Commercials often show a full ribbon of toothpaste, but experts say it's unnecessary and can be harmful. For children under ...

Dear Heloise: I read your daily hints in the Lima News, and occasionally, people suggest cutting open toothpaste tubes to get every little bit out of the tube. That can be messy, and really is not ...

Brushing your teeth may be a basic part of your everyday routine, but, as it turns out, there are a lot of different ways you could be doing it wrong. First, he squeezes a generous swipe onto his lime ...

While rubbing toothpaste on your teeth can give them an additional boost of fluoride during the day, there is no need to do so. Brushing your teeth twice with a fluoride rich toothpaste and not ...

Using excessive toothpaste while brushing can be more than just a wasteful habit and may also have negative impacts on your ...

Dentist warns that most people use far too much toothpaste, raising risks of enamel damage and fluorosis in children. Experts ...

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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 ...

DEAR HELOISE: I read your daily hints in the Lima News, and occasionally, people suggest cutting open toothpaste tubes to get every little bit out of the tube. That can be messy, and really is not ...