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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / May 2006Is Aim Toothpaste Bad?
I bought some Aim toothpaste today because it was cheap. After I got home, I noticed that it does not have the AMA logo on it. It does have .24% fluoride. The first ingredient is Sorbitol. Should I be using another toothpaste instead? Thanks Terry I should specify, this is Aim "Multi-Benefit" gel toothpaste. It claims to be "Tartar Control, Plus Mouthwash and Whitening". Terry > I bought some Aim toothpaste today because it was cheap. After I got > home, I noticed that it does not have the AMA logo on it. It does have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Terry Oh, and I meant to say ADA (not AMA). > I should specify, this is Aim "Multi-Benefit" gel toothpaste. It claims > to be "Tartar Control, Plus Mouthwash and Whitening". [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > > Terry CoinciDentally, I bought the same toothpaste yesterday at WalMart ... for like 88 cents or something. It's the cheapest "tartar control" toothpaste I've seen. I'm looking at the box now ... zinc citrate trihydrate is the tartar control ingredient. There are different tartar control ingredients in different toothpastes ... I don't know how they work and I don't know of any comparative benefits/liabilities between them. (I get the sense, though, that the tartar control action of Colgate Total is fundamentally different than the others.) According to the box, it's distributed by Church & Dwight Co., which also distributes Arm & Hammer, Pepsodent, and maybe Ultrabright (www.cas.astate.edu/draganjac/ UltrabrightToothpaste1.html). I don't know where Aim falls on the spectrum of abrasiveness. (Silica is the third ingredient, after water.) I can't describe the taste ... I think it's all that sorbitol that hits you after about 2 seconds with an extreme cloying sensation. It's OK. This is one of about 5-6 toothpastes that I randomly use ... I like to diversify. I'm not sure what the public health message is on tartar control pastes ... I'm guessing they're preferred over regular pastes (i.e. fluoride-only). Disclaimer: I'm not a dentist. That link is: http://www.cas.astate.edu/draganjac/UltrabrightToothpaste1.html I was in Walmart again the other day ... Ultrabright is distributed by Colgate Palmolive. Companies like Colgate, P & G, and others are little more than marketing firms. Everything is manufactured in independent factories, here and abroad (i.e. Asia). It's often the case that an independent factory/lab has contracts with various branding companies. Here's a question for the docs: Do you think fluoride will ever be replaced by new remineralization technologies? > I was in Walmart again the other day ... Ultrabright is distributed by > Colgate Palmolive. Companies like Colgate, P & G, and others are little [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Here's a question for the docs: Do you think fluoride will ever be > replaced by new remineralization technologies? Of course this was what the Enamelon people were trying to do. I can't say that it didn't work, but when something sounds too good to be true if generally is. It is probably also a more efficient approach to try to minimize demineralization in the first place rather than trying to remineralize--esp. in an environment like the mouth where so many things are going on at the same time. Demonstrating remineralization in a test tube is one thing, but... Steve Baking soda.... and rinse twice before swollowing.  SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . I should specify, this is Aim "Multi-Benefit" gel toothpaste. It claims to be "Tartar Control, Plus Mouthwash and Whitening". Terry In article <noone-7AEA04.12195406052006@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com>, > I bought some Aim toothpaste today because it was cheap. After I got > home, I noticed that it does not have the AMA logo on it. It does have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Terry It is not bad ... what are you AIMming for anyway -- Joel34 I switched to baking soda, about a year ago. Went in for my last checkup. The hygenist raved about good color, nice and clean, good bone density. When she and the dentist found out I'd switched to baking soda (no fluoride!) they tried to get me to switch back to the high fluoride Rx. Of course, I'd had a whole bunch of cavities while brushing with high fluoride. SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . I bought some Aim toothpaste today because it was cheap. After I got home, I noticed that it does not have the AMA logo on it. It does have .24% fluoride. The first ingredient is Sorbitol. Should I be using another toothpaste instead? Thanks Terry Interesting. Are there any studies that suggest switching to baking soda is a good idea? > I switched to baking soda, about a year ago. Went in for my last > checkup. The hygenist raved about good color, nice and clean, good > bone density. When she and the dentist found out I'd switched to > baking soda (no fluoride!) they tried to get me to switch back to the > high fluoride Rx. Of course, I'd had a whole bunch of cavities while > brushing with high fluoride. http://www.fluoridealert.org/fluoride-deception.htm I don't know about any studies. There may have, but I just don't know. This was the web page that got me thinking. I know folks have used baking soda for tooth brushing, and I decided to try it. SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . Interesting. Are there any studies that suggest switching to baking soda is a good idea? In article <SVw7g.6158$Gg.3379@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, "Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61-#spamblock*-@hotmail.com> wrote: > I switched to baking soda, about a year ago. Went in for my last > checkup. The hygenist raved about good color, nice and clean, good > bone density. When she and the dentist found out I'd switched to > baking soda (no fluoride!) they tried to get me to switch back to the > high fluoride Rx. Of course, I'd had a whole bunch of cavities while > brushing with high fluoride. > http://www.fluoridealert.org/fluoride-deception.htm This looks like an interesting book. It should be balanced by a reading of ADA's Fluoridation Facts, this article*, and some of the epic arguments on boards or newsgroups like this one. (And maybe also a book on the science, art, craft, etc... of public health.) * http://www.junkscience.com/apr00/fluoride.htm I, for one, have not read any of that stuff. I plan too, though ... someday. Do you have any problems with your teeth/gums that would warrant a change in your oral hygiene routine? If not, maybe the best layman's advice I can give is "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Yes, I have whitening (to the point of looking bleached). And I have at least one cavity every time I go to the dentist. After switching to baking soda, several improvements. Which I've already written on this board. SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . > http://www.fluoridealert.org/fluoride-deception.htm This looks like an interesting book. It should be balanced by a reading of ADA's Fluoridation Facts, this article*, and some of the epic arguments on boards or newsgroups like this one. (And maybe also a book on the science, art, craft, etc... of public health.) * http://www.junkscience.com/apr00/fluoride.htm I, for one, have not read any of that stuff. I plan too, though ... someday. Do you have any problems with your teeth/gums that would warrant a change in your oral hygiene routine? If not, maybe the best layman's advice I can give is "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Interesting. Are there any studies that suggest switching to baking soda is a good idea? ___________________________ Baking soda doesn't have the fluoride necessary to build up fluoride resistance to future decay. Aim has the fluoride. - dentaldoc > Interesting. Are there any studies that suggest switching to baking > soda [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Aim has the fluoride. > - dentaldoc So you think Aim is okay? The ADA doesn't think it's okay. Why doesn't it carry the ADA seal? >>Interesting. Are there any studies that suggest switching to baking >>soda [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > So you think Aim is okay? The ADA doesn't think it's okay. Why doesn't > it carry the ADA seal? Don't push our cynical buttons. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 |
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