[caro113]

Now that DD has two full teeth, I'm thinking it's time to brush her teeth, but I haven't seen any organic natural toothpaste for babies/toddlers. Is there really a difference between regular toothpaste and "training" toothpaste? If it's really important that we use training toothpaste where can I find natural organic training toothpaste? TIA

 

[pbjmama]

Regular toothpaste has fluoride, tooth paste for children does not. We use toms of maine strawberry (fluoride free version).

 

[syd'smom]

Check out this database for all that good info! We were able to find a fluoride free, natural toothpaste.

 

[Drummer's Wife]

What about Weleda tooth gel? My kids like it, and I don't worry about them swallowing any.

 

[alegna]

I brush without paste until around 12-18mo.

Then we use the non-fluoride Tom's. We didn't start using fluoride with dd until she could spit- around 4.

-Angela

 

[*Erin*]

we use spry baby tooth gel or toms kids flouride free

 

[Devaskyla]

We don't use toothpaste at all. I haven't found any that don't have glycerin. When I was doing research after ds2 had to have teeth pulled, I found that it coats the teeth & prevents saliva from remineralizing them.

 

[ledzepplon]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drummer's Wife What about Weleda tooth gel? My kids like it, and I don't worry about them swallowing any.

We use that, too. But I'd think water would be enough for a baby.

 

[Jojo F.]

They are so small, why use anything?

http://www.fluoridealert.org/

 

[~Charlie's~Angel~]

oragel makes a flouride free. And watch out the Toms, not all their toothpaste is flouride free, so you really have to read the label.

 

[sapphire_chan]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devaskyla We don't use toothpaste at all. I haven't found any that don't have glycerin. When I was doing research after ds2 had to have teeth pulled, I found that it coats the teeth & prevents saliva from remineralizing them.

Other than the nasty nasty taste, baking soda makes a good tooth scrubber. For adults at least.

 

[treehugginhippie]

Water is fine when they're a baby. Then I start using Spry Tooth Gel (doesn't have glycerin) which has xylitol and fluoride-free. And then when they can spit well I use a teeny tiny tiny amount (so little that you can hardly see it on the toothbrush) of Squigle toothpaste w/ fluoride and xylitol. I buy them both from Lucky Vitamin (for the longest time hardly anyone carried them online). Squigle (and the miniscule amount to use) is recommended by my AP holistic family dentist (she also bf her twins in public until they were 3

).

 

[tanyalynn]

Our whole family uses eco-dent tooth powder. I chose it because there's some evidence it can help remineralize teeth. Cinnamon tastes great, I hear lemon-lime does too, but the mint flavor is a bit strong.

 

[User101]

We use the Weleda for babies/toddlers.