# Toothpaste

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpaste/551575>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 26, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpaste/551575 "2010-08-26T19:52:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpaste/551575/41 "2010-08-30T17:58:08Z")

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It’s all done with esters, I would assume.

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpaste/551575/42 "2010-08-30T19:41:06Z")

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> [@descamisado](#):
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> > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> > I see that Aquafresh’s citrus is, indeed, citrus mint. ☹
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> It tastes nothing like mint. They must have put that in there for the hardliners.
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> If you’re actually looking for an orange-y toothpaste that does not smell or taste like mint, check it out for yourself.

Okey-dokey.

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**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpaste/551575/43 "2010-08-30T20:22:55Z")

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> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#):
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> I use a dab about the size of a pea. More than that confers no benefit.

This is what I do. Otherwise it’s a waste of toothpaste and messier (well, for me anyway).

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpaste/551575/44 "2010-08-31T16:00:45Z")

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I’m in a quandrary.

I use Sensodyne Pronamel, and the directions on the tube say to use at least a 1" strip of toothpaste.

I also use an Oral-B electric brush. The brush head is round and at best 3/8" diameter, so a 1" strip is impossible.

What to do?

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpaste/551575/45 "2010-08-31T16:10:17Z")

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Silly rabbit, you make the 1" _vertical_.

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**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpaste/551575/46 "2010-08-31T19:29:32Z")

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That’s a _tower_, not a _strip_. Strips are horizontal. Clearly, \*\*gotpasswords \*\*must insert something into the bristles of the brush so that he can lay the toothpaste along it. I vote for a toothpick.

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