How much can toothpaste harden my teeth in 24 hours?

Question

Does using toothpaste for a total of 10 mins harden my teeth twice as much as using it for 5 mins?

Does doubling the amount of toothpaste on my toothbrush double the hardening of my teeth?

Basically, do you have an accurate mathematical relationship between toothpaste useage and teeth hardening?!?!?!?

Answer 1

Try also other oral hygeine products like floss and mouthwash as well as visiting your dentist.

Healthy diet helps protect the enamel but it'll be difficult to mend it

Answer 2

no idea

Answer 3

I wasn't aware that toothpaste hardens teeth at all........it cleans them but I guess only an increase in calcium can make teeth harder...

Answer 4

Toothpaste only helps clean the teeth but it doesn't make them harder. The teeth are already hard; if your teeth are soft you need to see a dentist.

Answer 5

Fluoride does help maintain the integrity of tooth enamel, but it doesn't "only" happen when you brush your teeth. A small amount of fluoride is retained in your saliva and is also absorbed to some degree by dental plaque, and this fluoride has a topical effect on the enamel. Prescription toothpastes and varnishes are designed to be left on the teeth after brushing rather than being rinsed away, allowing the fluoride to be on the teeth for longer.

Fluoride works better the longer is it in contact with the teeth, hence the lower rate of decay in fluoridated water areas, but I doubt there's a significant difference between brushing your teeth for 5 minutes and brushing them for 10. Brushing your teeth for 10 minutes might put you at higher risk of eroding your enamel through over-zealous brushing.

Answer 6

No, no and no!!!!!!

Answer 7

"How much can toothpaste harden my teeth in 24 hours?"

Not at all.

"Does using toothpaste for a total of 10 mins harden my teeth twice as much as using it for 5 mins?"

Nope.

"Does doubling the amount of toothpaste on my toothbrush double the hardening of my teeth?"

Nope.

"Basically, do you have an accurate mathematical relationship between toothpaste useage and teeth hardening?!?!?!?"

Basically, nope. Toothpaste does not harden your teeth.