothpaste) to the tooth surface which hardens the tooth.

Without the fluoride in toothpaste, you're not getting the full benefit of your efforts.

BernardM

Why is it that that toothpaste safety is controlled by the body regulating cosmetics, not medicines.