Kind of a bizarre thread, but hey...

A few months ago we decided that we probably don't need to keep using fluoride toothpaste, kinda past "good dental checkups." Looked for a non-flouride toothpaste and found this:



As the story is told on the carton, Dr. Washington Wentworth Sheffield (dentist and dental surgeon) in the mid-1870s invented toothpaste. Before that "dental powder" was commonly used. He and his son constructed a manufacturing plant in 1880 to make his toothpaste (still continues to produce his toothpaste in New London, CT).

Soon after, his son also a dentist, invented the toothpaste tube, inspired by artists preparing their paint palettes.

Look, they still use a metal tube! I can't tell you how long it had been since I had a tube that I could roll up as the toothpaste was used.

I was entertained. You folks are probably shaking your heads collectively.

Did a Gypsie sell it to you from his wagon at the carnival?

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Originally posted by Patriot:
Did a Gypsie sell it to you from his wagon at the carnival?

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen.

This here product is sure to brighten your smile, align your humours, regrow hair loss, and put the pep back in your step!

A real bargain at only five dollars per tube.

Yessiree, it's 100% safe and non-toxic. Any burning or itching will be mild and merely temporary. That's how you know it's working.

Comes with a full money back gare-un-tee. (If you can find me after I leave town tonight...)

See! You’re laughin’

Works wonders on just about everything

How is it with stains?

"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
"I think so, Brain, but what if what's on my mind is a tube of toothpaste?"

I live just to entertain you.

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Originally posted by TMats:
I live just to entertain you.

I like the name and label. It's different in a good way.

There's nothing worse than getting up at oh-dark-thirty and confusing the Pepsodent with the Preparation H. (According to a friend).
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Originally posted by OKCGene:
There's nothing worse than getting up at oh-dark-thirty and confusing the Pepsodent with the Preparation H. (According to a friend).
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I know a guy who mixed up eye drops and some kind of lens cleaner solvent. They were apparently both in similarly colored small dropper bottles, and it was early in the morning and he wasn't wearing his glasses. Ended up giving himself a serious chemical burn to one eyeball.

Aim user here. Why? Its cheap!

Do your part by turning in the empty tube for the War effort. Prolly get most of 1 .308 bullet.

I have a question. So you decided you don't need fluoride in your toothpaste. okay. What advantage are you getting buying a non-fluoride toothpaste? Is it cheaper? Does it make you healthier? What?

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:

I know a guy who mixed up eye drops and some kind of lens cleaner solvent. They were apparently both in similarly colored small dropper bottles, and it was early in the morning and he wasn't wearing his glasses. Ended up giving himself a serious chemical burn to one eyeball.

My wife mixed up eye drops and super glue! The little bottles were identical except for the color of the label, but her eyes were closed due to having a contact lens bothering her (hence why she was needing eye drops).

Yup, she glued her eye shut.

The ER doc said they have at least one patient per week with exactly the same story.

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Originally posted by Paten:
I have a question. So you decided you don't need fluoride in your toothpaste. okay. What advantage are you getting buying a non-fluoride toothpaste? Is it cheaper? Does it make you healthier? What?

You know, fluoride occurs in nature. Additionally, I used Crest all my life, and imagine I have ingested a lot of it over my lifetime, and do not seem to have ill effects. Like I stated, I don’t think I need to keep using it for prevention of tooth decay at this stage of my life, nor did it prevent tooth decay in my mouth.

I will say this. If I had small children and lived in a community that fluoridated its water supply, I would research the shit out of it, and the long term potential for adverse effects in kids. Our kids were raised on well water, but honestly, we didn’t test for the presence of naturally occurring fluoride.

From Dr. Strangelove:

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How does that coincide with your post-war Commie conspiracy, huh? It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard-core Commie works.

We raised our kids—well my wife did—-so if there was no fluoride in city water, she gave them fluoride drops. Used fluoride toothpaste.
Three kids, 32 teeth x 3 = 96 teeth, 0 cavities. My wife and I have mouths full of amalgam, gold and porcelain crowns, several root canals.
Are you telling me there was no health risk associated with all that dental work? Not to mention the psychic trauma?
Of course, one of our kids is on the “spectrum”. Actually we all are, but he’s on the part of the spectrum that’s invisible to the human eye.

I remember using tooth powder. I remember Ipana.

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Originally posted by TMats:

You know, fluoride occurs in nature.

Naturally occurring fluoride is not the same chemical as they put in drinking water or toothpaste. The natural form is Calcium Fluoride. What they add to drinking water is either Sodium Fluoride, hydrofluorosilicic acid, or sodium silicofluoride. There are health concerns about the industrial versions which are added to water.

Additionally, there is no way to know what dose any person gets from their flouridated drinking water because we are all different sizes and consume different amounts of water.

Topical application of fluoride may well have benefits of hardening teeth, but if you swallow the toothpaste you are ingesting an unknown concentration of an industrial fluoride compound.

We have purposefully lived where the public water is not fluoridated.

I treat myself to a tube of this Italian toothpaste every once in a while.
Marvis Amarelli Licorice Toothpaste, made in collaboration with Amarelli, famous for producing 'the finest licorice in the world' since 1731, has given rise to an elegant and surprising aroma that combines the clean, seductive flavor of licorice with the freshness of mint. A surprisingly refined, fresh aroma with bitter-sweet sensuality.

Marvis toothpaste formulas are based on a traditional processing method that guarantees a dense, compact texture, maximum protection, and an extraordinarily bright smile. The flavors are created by offsetting the aroma of mint, combining unmistakable freshness with innovative notes to offer you a long-lasting, pleasurable taste sensation. The Marvis Formula: white, protected teeth, fresh breath all day long, and aid in prevention of tooth decay.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:

I know a guy who mixed up eye drops and some kind of lens cleaner solvent. They were apparently both in similarly colored small dropper bottles, and it was early in the morning and he wasn't wearing his glasses. Ended up giving himself a serious chemical burn to one eyeball.

To his credit, at least he figured it out before he got to the second eye !