Top toothpastes of 2022 — how to choose the best?

Strong and beau­ti­ful teeth are the dream of every per­son. That is why prop­er oral hygiene should be giv­en spe­cial atten­tion. Tooth­paste is an essen­tial part of dai­ly den­tal and gum care. It can not only sup­port the health of the oral cav­i­ty, but also reduce the man­i­fes­ta­tions of var­i­ous den­tal dis­eases. And today we will tell you about new tooth­pastes in 2022, how to choose, what to look for in the com­po­si­tion, where to buy them. In this arti­cle, we will ana­lyze in detail the com­po­si­tions of mod­ern pastes and tell you how to choose the one that real­ly suits you.

What should be in toothpaste

In addi­tion to active sub­stances, tooth­paste also con­tains thick­en­ers, binders and oth­er sub­stances. Do not be afraid of the names in the com­po­si­tion — all these com­po­nents are need­ed so that the paste has a uni­form struc­ture, does not dry out, is well stored, etc. In addi­tion to active sub­stances, tooth­paste also con­tains thick­en­ers, binders and oth­er sub­stances. Do not be afraid of the names in the com­po­si­tion — all these com­po­nents are need­ed so that the paste has a uni­form struc­ture, does not dry out, is well stored, etc.

Fluorine

An impor­tant sub­stance that restores the struc­ture of the enam­el, strength­ens it, kills bac­te­ria, pre­vents the for­ma­tion of plaque and the devel­op­ment of caries. The flu­o­rine con­tent should cor­re­spond to the age: up to 3 years — up to 200 ppm, up to 7 years — no more than 500 ppm, up to 14 years — no more than 1400 ppm. Choose pastes with sodi­um flu­o­ride or amino­flu­o­ride. It is these com­pounds that have the strongest anti-caries and rem­iner­al­iz­ing effect. We talk more about the impor­tance of flu­o­ride in a sep­a­rate arti­cle.

Calcium

This is the main ele­ment of the skele­tal sys­tem. This min­er­al strength­ens teeth and pro­tects them from caries. Paste with cal­ci­um is able to elim­i­nate caries in the ini­tial stage. Flu­o­ride and cal­ci­um are equal­ly impor­tant for enam­el rem­iner­al­iza­tion, but in com­bi­na­tion they form an insol­u­ble salt and neu­tral­ize each oth­er’s action. The way out is to alter­nate pastes with cal­ci­um and flu­o­rine and make sure that there are no flu­o­rine and cal­ci­um com­pounds in one paste at the same time.

Pyrophosphates

They pre­vent the appear­ance of plaque and tar­tar, slow down the growth of path­o­gen­ic bac­te­ria that cause caries and bad breath. Tooth­paste gel with ice mint fla­vor con­tains a spe­cial com­po­si­tion that helps to elim­i­nate plaque. A spe­cial dis­penser with a nar­row spout allows you to apply the paste on the brush in a thin lay­er, which saves the paste. In the process of brush­ing your teeth, the paste instant­ly turns into a thick foam that can pen­e­trate deep between the teeth, which allows you to brush your teeth more effi­cient­ly. Removes bad odor instant­ly. You can buy tooth­paste here.

zinc citrate

Anti­sep­tic, blocks the growth of bac­te­ria and the hard­en­ing of min­er­als that form tar­tar.

Xylitol

One of the most effec­tive nat­ur­al com­po­nents for caries pro­tec­tion. Active­ly fights bac­te­ria, restores enam­el and increas­es its strength, mois­tur­izes the oral cav­i­ty.

