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The article indicates that it is possible: Several children’s toothpastes, like Dr Brown’s Baby Toothpaste, did not test positive for any metals and did not co

The article indicates that it is possible: Several children’s toothpastes, like Dr Brown’s Baby Toothpaste, did not test positive for any metals and did not contain the ingredients in question.

lostmsu 2y ago
It also does not have fluoride, which likely makes it relatively ineffective.
- jerotas 2y ago
  However, several brands score 5 PPB that do have flouride. That's a helluva lot better than 200 or 300+.
- iamthepieman 2y ago
  Depending on where you live, you get it in your water and you don't need both sources of fluoride.
  - jerotas 2y ago
    I don't know anyone who drinks tap water, so that's irrelevant.
- elif 2y ago
  That's really not true. Plaque bacteria are best killed by mouth wash, not by toothpaste, and fluoride doesn't remove plaque itself any better than grit does. With CPC mouthwash available the "but we need to microdose neurotoxins" arguments sound like 1950's doctors advocating cigarettes more every year.
- antisthenes 2y ago
  Infants and toddlers don't have permanent teeth anyway. Once the teeth start coming in, feel free to switch them to fluoride toothpaste?
  - lostmsu 2y ago
    That sounds like something to consider.
- AStonesThrow 2y ago
  I had a conversation with a dentist about brushing teeth, and he reminded me that much of the cleaning effects come from the mechanical action of brushes rubbing teeth, and so “elbow grease” and time spent brushing is very important. It is also why electric toothbrushes are a good idea, especially when they include timers to encourage you to keep brushing for, say, 30 seconds per quadrant. In fact, I have used nothing but water (don’t worry, it’s fluoridated water!) to moisten a toothbrush and scrub my teeth, and guess what, even without any paste or gel, my teeth get really clean because it’s the bristles that remove food particles and scuzz from the surface of living bone. Romans developed quite effective hygiene techniques by using powders. Again, a mechanical action of rubbing abrasive material against very resilient and living bones. You’ll recall that handwashing also derives most of its benefits from the mechanical action of rubbing hands, soap forming bubbles, and those bubbles carrying away dirt down the drain as you rinse them away. “Foaming soap dispensers”, and hand sanitizers, and other fakery are robbing Americans of that all-important mechanical action. It is actually quite difficult to formulate a natural tooth powder that lasts long enough (shelf stable) because they tend to get nasty with fungus and bacteria growing in the receptacle itself. Modern toothpastes are absolutely disgusting to human palates, because they are loaded with preservatives and stuff so that you can set the tube on the edge of your sink for seven years and not be infected by the substance itself. It is a shame that worldwide supplies of lead and cadmium are contaminated by traces of toothpaste. Hopefully Secretary Kennedy can fight to Make America Healthy Again.

The article indicates that it is possible: Several children’s toothpastes, like Dr Brown’s Baby Toothpaste, did not test positive for any metals and did not contain the ingredients in question.

lostmsu 2y ago

It also does not have fluoride, which likely makes it relatively ineffective.

jerotas 2y ago
However, several brands score 5 PPB that do have flouride. That's a helluva lot better than 200 or 300+.
iamthepieman 2y ago
Depending on where you live, you get it in your water and you don't need both sources of fluoride.
- jerotas 2y ago
  I don't know anyone who drinks tap water, so that's irrelevant.
elif 2y ago
That's really not true. Plaque bacteria are best killed by mouth wash, not by toothpaste, and fluoride doesn't remove plaque itself any better than grit does. With CPC mouthwash available the "but we need to microdose neurotoxins" arguments sound like 1950's doctors advocating cigarettes more every year.
antisthenes 2y ago
Infants and toddlers don't have permanent teeth anyway. Once the teeth start coming in, feel free to switch them to fluoride toothpaste?
- lostmsu 2y ago
  That sounds like something to consider.
AStonesThrow 2y ago
I had a conversation with a dentist about brushing teeth, and he reminded me that much of the cleaning effects come from the mechanical action of brushes rubbing teeth, and so “elbow grease” and time spent brushing is very important. It is also why electric toothbrushes are a good idea, especially when they include timers to encourage you to keep brushing for, say, 30 seconds per quadrant. In fact, I have used nothing but water (don’t worry, it’s fluoridated water!) to moisten a toothbrush and scrub my teeth, and guess what, even without any paste or gel, my teeth get really clean because it’s the bristles that remove food particles and scuzz from the surface of living bone. Romans developed quite effective hygiene techniques by using powders. Again, a mechanical action of rubbing abrasive material against very resilient and living bones. You’ll recall that handwashing also derives most of its benefits from the mechanical action of rubbing hands, soap forming bubbles, and those bubbles carrying away dirt down the drain as you rinse them away. “Foaming soap dispensers”, and hand sanitizers, and other fakery are robbing Americans of that all-important mechanical action. It is actually quite difficult to formulate a natural tooth powder that lasts long enough (shelf stable) because they tend to get nasty with fungus and bacteria growing in the receptacle itself. Modern toothpastes are absolutely disgusting to human palates, because they are loaded with preservatives and stuff so that you can set the tube on the edge of your sink for seven years and not be infected by the substance itself. It is a shame that worldwide supplies of lead and cadmium are contaminated by traces of toothpaste. Hopefully Secretary Kennedy can fight to Make America Healthy Again.