What’s in YOUR Toothpaste?

What’s in YOUR Toothpaste?

If you look at the label of a fluoridated toothpaste – Crest Cavity Protection, say – you’ll see just one active ingredient: fluoride. But you know it contains more than just that. What are those inactive ingredients all about? That seems like a lot of inactivity… and...
Fluoride for the Just-Turning-Toddler Set?

Fluoride for the Just-Turning-Toddler Set?

Once upon a time, the ADA said that children under two years of age should not be given fluoride. How the times have changed! Now, the organization is stating that children’s teeth should be brushed with fluoride toothpaste as soon as the first tooth comes in. *...
56% of Dentists Say “No” to Fluoridation

56% of Dentists Say “No” to Fluoridation

The official pro-fluoridation position is unambiguous: The American Dental Association unreservedly endorses the fluoridation of community water supplies as safe, effective and necessary in preventing tooth decay. This support has been the Association’s position...
Brushing with Chocolate?

Brushing with Chocolate?

There are those who insist that fluoride is the safest and best way to protect our teeth. We’re not the only ones who beg to differ. In the words of one study published late last year in Environmental Health Perspectives, [our] results support the possibility of an...
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