Which toothpaste

MouldyOldDough

I have read an article that tells me that a £1 toothpaste is no worse than a £20 toothpaste and as long as it contains flouride - it gives the same result
https://www.hovedentalclinic.co.uk/blog/whats-the-best-toothpaste/
Any comments? 

unforeseen

I use duraphat. Get it free on prescription. 

clive0510

its like washing machines. loads to choose from, but all do the same job!

sevenhills

I would tend to agree, but using a 'good' toothpaste only costs a couple of ££ per month.
So although this is a money saving tips site, I spend money on alcohol and gadgets, so I am surely going to spend a few ££ on toothpaste.

Toothsmith

I'd pretty much agree with that article. Any toothpaste so long as there is at least 1250ppm of fluoride in it will do the job a toothpaste is supposed to do. The maximum a 'general sale' toothpaste can have in it is 1450ppm of fluoride.

The Duraphat ones are generally prescribed for people with a higher decay risk. They can be 2800ppm or 5600ppm fluoride.

The one bit in that article I would disagree with - and dentistry in general disagrees with - is the use of that spawn of Beelzebub - MOUTHWASH!!!

Apart from one or two specific mouthwashes, recommended by your dentist or hygienist for a specific condition, for a specific time span, there is no earthly use for general 'everyday' mouthwashes! if it wasn't for the problem they would cause if they all got into the water system at the same time, I'd happily have them all flushed away tomorrow!

What is supposed to be the recommended instruction nowadays is 'Spit, don't rinse' 

That is, when you finish brushing your teeth (particularly your nighttime one) spit out the toothpaste, but don't rinse your mouth out afterwards. That way, a little toothpaste is left in your mouth and around your teeth, where the fluoride and the antimicrobials within the toothpaste can carry on working for quite some time after you've finished brushing your teeth. this is far better that swooshing them all away with a mouthwash that will be gone from your teeth a few seconds later