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cole88
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Topic: toothpaste - not mint flavour Posted: 14 February 2012 at 9:26am |
hi guys my daughter has just decided she hates hates the mint toothpaste and its a NIGHTMARE to brush her teeth! where can i get one that's not mint flavor with fluoride in it?? PLEASE HELP
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 9:31am |
what kind of toothpaste do you use? I used the under 6yrs for my kids to start with, don't know what flavour they were by they were very mild.
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 9:32am |
she has junior jaws its mild too, she used to be really good but now we have to hold her down and she spits it out and wont open her mouth..... not good when she has all her teeth so really need to be brushed lol
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 10:04am |
one of my kids went through a not wanting to brush teeth stage. I got them to pick a new tooth brush & used an egg timer & it worked well. Now I use the tooth fairy by saying she does not come to kids that don't clean their teeth..but your little one is a bit young for that...good luck
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 11:54am |
Can you still get bubblegum flavour?
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 12:19pm |
heathries brand do a lemon flavour, its usually on the bottom shelf my girls like AIM and its usually like $1.29
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 3:28pm |
Close Up have a red gel one and it isn't mint. Hard flavour to explain though but I used to really love it when I was young.
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 4:06pm |
brush without toothpaste and use fluoride tablets instead?
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 7:48pm |
Not cheap but here is a link to some kids orange, strawberry or pineapple flavoured toothpaste
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 8:11pm |
colgate do a kids bubble gum one don't they?
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 9:15pm |
Danda08 wrote:
Not cheap but here is a link to some kids orange, strawberry or pineapple flavoured toothpaste |
wow they are cute...my kids would eat them, lol
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Posted: 14 February 2012 at 9:54pm |
i went to 3 diff supermarkets today and nothing but mint mint and more damn mint! Grr people are teling me there are others but i cant find thm at all :-(
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Posted: 15 February 2012 at 9:09pm |
the colgate one in a box with looney tunes characters on it isnt mint flavour and its sparkly too, if you cant find it try a chemist or even a dentist and if you still cant find it message me and i will get you some from my work, also you can use any adult tooth paste on kiddies as long as you dont use to much and they are not eating it ;) lots of chemists usually have a bigger selection
Please dont brush with water and use flouride tablets, it isnt the same and i have sen 5yr olds have ALL their teeth out under general anasthetic from parents doing this, flouride tablets work from the inside-out, and flouride toothpaste works from the outside if you get what i mean.
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Posted: 16 February 2012 at 7:13am |
Thanks candkids thats very helpful ive been many places bt al mint :( i hear the dora one isnt mint eitha but cant find either SIGH
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Posted: 16 February 2012 at 3:56pm |
I am with you - I got told my son had to use adult toothpaste (floride needed) I got the red seal lemon flavour - which he will use but its got no floride in it - so on the hunt for ADULT toothpaste with FLORide NOT mint flavour - big ask??
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Posted: 16 February 2012 at 4:47pm |
Candkids wrote:
Please dont brush with water and use flouride tablets, it isnt the same and i have sen 5yr olds have ALL their teeth out under general anasthetic from parents doing this, flouride tablets work from the inside-out, and flouride toothpaste works from the outside if you get what i mean. |
huh? What do you mean by that??
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Posted: 16 February 2012 at 9:00pm |
sem wrote:
huh? What do you mean by that?? |
flouride tablets work by ingesting like panadol does.
toothpaste with flouride in works by absorbtion method like moisturizer does.
so by brushing with flouride tablets it doesnt work and can damage the teeth meaning they could all need to be removed if bad bad damage is done...unless i interpreted wrong
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Posted: 16 February 2012 at 10:16pm |
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sem wrote:
huh? What do you mean by that?? |
flouride tablets work by ingesting like panadol does.
toothpaste with flouride in works by absorbtion method like moisturizer does.
so by brushing with flouride tablets it doesnt work and can damage the teeth meaning they could all need to be removed if bad bad damage is done...unless i interpreted wrong |
I think she meant just to brush the kids teeth with water and give them the flouride tablets to take to ensure they are getting the flouride.
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Posted: 17 February 2012 at 10:37am |
Roses are Red wrote:
EmptyVessel wrote:
sem wrote:
huh? What do you mean by that?? |
flouride tablets work by ingesting like panadol does.
toothpaste with flouride in works by absorbtion method like moisturizer does.
so by brushing with flouride tablets it doesnt work and can damage the teeth meaning they could all need to be removed if bad bad damage is done...unless i interpreted wrong |
I think she meant just to brush the kids teeth with water and give them the flouride tablets to take to ensure they are getting the flouride.
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emptyvessel - that is what i ment,
flouride tablets work by being absorbed through the body like panadol & vitamins, they help form strong teeth but they dont stop them from rotting
flouride in toothpaste works to strengthen the enamel on the outside of the teeth and also in between teeth, which is really important.
brushing with water and no tooth paste pretty much doesnt do alot, imagine it as if you had oil on your hands and washed them with cold water, its not going to do alot, during the day when your eating sugars and acid stick to the outside of your teeth and start to eat away at it which is why brushing with tooth paste is super important,
if you dont want to use a fluride toothpaste, as some perfer the red seal one as someone mentioned above thats fine, also if you were worried about flouride there is a product you can get from dentists called tooth mousse it comes in lots of flavours - strawberry, vanilla, tutifruiti,mellon & mint and it is a fluride based cream which you rub a small amount on your teeth at night after brushing and leave it on over night, its really good
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Posted: 17 February 2012 at 10:48pm |
Chickaboo wrote:
I am with you - I got told my son had to use adult toothpaste (floride needed) I got the red seal lemon flavour - which he will use but its got no floride in it - so on the hunt for ADULT toothpaste with FLORide NOT mint flavour - big ask?? |
I asked www.toothpaste.co.nz about a toothpaste for my son - Non Mint, adult toothpaste - for the floride.
She sent me this recommendation
http://www.toothshop.co.nz/afawcs0149423/CATID=8/ID=458/SID=608044174/productdetails.html
I am going to give it a go so will let you know how he got on with it - it has more floride than colgate total.
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