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Toothpaste

jas9210jas9210 member
in December 2011 Moms
Are any of you using toothpaste to brush LOs teeth? I have just been running the toothbrush under water and brushing them but am starting to think I should start using toothpaste.
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    buddrfly421buddrfly421 member
    We use the Elmo toothpaste that came with the little finger toothbrush [we use a regular toothbrush though]. I've heard water is just fine though. I'm sure that is what I'll do once he runs out of the toothpaste. I haven't seen it sold with out the finger brush.
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    lintscreenlintscreen member
    My dentist told me not to use toothpaste, only water. Something to do with the fluoride getting into their systems.
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    bridein08bridein08 member
    No toothpaste here! My tooth development was adversely affected by fluoride (fluorosis) and I am not sure we will ever do fluoride toothpaste- though many kids toothpaste doesn't have it. I just added LO and his 8 teeth to our dental plan for the new year, so we will be going to the pediatric dentist sometime soon. I'll see what he says then!

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    KatFish2011KatFish2011 member
    Aquafresh Training toothpaste (no fluoride).  I have been using it since DS was 9 months and he had his first dental check up and everything looks good (10 teeth so far).
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    NNGnomeNNGnome member
    I originally used the elmo toothpaste too, but the dentist recommended using only water, he said that either is fine, but trying to teach them to spit out toothpaste when they are older is much harder if they learn to swallow it at this age, so the transition is easier if you only use water.

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