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CDC: Kids Are Using Too Much Toothpaste
If you’re the parent of young kids, think about how big a grain of rice is, or a pea, before you help them brush their teeth. That’s because that’s how big the drop of toothpaste on their toothbrush should be, depending on their age—kids up to age 3 get the rice-sized dollop, kids 3 to […]
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Many Children Are Overdoing It on the Toothpaste, C.D.C. Study Says
Professional guidelines suggest this would be too much toothpaste on a young child’s brush. Children ages 3 to 6 should use no more than a pea-size amount of fluoride toothpaste, officials say.CreditCreditElaine Thompson/Associated Press Many parents are squeezing potentially unhealthy amounts of toothpaste on their children’s brushes, health officials warned in a study released on […]
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Colgate eliminated triclosan from its toothpaste. Could a ban be on the way?
Colgate-Palmolive’s newest product, a toothpaste called Colgate Total SF, rolled out this week with a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign that includes a celebrity-studded commercial that will air during Sunday’s Super Bowl. Colgate Total SF is a reformulated version of the company’s best-selling toothpaste, the antibacterial Colgate Total. The ad campaign stresses the supposed benefits of the new product […]
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Fluoridex
Generic Name: sodium fluoride Dosage Form: paste, dentifrice Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Feb 1, 2019. Disclaimer: This drug has not been found by FDA to be safe and effective, and this labeling has not been approved by FDA. For further information about unapproved drugs, click here. On This Page Indications and Usage […]
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CDC: Use of Toothpaste and Toothbrushing Patterns Among Children and Adolescents — United States, 2013–2016
Fluoride use is one of the main factors responsible for the decline in prevalence and severity of dental caries and cavities (tooth decay) in the United States (1). Brushing children’s teeth is recommended when the first tooth erupts, as early as 6 months, and the first dental visit should occur no later than age 1 […]
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Pediatric oral health: Fluoride use recommendations
Dental caries (cavities) continues to be the most chronic disease of childhood.1 Although dental caries is multifactorial in its etiology, fluoride is an important chemotherapeutic intervention to strengthen teeth and prevent disease progression.2 The safety of fluoride has been demonstrated in numerous research studies and community water fluoridation heralded as one of the top 10 […]
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Study: Many small kids in US are using too much toothpaste
NEW YORK (AP) – Too many young kids are using too much toothpaste, increasing their risk of streaky or splotchy teeth when they get older, according to a government survey released Thursday. About 40 percent of kids ages 3 to 6 used a brush that was full or half-full of toothpaste, even though experts recommend […]
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Off-Setting Oral Health Disparities: Developing good dental habits early among low-income Americans
PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The benefits of good dental care can result in more than just a pretty smile. And as National Children’s Dental Health Month gets underway, healthcare providers are encouraging parents to help their children develop good oral health habits that can lead to a lifetime of overall health and wellness. According to the Centers for […]
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‘Look ma, no cavities!’
FORT WAYNE, IND. It was the butt of many jokes in the 1950’s and ’60’s when Crest toothpaste rolled out its ‘look mom, no cavities’ commercials, advertising what was actually one of the 20th Century’s greatest leaps forward in public health; the discovery that adding fluoride to toothpaste virtually eliminated cavities. And the man responsible […]
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2 fluoride toothpaste inventors from IU win posthumous fame
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Two Indiana University researchers whose cavity-fighting formula launched Crest toothpaste in the 1950s will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Joseph Muhler and William Nebergall will be inducted on May 2 in Washington, along with 17 other inventors and innovators. The Herald-Times reports that Muhler was a dentistry […]
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