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Fluoride first, stripes later · 3 min
Toothpaste is a mouthful of extras
The job is fluoride and a clean. Whitening peroxides, triclosan leftovers, and a mint so strong it needs a warning are optional.
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A pea of fluoride paste, spit, done. Character pastes that taste like dessert train swallowing. Skip triclosan. Skip a rainbow of dyes in something they might eat.
Whitening
Peroxide strips and pastes can sting. Charcoal is theatre. If your gums are already unhappy, a calm fluoride paste is the keep. Scan the tube — extras still count in a rinse-off that lives in your mouth.