Carbamide peroxide

Organ­ic com­pound of hydro­gen. Pow­er­ful and most effec­tive whiten­ing prod­uct. Does not dam­age enam­el. Tooth­paste gel with absid­i­an bam­boo char­coal con­tains a spe­cial dou­ble com­po­si­tion that pro­motes accel­er­at­ed whiten­ing of teeth. A spe­cial dis­penser with a nar­row spout allows you to apply the paste on the brush in a thin lay­er, which saves the paste. Of the ben­e­fits: removes yel­low plaque, tar­tar, unpleas­ant odors, stains from tea, cof­fee and cig­a­rettes. Removes bad odor instant­ly. More details can be found on the web­site.

papain, bromelain

Nat­ur­al enzymes that bright­en enam­el nat­u­ral­ly. They give a more del­i­cate and not as strong whiten­ing effect as per­ox­ides. Papa’s whiten­ing tooth­paste is very pop­u­lar. The paste con­tains many vit­a­mins and nutri­ents, they are famous for their bright taste and gen­er­al strength­en­ing, anti-inflam­ma­to­ry prop­er­ties that help pro­tect teeth from caries and con­tribute to com­pre­hen­sive care. One such tooth­paste will replace at least sev­er­al tubes of reg­u­lar tooth­paste, the con­sump­tion is quite small, thanks to this you will use it for more than one month. Right now you can buy it by click­ing on the link.

Chlorhexidine

A pow­er­ful anti­sep­tic that dis­in­fects, pro­motes the heal­ing of mucos­al wounds, and kills path­o­gen­ic bac­te­ria. Unlike nat­ur­al extracts, it is suit­able for use only in cours­es, as it can also harm the ben­e­fi­cial microflo­ra of the oral cav­i­ty. We wrote more about pastes with anti­sep­tics here. Nat­ur­al extracts (oak bark, sage, chamomile, etc.). Nat­ur­al anti-inflam­ma­to­ry and anti­sep­tic ingre­di­ents that can be used dai­ly. Effec­tive adjunc­tive ther­a­py for minor bleed­ing and gin­givi­tis.

Hydroxyapatite

A mod­ern and effec­tive tool for the restora­tion and renew­al of enam­el. Fills micro­c­racks and pre­vents the for­ma­tion of caries.

Peptides

Organ­ic sub­stances that restore the affect­ed gum tis­sue by nor­mal­iz­ing its work at the cel­lu­lar lev­el. Pastes, as a rule, con­tain low-mol­e­c­u­lar pep­tides — thy­mus pep­tides, vas­cu­lar pep­tides, pep­tides of car­ti­lage and bone tis­sue.

Consistency

In addi­tion to the com­po­si­tion, the den­si­ty of the paste is also impor­tant. In order for the paste to be even­ly squeezed out of the tube and not to delam­i­nate, man­u­fac­tur­ers add thick­en­ers and emul­si­fiers to the com­po­si­tion. They are used not only in tooth­pastes, but also in cos­met­ics, food and spe­cial gels for teeth. Tooth­paste from the new col­lec­tion with a taste of mint chew­ing gum, con­tains a spe­cial com­po­si­tion that pro­motes cleans­ing of teeth. In the process of brush­ing your teeth, the paste instant­ly turns into a thick foam that can pen­e­trate deep between the teeth, which allows you to brush your teeth more effi­cient­ly. A series of den­tal gels for oral care will pro­vide you with good care and pre­ven­tion of your mouth and tongue. It is rec­om­mend­ed to use tooth­paste in the morn­ing and in the evening and, if nec­es­sary, at lunchtime. You can buy tooth­paste-gel with a dis­penser here.

Taste and smell

Pas­ta should not only be ben­e­fi­cial and safe, but you should also like it. Taste and smell should not cause dis­com­fort. Choose based on your own pref­er­ences — today pas­tas are made not only with the clas­sic mint fla­vor. Here is one of the options for the great taste of pas­ta — fresh peach. Tooth­paste from a new col­lec­tion with fresh peach, con­tains a spe­cial com­po­si­tion that pro­motes cleans­ing of teeth. In the process of brush­ing your teeth, the paste instant­ly turns into a thick foam that can pen­e­trate deep between the teeth, which allows you to brush your teeth more effi­cient­ly. A series of den­tal gels for oral care will pro­vide you with good care and pre­ven­tion of your oral cav­i­ty and tongue. It is rec­om­mend­ed to use tooth­paste in the morn­ing and in the evening and, if nec­es­sary, at lunchtime. See more about pas­ta on the web­site.

