Is it ok to use adult tooth paste on toddlers?

Question

Is that so strong on them or is it ok

Answer 1

You really should use children's tooth,it does have a stronger taste then they will to brush their teeth.

Answer 2

My son's dentist said no, you should not.  But it's OK once in a while, like if you go away for the weekend and forget your toddler's special toothpaste.

Answer 3

I would think that it would be fine considering that toddler tooth paste is just mainly different flavors like bubble gum, but you may want to get some with fluoride in it because it will help alot

Answer 4

no, toddlers should not be using adult or even kids toothpaste.  it has something in it that really should not be ingested.

there is nothing wrong with using the toddler toothpaste, what do u have against it?

my 26 month old neighbor is the same way, loves to brush her teeth and does a good job of it too, but we only use toddler toothpaste on her.

its just the safest.

Answer 5

There shouldn't be a problem using adult toothpaste as long as its a mild flavor. As for flossing, he can start now. Buy the little flossers that are shaped like animals and teach him how to do it. My dentist told me my children should have started flossing as soon as they started brushing!

Good Luck!

Answer 6

Fluoride is poisonous...and, unfortunately, it isn't just about him swallowing it, which you could watch him brush to prevent.  It's about their baby teeth which aren't as strong as adult teeth.  Children can get fluorosis.  Fluorosis generally involves minor discoloration of tooth enamel, such as the appearance of white or opaque lines, streaks or spots. In severe cases, the discoloration may appear as brown, black or gray spots, and the enamel may become pitted or misshapen. Fluorosis occurs in children - whose teeth are still developing.

So it's too soon for your child to be using fluoride...the toddler toothpaste is fluoride free.  

Hope this helps...good luck! :)

Answer 7

The danger of adult toothpaste is the amount of flouride.  In small amounts flouride is good for them.  It is even in most drinking water.  But since toddlers are smaller the adult toothpaste may have them consume too much flouride and make them sick and cause them to vomit and it also stains the teeth

Answer 8

I was told by my dentist that you can, but no more than just a tiny speck of adult toothpaste on the brush. The concern is the fluoride, you don't want your child to receive too much of it as they should already be receiving the necessary amount from drinking water alone. Too much fluoride at this age can stain their teeth.  

Answer 9

my son has always used adult toothpaste i think its ok just make sure he doesnt eat to much it would probably give him a belly ache

Answer 10

Only a very small amount and if he knows how to "spit".Too much fluoride could be toxic but I would go out and buy toddler tooth paste as long as you keep yours out of reach.

And it's good he loves brushing! :)

Answer 11

Yes, it's fine if your child has enough self-control to spit out the toothpaste and you are just using the tiniest smidge on the toothbrush.  However, very few toddlers have that self control.  I usually brush my son's teeth making him spit at regular intervals and then rinse off the toothbrush and let him  use water to brush his own teeth, since it usually involves a fair amount of sucking the water out of the bristles and swallowing... and he's two and a half!  I'd stick to the floride-free kind until he starts to spit and then use the toddler kind (with a lower dose of floride than regular) when he's learning to spit it out.  At his two year visit to the dentist, our pediatric dentist suggested those little oral b flosser (they have "stages" ones with bright colors or characters for kids).  

Answer 12

He' s not supposed to swallow the flouride yet, so unless he knows to spit out the toothpaste . . .