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A member asked:
I ate breakfast, after i could still taste toothpaste from brushing earlier because i used alot, any chance i swallowed some and is it toxic?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
No worries: One dose of toothpaste is not toxic. There's not enough stuff in one dose to hurt anyone. However, avoid any habit of swallowing toothpaste. No worries.
Answered 5/7/2016
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You'll be fine: You would have to eat an entire tube at one time to get sick. It's not toxic if you only use a dab or two to brush your teeth.
Answered 4/22/2016
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Toothpaste: Toothpaste does,t clean teeth, brushing & flossing does. Despite what they show you in toothpaste ads, only use a pea-sized portion (primarily for the fluoride & the other additives). DO NOT use a lot of toothpaste, won't make teeth any cleaner. Spit out when finished, but don't rinse for a while to let fluoride work. No, not toxic, but remember, all things in moderation.
Answered 6/3/2016
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