# Non-foaming fluoride toothpaste?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-foaming-fluoride-toothpaste/234473>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 15, 2004, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-foaming-fluoride-toothpaste/234473 "2004-03-15T18:02:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Juxta13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@Juxta13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juxta13)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-foaming-fluoride-toothpaste/234473/1 "2004-03-15T18:02:42Z")

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Is there any reason I need to feel like a rabid dog every time I brush my teeth? Does the foaming action somehow enhance the cleaning ability of the toothpaste or is it a secondary effect that comes with one of the cleaning/strengthening agents?

I know some children’s toothpastes claim to be non-foaming, but they don’t contain fluoride (and are they REALLY non-foaming?). I currently use Tom’s of Maine which doesn’t foam that much, but it does still foam. Is there such a thing as a non-foaming fluoride toothpaste?

Juxta13