My mom still prefers gel over paste but it is getting increasingly more difficult to purchase so she often ends up with this kids stuff...no longer in a cool star shape though :(
There is so much stupid misinformation and misunderstanding around fluoride.
Can fluoride be dangerous to have in your water supply? Absolutely. In the 80s, “the decade of water”, UNICEF helped build wells all over the world in places without access to clean drinking water. In some places they did not dig the wells deep enough, and in some places there is a high amount of natural fluoride in the ground’s surface layers. As a result, people drinking from those wells got legitimate fluoridosis. Children grew majorly deformed bones, and it straight up killed some the elderly. Its a legitimately dangerous thing for the body in high concentrations.
That said, the level of fluoride in tap water is infinitely lower than even being anywhere near that kind of danger. The old standard level that was used up until the early 2000s was only lowered because people got fluoride spots in their teeth. I have some from when I was a kid. The medical difference between having fluoride spots versus actual fluoridosis is like the difference between having a sore throat and dying of asphyxiation. Fluoride is absolutely beneficial. I may have a couple fluoride spots, but Ive also never had a cavity filled. The only cavity I have had was in a wisdom tooth, which did not have as much fluoride exposure when I grew it later in life
A big part of the sickness is the surfactant and abrasives. The amount of fluoride in a standard tube will likely not require medical treatment for an adult, particularly because they'll throw most of it up from the bubbles and grit.
Kid toothpaste has less or no fluoride and is often a smooth gel because the goal is to encourage brushing habits, so any amount of possible discomfort is less good.
I apologize. I totally thought you were a fluoride conspiracy theorist. My comment was already deleted, otherwise I would leave an edit saying I'm a big dummy.
no that's atrazine and it does actually turn frogs hermaphroditic and it's banned outside america and a few other countries.
there's a whole fun story in there about a massive company that silenced a lone researcher and lobbied the EPA so hard the EPA allowed the company to investigate itself.
Can you find some that has the adult amount of fluoride but doesn't have unlabeled mint flavor in there too? I've spent so much time and effort on this I wish I could take your advice so bad
I wonder if they design these throwaway cartoon graphics to be purposely heinous, like to mitigate against accidental copyright infringement or something.
I mean it's sure as shit she ain't no Sandy Cheeks
33 Comments
RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip · 98 pts · 78d
he wouldn't have to buy that if they made more strawberry flavored toothpaste for adults
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social · 12 pts · 78d
“We have strawberry toothpaste at home”
Strawberry toothpaste at home: Gingivitis^TM^
HornedMeatBeast@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 54 pts · 78d
This stuff was delicious.
protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 77d
microplastics yay
Chais@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 77d
It… err… helps with abrasion?
Equinox1289@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 76d
garbagebagel@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 78d
My mom still prefers gel over paste but it is getting increasingly more difficult to purchase so she often ends up with this kids stuff...no longer in a cool star shape though :(
Aeri@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 78d
That's kinda cool tbh
JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz · -38 pts · 78d
Fuck yeah, fluoride poisoning.
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social · 32 pts · 78d
There is so much stupid misinformation and misunderstanding around fluoride.
Can fluoride be dangerous to have in your water supply? Absolutely. In the 80s, “the decade of water”, UNICEF helped build wells all over the world in places without access to clean drinking water. In some places they did not dig the wells deep enough, and in some places there is a high amount of natural fluoride in the ground’s surface layers. As a result, people drinking from those wells got legitimate fluoridosis. Children grew majorly deformed bones, and it straight up killed some the elderly. Its a legitimately dangerous thing for the body in high concentrations.
That said, the level of fluoride in tap water is infinitely lower than even being anywhere near that kind of danger. The old standard level that was used up until the early 2000s was only lowered because people got fluoride spots in their teeth. I have some from when I was a kid. The medical difference between having fluoride spots versus actual fluoridosis is like the difference between having a sore throat and dying of asphyxiation. Fluoride is absolutely beneficial. I may have a couple fluoride spots, but Ive also never had a cavity filled. The only cavity I have had was in a wisdom tooth, which did not have as much fluoride exposure when I grew it later in life
MurrayL@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 78d
I think they were just replying facetiously to ‘This stuff was delicious.’
If you eat a tube of fluoride toothpaste you will almost certainly get sick. There’s a reason the packaging tells you not to swallow it.
ricecake@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 77d
A big part of the sickness is the surfactant and abrasives. The amount of fluoride in a standard tube will likely not require medical treatment for an adult, particularly because they'll throw most of it up from the bubbles and grit.
Kid toothpaste has less or no fluoride and is often a smooth gel because the goal is to encourage brushing habits, so any amount of possible discomfort is less good.
zaphod@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 77d
That's the whole (or maybe just one) point AFAIK of the children toothpaste, it has much less flouride.
too_high_for_this@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 76d
I apologize. I totally thought you were a fluoride conspiracy theorist. My comment was already deleted, otherwise I would leave an edit saying I'm a big dummy.
too_high_for_this@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 77d
JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 77d
This is stupid. It's about eating toothpaste.
too_high_for_this@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 76d
I'm sorry! That was a misunderstanding on my part and I reacted way too harshly without thinking critically.
MurrayL@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 78d
It’ll work, sure, but kids toothpaste has lower fluoride content so I wouldn’t recommend it long-term.
Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 78d
Isn't that the stuff that turns the frogs gay
baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 77d
no that's atrazine and it does actually turn frogs hermaphroditic and it's banned outside america and a few other countries.
there's a whole fun story in there about a massive company that silenced a lone researcher and lobbied the EPA so hard the EPA allowed the company to investigate itself.
Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 77d
Ah ha, thanks for the info
cute_noker@feddit.dk · 2 pts · 77d
Then what do you think it does to teeth
kartoffelsaft@programming.dev · 2 pts · 77d
Can you find some that has the adult amount of fluoride but doesn't have unlabeled mint flavor in there too? I've spent so much time and effort on this I wish I could take your advice so bad
MurrayL@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 77d
There are a few adult toothpaste brands focusing on alternative flavours that have emerged in the last few years. My wife loves the ones from Hismile.
Horsey@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 77d
Why the fuck does children things have to have such grotesque cartoon faces on everything?
6244901@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 77d
Because adults are dum
catbum@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 77d
I wonder if they design these throwaway cartoon graphics to be purposely heinous, like to mitigate against accidental copyright infringement or something.
I mean it's sure as shit she ain't no Sandy Cheeks
jack_of_sandwich@lemmy.sdf.org · 9 pts · 77d
Maybe he just doesn't like mint.
realitista@lemmus.org · 7 pts · 78d
I was really hoping OP would have been 1 in this story.
Eggymatrix@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 78d
Classic big brother
6244901@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 77d
Is he dumb
Nah I’m just playin. This was 95% made up just to make for a funny meme
Inucune@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 77d
Why are 29 and 32 year old siblings still living together?
isyasad@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 77d
Could be for a variety of reasons. It's unacceptable though, and personally harms me.
MintyFresh@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 77d
Just ruined my day! I may even stub my toe later about it.
FloatingAlong@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 77d
Exactly. Why are they even sharing toothpaste? In this economy?