Advice on best toothpaste please

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silvercar wrote:

Anyone know whether mineralising toothpaste is worth using?

I read somewhere that chewing sugar free gum helps with the re mineralizing process. I am using it on a regular basis as a couple of weeks ago i had my check up at my dentist and he recons the whitening toothpaste i have been using has scrubbed the enamel off my teeth.

Oscar

pattycake wrote:

I have sensitive teeth and use Sensodyne which is expensive. I have tried other brands for sensitive teeth, even ones such as Colgate when they have been on offer, but I do not find that they work.

I just have to grin (!!) and pay for the Sensodyne.

To try and save money you could brush with an ordinary toothpaste and only rub a smidgin of sensodyne on to the most sensitive areas. Worth asking at the dentists if they have any free samples of sensodyne the manufacturers used to be very generous in sending boxes of free samples to dentists and hygienists but I dont know if this is still the case!

aussielle

pattycake wrote:

I have sensitive teeth and use Sensodyne which is expensive. I have tried other brands for sensitive teeth, even ones such as Colgate when they have been on offer, but I do not find that they work.

I just have to grin (!!) and pay for the Sensodyne.

Me too, it's just false economy, the other cheaper brands don't work and I still have to buy the sensodyne

Slugpizza

>Plaque lives on the gum line, so we should really brush our
> gums more than we brush our teeth!

However, if you erode your gums by hard brushing with a brush you will have lovely shiny teeth rattling around in loose gum sockets. Talk to your doctor about technique.

http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/healthyforlife/2021.shtml

As does oral piercings that touch teeth:
http://www.molokosynthemesc.com/risks/risks/000001.jpg

dbs

Why not buy a quality toothpaste but dont use so much.

Most advise a pea size amount of toothpaste but I use half that amount after consulting with my dentist so a tube of toothpaste last twice as long.

Using too much toothpaste just dried my mouth out.

Dora_the_Explorer_5

Talk to your doctor about technique.

For advice on brushing - talk to your dentist or dental hygienist. Don't waste good GP time on trivialities.

sd8974

dbs wrote:

Why not buy a quality toothpaste but dont use so much.

Most advise a pea size amount of toothpaste but I use half that amount after consulting with my dentist so a tube of toothpaste last twice as long.

Using too much toothpaste just dried my mouth out.

Well, they only recommend pea size amounts for children under 7! Besides, if you buy Asda own brand rather than the Colgate brand it could be about 3 times more toothpaste for your money!

Having now compared the levels of Flouride and Triclosan [the two active ingredients] in the two brands I mentioned [Asda TotalCare Stripe & Colgate Total Fresh Stripe] I've discovered that they are indeed the same [1450 ppmF & 0.3% w/w Triclosan] in both. However, there is still a difference in the claims of the 2 products...and that is where the Colgate claims to "offer 12 hour protection against a full range of oral health problems", but the Asda own brand does not - why is this? Is there another ingredient in the Colgate brand that is not listed as active, but makes this seemingly important difference? Is this the mystery third ingredient that silvercar mentioned earlier in this thread?

Toothsmith

Possibly Colgate has spent money researching it's effectiveness, wheras ASDA just bung in the ingredients and ship it out?

Research is expensive, and the customer is the one ultimately paying for it.

Just a guess.

lolly5648

Saw an ad for toothpaste with calcium that restores the enamel on your teeth over a 3 month period.

Do you think this works? I drink a lot of orange juice etc and this has worn down the enamel on my teeth so this sounds like a good idea if it works

Teerah

Nothing can reverse the damage once it has been done, toothpastes are now being developed to prevent further damage though and remineralise the enamel when it is soft so that it is not lost. Try drinking your juice through a straw and never swish it round your mouth before swallowing. Also hold off brushing immediately after an acid attack as this is when the enamel is softest and the toothbrush can wear it away.