And then you find out that high fluoride toothpaste requires a prescription!

Why? So that way you can't avoid these scammers.

Literally scum of society. Worse then lawyers.

▲ thejazzman 4 hours ago | parent [-]

where is that? i stopped having cavities when i started using Act mouthwash -- don't understand how anyone can hate on fluoride.

▲ SAI_Peregrinus 3 hours ago | parent [-]

There are prescription-only high-fluoride toothpastes. Excessive fluoride (more than you can get from Act + normal fluoride toothpaste) can cause fluorosis, which ends up being bad for the teeth. Normal amounts of fluoride are good for the teeth. The prescription-only toothpastes have enough that you don't want to use them regularly for a long period. As with most things, the dose makes the poison. Some dentists prescribe them even when they're not needed, since it won't be harmful to use a tube of the stuff every year, or even every 6 months, and it's profitable to them.

▲ seattle_spring 21 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

> Some dentists prescribe them even when they're not needed, since it won't be harmful to use a tube of the stuff every year, or even every 6 months, and it's profitable to them.

How is it profitable for them? If I get a prescription from my dentist and fill it at a pharmacy, how does my dentist make extra money from that transaction?

	▲	kevin_thibedeau 4 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Once the sales rep is happy with your performance pushing product, you get invited to expenses paid conferences in the tropics.

▲ rrr_oh_man 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I got high fluoride toothpaste when I was a kid. Turns out, I just didn't know how to brush my teeth properly.

  1. Floss first (!!!)
  2. Use *any* electric brush
  3. Spit, but don't wash out with water
  4. Use fluoride mouthwash

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kelnos 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Is there any research/literature on this? A couple years ago I read that the "correct" order was mouthwash -> floss -> brush.

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devman0 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I thought it was floss -> mouthwash -> brush, but either way brush was always last because the toothpaste fluoride is what you wanted left on your teeth at the end of the process with the mouthwash serving as a base layer.

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rrr_oh_man 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Really good question.

I personally treat it like gym: it's most important that you do it, not so much in what order or even how well.

	▲	kube-system an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I think the most important thing is to make sure your process leaves a fluoridated product in your mouth at the end. You want the fluoride to stay on your teeth for 30 minutes.