Fluoride, a naturally occuring mineral found in many foods and water, has been a primary ingredient in toothpaste since the 1970s. Despite being widely regarded as safe by the Food and Drug ...

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Despite what was suggested in the July 19 article, “Warning raises fluoride concerns,” fluoride is not only safe, but highly desirable. To suggest the amount of fluoride in a dose of toothpaste is ...

Masks, scrubs, pills, pizza (?), and the ever popular toothpaste made with charcoal have been trending for a while now as a result of charcoal’s promise to detoxify chemicals from our body — and for ...

Brushing your baby or kid’s teeth isn’t always exactly something you look forward to. Chances are that there will be some resistance when you first begin. After all, they’ve never done it before, so ...

A new ingredient that has been cropping up in products ranging from toothpaste to facial cleansers —polyethylene microbeads — has been causing a stir ever since dental hygienists noticed the tiny blue ...

Before we talk too much about homemade dog toothpaste, it’s probably worth looking at what’s in shop-bought dog toothpaste, and why. Most of the ingredients in shop-bought dog toothpaste are there to ...