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Buyer's Guide:
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Mark Burhenne DDS is founder of AsktheDentist.com and a practicing family dentist of 25 years, He frequently appears in the media and has been featured on Dr. Oz's Sharecare, DailyStrength, CNN, Shape, Men's Health, and CBS.
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Dr. B's Buyer's Guide: Safe Toothpaste How to Use this Guide Print out this handy guide and pin it to the fridge as a reminder to take with you the next time you're out shopping. NOTE: All toothpaste ingredients are listed on the box that gets thrown away, not on the tube itself, so if you want to check your current toothpaste, you'll need to check the box at the store.
AVOID
Avoid these ingredients, which are not recommended and pose moderate to substantial risk or toxicity
OKAY
These ingredients are okay and are of limited concern or toxicity
BEST CHOICES
These are the safest, best toothpaste ingredients on the market today
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Dr. B's Buyer's Guide: Safe Toothpaste
AVOID
OKAY
BEST CHOICES
8 Copolymer Camellia leaf extract Aloe barbadensis leaf gel Artificial coloring Carageenan Calcium carbonate Aspartame Carbomer Chamomile Blue 1 lake Commiphora myrrha resin Clay Cellulose gum extract extract Cocamidopropyl betaine Fruit seed extract (acidic) fruit) FD&C Blue No. 1 Grapefruit seed extract Essential oil (Cinnamon, Fluoride (for kids under 7) Hydrated silica Wintergreen, Peppermint, Tea Glycerin Iron oxide (also limonite) Tree) Methylparaben Krameria triandra root extract Menthol PEG-12 (Dixoane) Limonene Methyl cellulose PEG-6 Mica Papain (whitening ingredient) PEG/PPG 116/66 Copolymer Sodium bicarbonate Peppermint oil Polyethylene Sodium cocyl glutamate Peppermint oil Potassium nitrate active Sodium hexametaphosphate Perilla ocymoides seed PPG-38 Sodium hydroxide Siraitia grosvenorii (monk Propylene glycol (antifreeze) Sodium hydroxide soda) Propylparaben Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate Sodium bicarbonate (baking Saccharin Sodium saccharine Stevia Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) Sorbitol Ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q10) Sodium Monofluorophosphate Stannous chloride Xanathan gum Sucralose Tetrasodium pyrophosphate Xylitol Titanium dixoide Trisodium phosphate Triclosan Yellow 10 lake Yellow No 5 Zinc lactate
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Dr. B's Buyer's Guide: Safe Toothpaste Choosing a Low Abrasion Toothpaste Slight abrasion is needed in a toothpaste to help remove the biofilm when brushing. However, abrasively varies quite a bit and I recommend erring on the side of a less abrasive toothpaste since high abrasion wears away tooth enamel. Below is the RDA table which the FDA uses to measure how abrasive a toothpaste is.
I recommend a toothpaste that is in the 0-70 RDA range:
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Dr. B's Buyer's Guide: Safe Toothpaste Abrasion Index of Common Toothpastes
NOTE: This is a list of only the most common brand-name toothpastes. Unfortunately, this list is incomplete and hard to verify since RDA values aren't listed by the FDA. It should be used a starting point.
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Dr. B's Buyer's Guide: Safe Toothpaste Abrasion Index of Common Toothpastes
NOTE: This is a list of only the most common brand-name toothpastes. Unfortunately, this list is incomplete and hard to verify since RDA values aren't listed by the FDA. It should be used a starting point.
