In the past, toothpastes were made of strange ingredients that one would never consider putting in their mouth, let alone think that they have teeth cleaning power. We've come a long way from chalk, pulverized brick and charcoal to a point where toothpastes actually do more than freshen up your mouth (although I don't know if those past concoctions even did that). Now, toothpastes boast that they'll make your gums healthier and your teeth whiter and stronger. There are lots of brands out there, but which one is the best? You can decide. Based on our top searched list of toothpaste brands, AOL Searchers think Crest toothpaste is the best.
Gleem toothpaste also ranked on our list, and although it has been around forever, it is still effective thanks to cavity fighting sodium fluoride. Also, unlike many commercial brands, it is sugar free.
Looking to get those pearly whites even whiter? You don't need to go to a dentist for teeth whitening. Instead, you could try out Supersmile toothpaste. It is recommended by cosmetic dentists as one of the best teeth whitening toothpastes.
You won't find number ten at CVS pharmacies. Marvis toothpaste is a top shelf brand that is sold only at select retailers, like C.O. Bigelow. It comes in several delicious varieties, such as jasmine mint and paradise fruit mint. If you love a flavor jolt to get your morning started, you should also try out Tom's of Maine toothpaste. It comes in creative flavors like orange-mango, fennel and strawberry. Best of all, their toothpastes are all-natural and include no artificial ingredients or chemicals.
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Top Searched Toothpaste Brands on AOL Search:
1. Crest toothpaste
2. Arm & Hammer toothpaste
3. Colgate toothpaste
4. Rembrandt toothpaste
5. Sensodyne toothpaste
6. Gleem toothpaste
7. Supersmile toothpaste
8. Mentadent toothpaste
9. Tom's of Maine toothpaste
10. Marvis toothpaste
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If you want very fresh breath, get a package of xylitol from a health store - it's a healing sugar, tastes just like sugar. Swish a little in your mouth, and it's OK to swallow it. This is the sweetening ingredient in some of these toothpastes. It will kill fungus (thrush in your mouth), and bacteria. It will get rid of onion breath.
By Julie on Oct 1st 2008 at 7:54AM
Fennel toothpaste is actually really refreshing.
By pooja on Oct 1st 2008 at 3:28AM
According to Consumer Reports one of the best whitening toothpastes and the best value in that category is Ultrabrite Advanced Whitening Toothpaste, which is made by Colgate-Palmolive. It also has a major advantgage over other toothpastes in that it does not contain glycerin, which coats the teeth with a film which prevents the natural remineralization of the teeth through contact with the mineral rich saliva from taking place. It is without question an excellent whitening and great tasting toothpaste, and inexpensive as well.
By Tdu1vme on Oct 1st 2008 at 4:15AM
I have had braces for 2 months now and I use Crest whitening tooth paste. I hope when I get these things out of my mouth January 2010, my teeth will be white and not dull.
By Renee' Bunch on Oct 1st 2008 at 5:01AM
According to the handbook, Clinical Toxicology of Commercial Products, fluoride is more poisonous than lead and just slightly less poisonous than arsenic. It is a cumulative poison that accumulates in bone over the years. According to the Physicians Desk Reference, "in hypersensitive individuals, fluorides occasionally cause skin eruptions such as atopic dermatitis, eczema, or urticaria. Gastric distress, headache, and weakness have also been reported. These hypersensitive reactions usually disappear promptly after discontinuation of the fluoride."
From 1990 to 1992, the Journal of the American Medical Association published three separate articles linking increased hip fracture rates to fluoride in the water. In the March 22, 1990 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Mayo Clinic researchers reported that fluoride treatment of osteoporosis increased hip fracture rate and bone fragility.
A study by Procter and Gamble showed that as little as half the amount of fluoride used to fluoridate public water supplies resulted in a sizable and significant increase in genetic damage. Epidemiology research in the mid-1970's by the late Dr. Dean Burk, head of the cytochemistry division of the National Cancer Institute, indicated that 10,000 or more fluoridation-linked cancer deaths occur yearly in the United States. In 1989, the ability of fluoride to transform normal cells into cancer cells was confirmed by Argonne National Laboratories. Results released in 1989 of studies carried out at the prestigious Batelle Research Institute showed that fluoride was linked to a rare form of liver cancer in mice, oral tumors and cancers in rats, and bone cancer in male rats. Since 1991, the New Jersey Department of Health found that the incidence of osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, was far higher in young men exposed to fluoridated water as compared to those who were not.
In addition to the well documented toxic effects of fluoride, fluoride even at dosages of 1 part per million, found in artificially fluoridated water, can inhibit enzyme systems, damage the immune system, contribute to calcification of soft tissues, worsen arthritis and, of course, cause dental fluorosis in children. These are unsightly white, yellow or brown spots that are found in teeth exposed to fluoride during childhood. In 1993, the Subcommittee on Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride of the National Research Council admitted that 8% to 51% and sometimes up to 80% of the children living in fluoridated areas have dental fluorosis. Malnourished people, particularly children, usually targeted for fluoridation, are at greater risks to experience fluoride's harmful effects. Epidemiology research in the mid-1970's by the late Dr. Dean Burk, head of the cytochemistry division of the National Cancer Institute, indicated that 10,000 or more fluoridation-linked cancer deaths occur yearly in the United States. In 1989, the ability of fluoride to transform normal cells into cancer cells was confirmed by Argonne National Laboratories. Results released in 1989 of studies carried out at the prestigious Batelle Research Institute showed that fluoride was linked to a rare form of liver cancer in mice, oral tumors and cancers in rats, and bone cancer in male rats. Since 1991, the New Jersey Department of Health found that the incidence of osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, was far higher in young men exposed to fluoridated water as compared to those who were not.
