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How much toothpaste must be swallowed before a sodium fluoride overdose?

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Depends: It depends on toothpaste Fluoride concentration. To prevent it, children must be supervised until healthy toothbrushing habits have developed.

Answered 11/28/2017

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A lot: An adult would need to swallow more then an entire tube of toothpaste before you could "overdose" on fluoride. You would throw up long before that happened. You only need a pea sized amount of toothpaste to get your teeth clean, so i wouldn't really worrty about this.

Answered 9/13/2018

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Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein answered

Specializes in Cosmetic Dentistry

Depends.: This is hard to answer because it depends on what toothpaste, what Fluoride chemical is used in it and how much you weigh. It's best to swallow as little as possible.

Answered 5/27/2016

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