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How much toothpaste should you use?
Way less than the commercials show: a pea-sized dab for everyone 3 and up.
The Just Right card
Too littleA dry brush with no fluoride
Too muchA full swirl, and kids swallow it
Just rightA pea for 3 and up, a grain of rice under 3
Huh, didn't know that: Brush 2 minutes, twice a day. Then spit, don't rinse, so the fluoride keeps working.
My kid asked if I was serious about the pea-sized thing. I said, "Would I lie? I'm telling you the tooth."
Sources
- CDC MMWR 68(4), 2019
- NHS brushing advice
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