Fruit fla­vors of pastes will help diver­si­fy every­day life. There are unusu­al com­bi­na­tions: water­mel­on and mint, apple and aloe, black­ber­ry and licorice. Avail­able in gin­ger, jas­mine, cin­na­mon, cher­ry, cit­rus, licorice and rhubarb fla­vors. Tooth­paste gel with cit­rus peach fla­vor con­tains a spe­cial com­po­si­tion that pro­motes accel­er­at­ed whiten­ing of teeth. A spe­cial dis­penser with a nar­row spout allows you to apply the paste on the brush in a thin lay­er, which saves the paste. In the process of brush­ing your teeth, the paste instant­ly turns into a thick foam that can pen­e­trate deep between the teeth, which allows you to brush your teeth more effi­cient­ly. You can buy this tooth­paste by click­ing on the link.

Espe­cial­ly impor­tant is the taste in chil­dren’s tooth­pastes, because not only do chil­dren like it, but it also helps to accus­tom the baby to the rou­tine pro­ce­dure of dai­ly brush­ing their teeth. For chil­dren, tooth­paste is suit­able — mousse with straw­ber­ry fla­vor and water­mel­on fla­vor. Mousse turns into a foam that can pen­e­trate deep between chil­dren’s teeth and effec­tive­ly clean them.

Paste — mousse for chil­dren removes 99% of bac­te­ria, pro­tects teeth and mouth, keeps breath fresh. Tooth­paste resem­bles whipped cream, which caus­es a wild inter­est in the process of brush­ing teeth among kids. The U shaped tooth­brush adds to the fun of brush­ing your teeth, and with smooth right-left move­ments, it can clean all your teeth at the same time. Thanks to this foam, you will pro­vide your child with good oral care. You can buy these top sets for chil­dren on the web­site.

Choice of toothpaste according to the problem

When choos­ing a paste, pro­ceed from the cur­rent sit­u­a­tion with the teeth or the prob­lem that both­ers you. Use dif­fer­ent pastes in the morn­ing and evening. For exam­ple, in the morn­ing — whiten­ing, in the evening — restor­ing enam­el. Change pas­ta over time — you should not use the same favorite all your life.

Plaque

Even with healthy teeth and gums, you need to remem­ber about pre­ven­tion. Dai­ly high-qual­i­ty plaque clean­ing helps to avoid many prob­lems — unpleas­ant odor, tar­tar, caries and gum inflam­ma­tion. Plaque is dif­fer­ent. Every­one has a mild bac­te­r­i­al coat­ing, and any good paste should deal with it. But there is a ten­den­cy to increased plaque for­ma­tion or per­sis­tent pig­ment plaque due to smok­ing, cof­fee, red wine and oth­er col­or­ing prod­ucts. And this already requires spe­cial hygiene prod­ucts. It is impor­tant to remem­ber here: if it is bad to remove plaque, it will turn into tar­tar. You can deal with plaque on your own, with tar­tar — only in the den­tist’s office. Choose pastes for dai­ly use with an abra­sive­ness of no more than 80 and a flu­o­rine or hydrox­ya­p­atite con­tent of at least 950 ppm. Com­ple­ment your care with an irri­ga­tor and mouth­wash.

Bad smell

Bad breath (or hal­i­to­sis) caus­es self-doubt for many. Slight odor from the mouth in the morn­ing is nor­mal. A sharp unpleas­ant odor that haunts through­out the day indi­cates the pres­ence of some kind of pathol­o­gy. The cause of hal­i­to­sis is the for­ma­tion of volatile sul­fur com­pounds in the mouth, which secrete bac­te­ria. This hap­pens due to poor hygiene, caries, gum dis­ease, smok­ing. Also, hal­i­to­sis can be asso­ci­at­ed with dis­eases of the gas­troin­testi­nal tract, res­pi­ra­to­ry organs and kid­neys, dia­betes mel­li­tus, tak­ing med­ica­tions, etc. If seri­ous caus­es of hal­i­to­sis are exclud­ed, you can deal with it on your own. Many man­u­fac­tur­ers say that their pastes elim­i­nate bad breath. In fact, they sim­ply mask it for a while. Choose an antibac­te­r­i­al paste. The com­po­si­tion should con­tain active com­po­nents that elim­i­nate volatile sul­fur com­pounds. The first is zinc. Only then will the paste not mask, but real­ly solve the prob­lem. Also, the com­po­si­tion may include euca­lyp­tus and thy­mol oils, coal. It is worth sup­ple­ment­ing the care with a con­di­tion­er with the same com­po­nents in the com­po­si­tion.

