To buy strawberry toothpaste?

It's more important that they brush their teeth If they like the strawberry flavour, they will be happy to use it
I remember buying bubblegum flavour which was blue!

We got dental care training when working in a care home- the dentist trainer said that the age range stated on the tube doesn't matter. As long as it has 1450 ppm fluoride it can be used for any age. She specifically recommended trying "child" toothpaste, eg strawberry, for our residents who weren't keen on standard mint.
She also said it is absolutely fine to use "adults" toothpaste on children.

I agree that there is a real gap in the market for "sensitive" toothpaste in non-spicy flavours! Why can't manufacturers imagine that some people with sensitive teeth might also have sensitive lips and gums?!

One option for people looking for less sweet non-mint options is Kingfisher's fennel toothpaste. Just make sure you get the red tube; the blue tube has no fluoride.

https://www.kingfishertoothpaste.co.uk/shop.html#F100

I have gin and tonic flavoured toothpaste...

Presumably by "'flavoured' toothpastes" you mean "toothpastes with flavours other than the mint flavour we as a society have decided is somehow 'standard'"? Because the minty flavour of most UK toothpastes isn't down to the active ingredients, it's solely down to the flavourings added.

I agree the 'age ratings' on a lot of toothpastes are just a matter of marketing. The Aquafresh Splash one my daughter likes (strawberry and mint flavour, incidentally, so could be a compromise for the OP!) has exactly the same fluoride content of 1450 ppm as the one the adults in the house use, so there's no reason she would have to stop using it other than the possibility she won't want to use a 'babyish' toothpaste.

Why would the "latest advice" care what the toothpaste tastes like? Why wouldn't it just state that you should buy a toothpaste approved by the BDA or similar, with the right fluoride content?

Also as long as it is from a reputable brand (we get the aqua fresh strawberry flavour) and you use it on the age range stated on the packet the fluoride level will be fine. And it's surprising that this needs saying, but please do not buy toothpaste off TikTok.

My kids refuse anything but strawberry toothpaste, it had never occurred to me that this might be an issue. Lots of kids don't like mint, that's why the strawberry one exists. This is not worth stressing about in the least.

Hi smile and it's about £11
Sainsbury's has the right amount of fluoride and is about £1...

So one brand not having enough fluoride becomes “the strawberry ones tend not to have enough fluoride”?

@Heather37231 There is a make that’s really popular on TikTok and insta at the mo thats aimed at adults and all sorts of flavours. I genuinely can’t remember the name but DD really wants it, the fluoride is only about 1100 though so I refuse to buy it.

While I quite like it, it's not really all that sparkly and no unicorns appear when you brush. It does taste of bubble gum though! 😁

Well to quote Meatloaf, 2 outta 3 aint bad! 😂

Good lord! Just buy the strawberry toothpaste if that's what they like! It's actually not that sweet at all (I accidentally used some of my DDs once)

While I quite like it, it's not really all that sparkly and no unicorns appear when you brush. It does taste of bubble gum though! 😁

I want the unicorn sparkly bubblegum flavour toothpaste!!!

What toothpaste do you use please?

I used to love the strawberry toothpaste when I was little.

Since starting chemo, mint is actually painful to use. It's like brushing with needles! I like an enamel building, sensitive teeth toothpaste and haven't found any (I'm not in the UK) without mint. Did find one enamel building kids' toothpaste in strawberry, which is my current favourite. I also have the unicorn bubblegum one and a couple of other strawberries. I hate the fact that all adult toothpastes you can find in the shops seemingly have to be mint flavoured. And you don't get kids' toothpastes specifically formulated for sensitive teeth.

Off topic but I'm also hypersensitive to anything spicy. Sauces etc that I never thought were at all spicy are on the verge of being painful now. Ginger can be a problem too. I have more sympathy now for people who can't tolerate any hot spice since I have become one of them! Miss my sriracha though. I'm ok so far with things like cumin thank goodness.

They've had bubblegum flavour with glitter toothpaste forever ask your dentist or chemist to recommend the best one.

My mouth doesn't feel clean unless I've used mint. But other people don't feel that same way and ultimately it is cleaning their teeth so who cares what flavor it is? Is he aware that mint toothpaste is also sweet?

I might get some strawberry toothpaste myself. I can't stand mint. I have to brush and rinse with hot water otherwise it burns my mouth.

I'd be worried about the fluoride content, not the flavour. The strawberry flavour ones usually tend to have less

My eldest as a child loathed the taste of mint. We used some other strawberry toothpaste with the same fluoride level. You realise that it's not actually sugar but artificial sweetener. They eventually moved to adult toothpaste. They turned out vegetarian and don't have much of a sweet tooth. I don't think the toothpaste made any difference.

What teeth are concerned, the most important thing is to make sure you child doesn’t rinse their mouth out with water afterwards. The toothpaste needs to stay on the teeth. I had to stop my MIL from well-meaningly offering DS a tumbler of water to swill round his mouth after brushing. Lots of us were brought up that way but it’s against current guidance.

What’s your evidence for flavoured toothpastes not having the right fluoride content? All the ones I have seen are made by the same manufacturers as the mint ones and have the same fluoride content.

After years of fighting with a child over toothpaste flavours her new dentist recommended this one. We have no issues with it at all now

I use a lemon one, dc1 likes strawberry, dc2 and dh use mint. All have the same amount of fluoride.

Dc1 is 8, hates the taste of mint and doesn't have a sweet tooth.