Precautions for using fluoride toothpaste.

Fluoride toothpaste is extremely helpful in protecting our teeth, but do you know the correct way to use fluoride toothpaste?

When brushing your teeth, pay attention to the amount of toothpaste, only need to squeeze out a pea-sized amount of toothpaste can be, this amount of fluoride toothpaste is enough to protect your teeth, use more may lead to fluorosis.

After brushing your teeth, don't rinse your mouth immediately, you can let the foam of the toothpaste stay in your mouth for a while, because fluoride toothpaste needs some time to play its effect. If you rinse your mouth immediately, the fluoride in the toothpaste has not fully attached to your teeth and will shorten the time it takes for the fluoride to work on your teeth.

Lastly, it is important to note that small children need to be more careful with fluoride toothpaste as they may accidentally swallow it during brushing, which may cause them to ingest too much fluoride and may lead to poisoning. Therefore, children should not use fluoride toothpaste, and if they must use it, they must strictly control the dosage.