Is there any difference between adult toothpaste and children's toothpaste?

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• Answer #1

  sorry to add more, the toothpaste for children do not have the harsh polishing grit in the toothpaste that actually is abrasive to enamal - its best to have children use the non-abrasive tooth paste and not use adult strength mouthwash - bad bad combination

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• Answer #2

  Yes, there is a difference between the two toothpastes. Children's toothpaste has a lower amount of fluoride (under 1,000 ppm - parts per million) as well as less risk of SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) a poisonous chemical.

• Answer #3

  Yep, children's is usually less stronger on the minty side, and it doesn't include all the stuff we love: i.e., whitening, strengthening, etc. It just gets the germs out of their mouths.

• Answer #4

  good answer mr/mrs Lord - the SLS is very well known to poison children when and if they use mouthwash - the mixture of the two can and will cause vomitting and potential heart failure -

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