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2yo son. told to use flouride toothpaste. he can't spit out, on flouride chewable, no flouride in our water. concerned he is getting too much.
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Use a tiny amt: Use the smallest amount possible of fluoride toothpaste the size of a grain of rice.
Answered 3/17/2017
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