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Nicely balanced! However what's this about disposable income for toothpaste? A tube can last a long time; most people use far more than the pea-sized amount rec
by vixen99 9y ago
Nicely balanced! However what's this about disposable income for toothpaste? A tube can last a long time; most people use far more than the pea-sized amount recommended by dentists. And what's the balance between using toothpaste (even bicarbonate + salt works well, if pushed) and the cost of visiting a dentist? Of course you can skip the latter and unless you're very lucky, enjoy a shorter lifespan. Recently we've become much more aware of the definitive link between rotten oral health and vascular (heart) disease.
- mrob 9y ago>even bicarbonate + salt works well, if pushed If you don't need fluoride, even water works well: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27513809 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27513809 "The cumulative evidence for this systematic review demonstrates that there is moderate certainty that toothbrushing with a dentifrice does not provide an added effect for the mechanical removal of dental plaque."
- tritium 9y agoIf you had to choose between food and toothpaste, you’d choose food. At that level, visiting a dentist isn’t even an option, and no income is disposable. Do people not face such choices?