Why does an infant with no teeth need fluoride?
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Since I have stopped using fluoride toothpastes my teeth have improved.
Wow that's interesting! What do you use instead?
I'm guessing baking soda or non-fluoride toothpaste.
I use Tom's and only buy it when it's on sale.
Tom's of Maine was bought out by Colgate over 20 years ago. They slowly have cheapened the raw ingredients in their products. It is not the same company. You are basically paying for a name.
Baking soda is great. It is very low on the abrasion scale and it neutralizes acids - which are the problem. doTerra essential oils makes a toothpaste that is awesome. It has a calcium mineral complex that is closely related to natural tooth minerals in addition to some essential oils formulated for oral health - not toxic fluoride. The key to using a product like this is to clean teeth first with baking soda and then apply a very small amount to the teeth and spit out the excess. Do not rinse the toothpaste off the teeth - good to do at bedtime. It takes about 20 - 30 minutes for teeth to take up minerals. So it does no good to rinse the stuff down the drain. Using just a tiny amount like medicine for your teeth will go a long way.
I'm basically paying for a non-fluoride toothpaste made without artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives.
Colgate bought them so they could stop Tom's from lobbying against their production methods, petrochemicals, etc. They also have the side benefit of using the name to sell fluoride toothpastes to people who forgot why they originally chose the brand in the first place. The original owners still work there and the factory in Sanford, Maine still produces the products it did before the acquisition.
Canadian plant produces the fluoride toothpaste and some of the newer product lines, and their toothbrushes are made in Switzerland.
I just checked the ingredients of doTERRA On Guard Natural Whitening Toothpaste-
Glycerin, Water (Aqua), Hydrated Silica, Calcium Carbonate, Xylitol, Hydroxyapatite, Cellulose Gum, Mentha piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Citrus sinensis (Wild Orange) Peel Oil, Eugenia caryophyllus (Clove) Bud Oil, Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Cinnamon) Leaf Oil, Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Cinnamon) Bark Oil, Eucalyptus globulus (Eucalyptus) Leaf Oil, Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Stevia rebaudiana (Stevia) Leaf Extract, Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen) Leaf Oil, Commiphora myrrha (Myrrh) Oil, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Xanthan Gum.
Doesn't look much different than Tom's, but Tom's wouldn't use the Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate and it's much more expensive. $12.67 a tube is too much for me.
https://www.doterra.com/US/en/p/doterra-on-guard-natural-whitening-toothpaste
I get Tom's when it's on sale at Bed Bath and Beyond. I'll buy 2-3 tubes and get an additional $5 off with one of my wife's coupons. Ends up being as cheap as regular toothpaste for me.
I buy Tom's of Maine toothpaste too. I live in Japan and up until 20 years ago, Japan used to not allow fluoride in toothpaste, but now it all has it. I order Thom's online. I used to really like the Infowars Super Blue toothpaste with colloidal silver, but that's gone.
They have lots of fluoride free toothpastes.
Natural toothpaste with xylitol, baking soda and plant extracts.
Mine too! I switched to Jason's Whitening Paste. My teeth have never looked better!