Tooth Paste--Weird!!! - Page 2

phoenixbrd · ‎03-27-2010

Tom's at Trader Joe's

Caligurll · ‎07-20-2014

Another Tom's user--both tooth paste and deodorant.

Azcowgirl · ‎04-10-2012

Love Toms rapid relief sensitive.....works great!

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

I use flouride free toothpastes. Flouride really doesn't prevent cavaties and is toxic. Just Google "Is flouride toxic?"

Carolm · ‎09-05-2013

I've been using Crest brand for as long as I can remember, which is a very long time, and no problems. I am glad you were able to discover it was an issue for you.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

@haddon9 wrote:
I use flouride free toothpastes. Flouride really doesn't prevent cavaties and is toxic. Just Google "Is flouride toxic?"

Fluoride does prevent cavities. I am 63 and have had fluoride treatments my entire life. Today I still have all of my real teeth including all four wisdoms. None of my teeth have ever had a cavity and I am in good health. Fluoride is the reason why this is all true for me. The most effective type of fluoride to look for is stannous.

As far as 'toxic'...? See for yourself:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4851520/

novamc1 · ‎07-02-2015

@haddon9

You really don't think fluoride prevents cavities?

Flouride has been in toothpaste and certain municipal water supplies for the past many decades. That, plus fluoride treatments in dental offices (and somewhat present in readily available mouthwashes) are the very reason that dentists don't have many new cavities to fill these days. (Ask a dentist if this is true.)

I and others in my "advanced age group" had many cavities as children years ago. Later, my children were given fluoride treatments during each dental visit.

It is not recommended to swallow toothpaste with fluoride.

When a dentist gives a fluoride treatment to someone, instructions are given to NOT eat or drink for 30 minutes to avoid swallowing and ingesting the flouride.

Here's what the National Institutes of Health has to say about fluoride................

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. The most important factor for fluoride presence in alimentation is fluoridated water. Methods, which led to greater fluoride exposure and lowered caries prevalence, are considered to be one of the greatest accomplishments in the 20th century`s public dental health. During pregnancy, the placenta acts as a barrier. The fluoride, therefore, crosses the placenta in low concentrations. Fluoride can be transmitted through the plasma into the mother’s milk; however, the concentration is low. The most important action of fluoride is topical, when it is present in the saliva in the appropriate concentration. The most important effect of fluoride on caries incidence is through its role in the process of remineralization and demineralization of tooth enamel. Acute toxicity can occur after ingesting one or more doses of fluoride over a short time period which then leads to poisoning. Today, poisoning is mainly due to unsupervised ingestion of products for dental and oral hygiene and over-fluoridated water.

Even though fluoride can be toxic in extremely high concentrations, its topical use is safe. The European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD) recommends a preventive topical use of fluoride supplements because of their cariostatic effect.

OhioAngel · ‎12-11-2014

i dont have the box it came in now, and the tube only shows the 2 active ingredients. but what i found online about the palpitations that others had too, is Potassium Nitrate - that can cause them in some people.