Should I have my children use fluoridated toothpaste?
871 views · Published 22 August 2011 · 0:44 · Indexed 24 September 2026
Channel: IntermountainParents · 2011 · Education
Should you have your children use fluoridated toothpaste? Fluoridated toothpaste does prevent dental caries or cavities. So, you should use fluoridated toothpaste for your children. However, small children are more apt to swallow the toothpaste while they're brushing their teeth than older children. So you should start with a toothpaste that does not have fluoride, and when your baby, or your infant I should say, consistently is able to spit the toothpaste out when you brush their teeth and not swallow it, then you can change over to the fluoridated toothpaste. That's about 2 years old.
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