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Study shows fluoride from tea & toothpaste weakens bones
Fluoride consumption from tea and toothpaste damaged a woman’s bones, report researchers in Osteoporosis International published online October 9, 2010 (1). Fluoride, added to water intending to reduce tooth decay, accumulates in and can weaken bones. To prevent bone damage or skeletal fluorosis, in 1986 EPA set 4mg/L as water fluoride’s maximum-contaminant-level. In 2006, the […]
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Halos N Horns Toothy Fruity Toothpaste for children contains ‘recommended’ 1450 ppm fluoride
Note: Online October 23, 2010 SLS = Sodium Laureth Skincare for Sensitive Souls The Halos N Horns Toothy Fruity SLS free Toothpaste is a pink gel formulation that smells and tastes of fruity strawberries and bananas. We have weeded out the SLS foaming agent found in the majority of children’s toothpastes and therefore you don’t […]
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Toothpaste ‘poisoning’ suspected: court
A mental health patient whose heart stopped while she was restrained by staff at Wollongong Hospital may have been poisoned by toothpaste, an inquest into her death has heard. Fluoride toxicity, which can occur if someone ingests large quantities of toothpaste, is one of several scenarios being explored as potential causes or contributing factors to […]
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Excess fluoride in toothpaste unsafe for children
Dentists advise children to brush their teeth twice daily using toothpastes. However, different brands of toothpaste in Nigeria lack information on their proper usage as well as contain more than the required amount of fluoride that is safe for children below the age of six years, reports Sade Oguntola. Sugar and starchy foods when left […]
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Trivani International Creates Toxin Free Toothpaste
Springville, Utah – Trivani International, the world’s first Purpose Marketing company, has created a toxin free toothpaste as a healthy alternative to grocery store brand products. This development is the result of a plethora of research and studies about the effects of fluoride in regular toothpastes. The Journal of the American Medical Association (1990-1992) has […]
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Toothpaste: Natural Dentist expands children’s natural oral care product line (with fluoride)
MEDFORD, Massachusetts–Natural Dentist, a company that develops and distributes a line of oral-care products formulated with scientific blends of natural ingredients, has introduced this winter a new toothpaste to its children’s natural oral care line. The toothpaste, the Natural Dentist Cavity Zapper Fluoride Toothpaste, comes in a groovy grape flavor. Formulated to fight cavities and […]
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Normal children’s toothpaste not strong enough to prevent tooth decay, study finds
Parents should use toothpaste with stronger concentrations of fluoride to prevent tooth decay in their children, a new report says. Researchers found that toothpaste that contained fluoride concentrations less than 1,000 parts per million were only as effective at preventing tooth decay as non-fluoride products. The study, carried out by the Cochrane Oral Health Group, […]
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Best Fluoride Levels Determined for Children’s Toothpastes
Everyone who has ever seen a toothpaste commercial knows that fluoride is the ingredient that helps fight tooth decay, but a new review has determined exactly how much fluoride is best in toothpastes for children. For optimal prevention of cavities in children over age 6, toothpastes should contain at least 1,000 parts per million of […]
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4-year trial using fluoride varnish & toothpaste for 2,400 children will cost £1.7m
A trial aimed at reducing tooth decay in under fives in Northern Ireland — where £60m a year is spent to treat patients with tooth decay — has been launched. The province has the worst oral health in the UK — a five-year-old from Northern Ireland has on average 2.5 teeth affected by decay, while […]
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Chinese in court for selling fake Close-up toothpaste
An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday began hearing the case involving two Chinese immigrants allegedly in possession of quantities of fake green close-up tooth paste products marked with a counterfeit trade mark belonging to Unilever Ghana. The two, Tang Wei, a businessman and Chen Chuping, a saleslady, who pleaded not guilty, have been granted bail […]
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