Value toothpaste or brand?

buxtonrabbitgreen

my dentist told me last year only to use sensodyne original, as I was suffering from sensitive teeth, due he said, to using whitening toothpaste. My teeth are quite disscolured due to lots of tea coffee and cigs. But I would rather stick with the sensodyne and no pain or fillings for the last year.

Doom_and_Gloom

I am currently using Hollytrees garden mint and have tried one other kind of toothpaste from a health store. Oddly enough just as I'm vegan not thinking it would help my teeth but they really did compared to others from supermarkets. They cost me about £2.60 for a tube but it lasts me about 2 months and keeps my dentist from doing anything on my teeth (I have a metal toung bar that is supposed to damage my teeth aswell since switching. I also have a labret peircing although changed the backing to a soft one as it was annoying me but didn't damage my teeth either) so I am happy.

dizzydolly

my dentist said "its not what you use .its the way you clean them that counts" ,so find one you like the taste of ,and the price of.

Justamum

rustyjemma wrote: »

Iv got to say im a toms natural toothpaste kind of gal its not cheap though and im not willing to compromise my budget on it at all.
I found the chemical & floride filled pastes leave me feeling ill for hours.

I used to put it down to not liking mornings!

Ps - Its possiable floride isnt good for you. There is a lot of info about it on various websites not just the ones attached. I dont like the fact that something you rub into your mouth advises to minimise swallowing either.
http://www.advancedhealthplan.com/fluoride.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3084220.stm

I dont believe everything I read or everything im told. But I do bear these things in mind & work on the all things in moderation(Except Ice Cream).

I also prefer non-fluoridated toothpaste so buy Kingfisher when my local health food shop has it in, or I buy Tom's of Maine (which I only buy if I have to because it's so expensive!).

I don't buy the dentists' line that children's toothpaste doesn't have enough fluoride in. My children don't have any fillings. It depends on how they brush and what they eat - they don't get sticky sweets, and never have fizzy drinks (or artificial sweeteners either).

Toothsmith

Justamum wrote: »

I don't buy the dentists' line that children's toothpaste doesn't have enough fluoride in.

Why on earth would we make it up?

Toothsmith

rustyjemma wrote: »

Ps - Its possiable floride isnt good for you. There is a lot of info about it on various websites not just the ones attached. I dont like the fact that something you rub into your mouth advises to minimise swallowing either.
http://www.advancedhealthplan.com/fluoride.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3084220.stm

Fluoride has never been found to be harmful when used at recommended theraputic doses.

You don't like the fact that something you rub into your mouth shouldn't be swallowed? So you've never used a salty mouthwash for gum problems, ulcers or after having a tooth out then?

The first of your web links is completely wacko, the second is just a collection of statements with no backup (On either the dental side or the antifluoride guy's side) neither contribute anything to the argument.

Buffy_the_Vampire_Bat

*Waves at luxor4t* I use a OralB electric toothbrush - can't remember the model number of my current one, but I bought it for £12 in Sainsburys back in the summer when they had an OralB promotion on (the brush was normally £25). My dentist swears by electric toothbrushes, but says don't worry about all the swanky heads - the normal round OralB head is just fine - it's how you use it that counts As far as replacement brush heads are concerned, I buy mine in sealed packs on eBay at a fraction of the price they are on the high street/in the supermarkets, and change them every 6-8 weeks.

HTH

QOTD

Buffy great idea to get the toothbrush heads off ebay, I get as much as possible off there (including my electric toothbrush), but for some reason never thought of getting the heads this way............

ali1972

youngmum wrote: »

Do you think the supermarket toothpastes are just as good or do you think it's worth investing in a brand name like Colgate?

TBH, I've tried the likes of ASDA's Smartprice toothpaste at 21p - not a price to be sniffled at! I just wonder whether it is doing as good a job as the brands.

What do you think?

There was a dentist on the Chris Evans radio show on Radio 2 a while back who said that the value ones are absolutely fine as long as they contain fluoride.