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Toothpaste

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Yorkiegirl · 05/09/2004 21:11

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MadameButterfly · 05/09/2004 21:13

What about Colgate?

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Yorkiegirl · 06/09/2004 00:13

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SoupDragon · 06/09/2004 07:49

My DSs don't like the extra mintiness of adult toothpaste. Try before you go!

I don't know how much difference the flouride levels make - they're higher in adult toothpaste.

pesme · 06/09/2004 08:43

I was told to use adult toothpaste on dd as the baby stuff doesn't have enought floride

earlygirl · 06/09/2004 08:45

hi yorkiegirl
def. dont get whitening could you not try a herbal based toothpaste like kingfisher this comes with or without floride-your choice
they should sell it in holland and barret if not at an independant health food shop
maybe someone could go into town forr you?the fennel flavour is nice think the other is lemon and mint which is also nice

earlygirl · 06/09/2004 08:46

pesme floride is toxic- its another peice of hv prophaganda

motherinferior · 06/09/2004 08:57

I'd say herbal if overly worried, but don't worry about it too much - or in fact brush their teeth with just the brush and water.

Have a fabulous holiday.

earlygirl · 06/09/2004 09:01

yeah have a great holiday yorkie
did you get my email-hope so it'd be lovely to hear from you when you get back!
have a nice time
m i is right dont worry too much about the toothpaste -( its a battle brushing my ds s teeth at the mo sometimes it takes a week to get them done!! yak)

jasper · 06/09/2004 14:10

pesme you are right. Adult paste is not only fine but BEST for kids.
Early, EVERYTHING is toxic at a certain dose .A small pea sized blob twice a day only is the optimum amount.

Brushing teeth only reduces decay because of the fluoride in the toothpaste.

If you are going to use Fluoride free toothpaste you would be just as well to brush your teeth with mud or soap for all the good it would do your teeth.

nutcracker · 06/09/2004 14:14

Can you really use adult toothpaste for kids ?? From what age ????

My kids have me buying several different kids toothpastes as one likes one and one hates another e.t.c.
I have often threatened to throw them away and just use our toothpaste but wasn't sure i could.

earlygirl · 06/09/2004 14:26

jasper i am inclined to disagree with you

brushing plaque from your teeth does help stop decay and the whole point about flouride being a poison is that it gradually builds up over a lifetime in your tissues as your body has no mechanism to get rid of it (same as other toxins)

i am not totally anti-flouride but think that its best to be catious and that its not necessary for milk teeth which are not permanant anyway

i think the more toxins we can eliminate from our bodies the better esp.children

earlygirl · 06/09/2004 14:34

meant fluoride and cautious obviously

jasper · 06/09/2004 22:52

earlygirl I am a dentist and can assure you 100% that the decay reducing property of brushing is down to it as a means of fluoride application . Actually there is an exception to this - brushing even without any paste will reduce decay on smooth surfaces of teeth but these are not the ones that are the most likely to decay. It's the interproximal ( where two adjacent teeth touch) and occlusal(biting) surfaces that are likely to decay and I repeat you might as well not bother brushing at all as use non fluoride paste.

of course it's all about diet and your oral bugs really!

Yes Nutty, from as soon as they have teeth, but just a tiny amount and don't let them have free access to the tube. Get them to spit out any foamy residue.
Look for 1000ppm fluoride on the label. Some kids pastes have this, but many are only 600ppm.

My kids are like yours, thay always moan it is too minty. I sometimes buy Punch and Judy strawberry which they like best but it is expensive (especially as I get other minty stuff free)

earlygirl · 06/09/2004 23:06

ive read a few abstracts to experiments online today which would dispute this and the effects of fluoride are frightening i know this will be in the extreme but i prefer to be cautious

can you recommend a gentle childrens electric brush-is it a good idea?

handlemecarefully · 06/09/2004 23:10

Jasper,

You're a dentist? - you must be very rich then!

jasper · 07/09/2004 00:15

Earlygirl, yes I think electric brushes are great if they encourage your kiddy to brush ( some little boys in particular are gadget freaks from a very early age!). I don't have them for my kids because as part of my violent brushing routine they bite down hard on the brush.

Personally I like the braun one that has a really small circular head and is rechargeable.(one of my pet hates is having to replace batteries on ANYTHING). I'd be interested to hear what ones others found good for their kids.

handlemecarefully I am completey loaded and have to wade through piles of cash to get to the computer.

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Yorkiegirl · 07/09/2004 07:32

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Tissy · 07/09/2004 08:51

jasper, I agree about the Braun rechargable toothbrush- my dd loves hers and will happily sit with her mouth open while we clean her teeth for her.

If it is better for young children to use the same toothpaste as adults, why do they make kids toothpaste (in nice flavours)with less fluoride, then? I tried my dd with our toothpaste (Sensodyne F) "accidentally" last night and she hated it!

jasper · 07/09/2004 21:30

that's a wise kid Tissy. That stuff is pretty revolting!

Yorkiegirl probably Colgate. They seem to have embedded themselves in the psyche of the older generation in the way M&S did in the clothes market for years and years. They have a pretty slick oral health month thing going on just now and we are inundated with free samples at work.

pupuce · 07/09/2004 22:34

Early.... can you share what/where you found stuff ... I am interested... sorry Jasper

SofiaAmes · 07/09/2004 22:36

I have my parents bringing over many tubes of kiddie toothpaste from the usa (where you can get it with 1000ppm) in all sorts of revolting flavors like strawberry and bubblegum.
Jasper, my ds is 3.5, dd is 23 mo. Are they too young for the battery operated toothbrushes?

JanH · 07/09/2004 22:53

Tissy, Sensodyne is disgusting!

My kids have always liked Aquafresh mildmint (the green one) - it isn't as FRESH as the blue one and doesn't make you gasp, good for kids. I'm not sure how it compares for fluoride though (Jasper?)

jasper · 07/09/2004 23:10

SofiaAmes I am not aware of any official guidelines but can't see why they could not use them (supervised) if they like them.
Pupuce just type "fluoride is a deadly poison." or some such into a search engine, you will get a ton of stuff, mostly complete tosh .
Beware of any site which can't even spell the word "Fluoride" !

JanH thanks for the tip, I will try that one on my kids. It should say on the side the fluoride level, but it is most unlikely to be less than optimum.

peachypie · 07/09/2004 23:20

Jasper - i agree re: fluoride absolutely right. (dental health educator) sofiaames - battery operated tooth brushes are great but ive found that unless it is one that oscillates ( quater turn, small round head)
they are not that effective because a lot of the childrens battery operated brushes have a normal toothbrush head and just gently vibrate which doesnt do much really, so i would recommend a braun which the whole familt can use, as they have colour coded heads so each member of the family can have a different coloured head.used correctly they are great.

Tissy · 08/09/2004 08:39

I like the taste of Sensodyne- it's the white one, not the pink one (yuk)