In addition to the well documented toxic effects of fluoride, fluoride even at dosages of 1 part per million, found in artificially fluoridated water, can inhibit enzyme systems, damage the immune system, contribute to calcification of soft tissues, worsen arthritis and, of course, cause dental fluorosis in children. These are unsightly white, yellow or brown spots that are found in teeth exposed to fluoride during childhood. In 1993, the Subcommittee on Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride of the National Research Council admitted that 8% to 51% and sometimes up to 80% of the children living in fluoridated areas have dental fluorosis. Malnourished people, particularly children, usually targeted for fluoridation, are at greater risks to experience fluoride's harmful effects.
Surprisingly, the most recent studies do not even show that water fluoridation is effective in reducing tooth decay. In the largest U.S. study of fluoridation and tooth decay, United States Public Health Service dental records of over 39,000 school children, ages 5-17, from 84 areas around the United States showed that the number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth per child was virtually the same in fluoridated and non-fluoridated areas. Dr. John Colquhoun, former Chief Dental Officer of the Department of Health for Auckland, New Zealand, investigated tooth decay statistics from about 60,000 12 to 13 year old children and showed that fluoridation had no significant effect on tooth decay rate.
Given all of this scientific information, what is behind this push for universal fluoridation? Prior to 1945, fluoride was properly regarded as an environmental pollutant. It was responsible for many lawsuits against industries, such as the aluminum industry and the phosphate fertilizer industry, whose waste products contain large quantities of fluoride. This fluoride destroyed crops and animals, leading to the lawsuits. The limited public view was that fluoride was an environmental pollutant that needed to be reduced or eliminated from the environment.
As a result of clever public relations campaigns, fluoride was transformed from an environmental pollutant to an essential nutrient necessary for producing healthy teeth. The science was poor, but the P.R. campaign was great. Being against fluoride was like being against motherhood or apple pie. Industries not only made millions from selling this environmental pollutant to water companies and toothpaste companies, but more importantly, it saved billions of dollars that would be required to clean up this environmental pollutant.
So, what can you do to protect yourself from fluoride?
First, avoid fluoridated water. Much of the metropolitan area, including New York City water is artificially fluoridated. Boiling water removes chlorine, but concentrates fluoride. Water filters do not remove fluoride, unless there is a reverse osmosis component. Children should avoid fluoridated vitamins and fluoride treatments at the dentist. Everyone should avoid fluoridated toothpaste. The concentration of fluoride in water is 1 ppm, in toothpaste 1,000 ppm and in fluoride dental rinses 10,000 ppm. Work on your legislators to get fluoride out of the water supplies.
By Sue on Oct 1st 2008 at 6:21AM
Have you heard about the new AQUAFRESH Advanced toothpaste. I use it for my family because it provides 25% stronger enamel.....that's important for my kids and for me as well.
By dornsifes on Oct 1st 2008 at 2:51PM
Isn't Ultra-Brite made in China? I heard about toxic toothpastes made in China.
By dornsifes on Oct 1st 2008 at 2:53PM
My grandmother brushed every morning and night with baking soda and salt mixed together. When she died, well into her nineties, every tooth in her head was hers. She had a few fillings, but great teeth.
Me? I like Aqua Fresh. It's just becoming difficult to get the stand-up pump in adult AquaFresh and I just won't brush with bubblegum-flavored toothpaste!
By Pazcrosby on Oct 1st 2008 at 3:05PM
I don't see any mention of Sensodyne here. It is a lifesaver if one has sensitive teeth and gums.
By Marie on Oct 1st 2008 at 4:47PM
pepsodent, teeth feel so clean and it tastes like wintergreen. It gets so bubbly, less then a buck at walmart !The only paste my kids will use !
By jojo on Oct 1st 2008 at 5:15PM
I use Crest faithfully...I only bought my kids Crest from the first tooth on and to this day no cavities...My daughter is almost 26 and my son 23. That should say it all right there...
By Shari on Oct 1st 2008 at 5:27PM
i have been told that there is an ingredient in some toothpastes that can cause the white mouth ulcers that are so very painful. please if you can find out what the ingredient is and which toothpastes don't have it.
By joann vicars on Oct 1st 2008 at 5:53PM
I have kind of a unique problem with toothpastes. I have a condition in my mouth called lichen planus. It covers my cheeks, gums, tongue - all areas on the inside of my mouth. It causes alot of pain when I eat and brush my teeth. All of the "minty fresh" toothpastes hurt so badly that I can't brush long or as well as I should. It feels like the inside of my mouth is on fire. After many years of suffering while trying every toothpaste I could find, I saw a tube of Crest Kid's Toothpaste. As a last resort, I decided to try it. It tastes like bubblegum, and is the first one I've found that doesn't cause any pain. THANK YOU CREST!!!
By Gina on Oct 1st 2008 at 7:58PM
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By Monica on Oct 3rd 2008 at 12:29PM