Sensitive enamel

The prob­lem of enam­el sen­si­tiv­i­ty requires care­ful and gen­tle clean­ing — any strong impact can cause pain and make it worse. If your teeth react to hot, cold, sharp, low-abra­sive pastes with an RDA of no high­er than 30 are suit­able for you. For espe­cial­ly sen­si­tive enam­el, choose pastes with hydrox­ya­p­atite, flu­o­rine or cal­ci­um in the com­po­si­tion. They will strength­en the enam­el, reduce its sen­si­tiv­i­ty and pre­vent the prob­lem from reap­pear­ing.

Sensitive gums

Irreg­u­lar and poor oral hygiene is one of the main caus­es of inflam­ma­tion and bleed­ing of the gums. Here an inte­grat­ed approach is need­ed. Tooth­paste gel for oral care with pome­gran­ate extract con­tains many vit­a­mins and nutri­ents, they are famous for their bright taste and restora­tive, anti-inflam­ma­to­ry prop­er­ties that con­tribute to com­pre­hen­sive care. One tooth­paste will replace at least a few tubes of reg­u­lar tooth­paste, the con­sump­tion is quite small, thanks to this you will use it for more than one month. On aver­age, one bot­tle lasts for sev­er­al months.

Choose pastes con­tain­ing chlorhex­i­dine, plant extracts (oak bark, sage, chamomile, etc.), allan­toin, essen­tial oils (men­thol, thy­mol). In pair with the paste, pick up a brush with soft bris­tles. And don’t for­get to change it every 3 months. Sup­ple­ment care with a rinse for sen­si­tive gums. In the lat­er stages of peri­odon­tal dis­ease, pastes with more pow­er­ful anti­sep­tics are used: tri­closan, chlo­rine diox­ide, zinc. They help remove bad breath, pro­tect your gums from inflam­ma­tion, and slow down the buildup of bac­te­ria. All of them are unit­ed by the fact that they destroy not only path­o­gen­ic microor­gan­isms, but also, over time, ben­e­fi­cial microflo­ra. Such pastes can be used in cours­es of no more than 2–3 weeks, in rare cas­es — up to 1 month. Oth­er­wise, they can cause oral dys­bac­te­rio­sis.

New toothpastes

Color change

The rea­sons for the dark­en­ing of the enam­el can be very dif­fer­ent — poor clean­ing, smok­ing, fre­quent use of cof­fee, tea, red wine. For dark­ened teeth, a tooth­paste with a whiten­ing effect is suit­able. If you want to restore nat­ur­al white­ness or pro­long the effect of pro­fes­sion­al whiten­ing, choose pastes con­tain­ing papain, brome­lain, car­bamide per­ox­ide. Plaque from col­or­ing prod­ucts should be removed with abra­sive pastes, and dentin under enam­el should be light­ened with per­ox­ides. So, car­bamide per­ox­ide is the most effec­tive whiten­ing ingre­di­ent. And if the paste con­tains var­i­ous firm­ing and regen­er­at­ing sub­stances, you get not only a whiten­ing effect, but also com­pre­hen­sive care.

Prevention of caries

Caries is the most com­mon dis­ease in the world. This is a patho­log­i­cal process of destruc­tion of hard tis­sues of the tooth. It starts with a white spot and ends with pul­pi­tis and var­i­ous sep­tic process­es with the inevitable loss of a tooth. The main cause of caries is bac­te­ria that secrete acids. They wash out flu­o­rine and cal­ci­um from the tooth tis­sue, weak­en it. Accel­er­ates the devel­op­ment of car­i­ous bac­te­ria fre­quent con­sump­tion of sweets: car­bo­hy­drates are a favorite medi­um for their repro­duc­tion. Also at risk are teeth with thinned enam­el: through micro­c­racks, bac­te­ria pen­e­trate into the denti­nal tubules and begin to destroy the tooth from the inside. The most impor­tant stage in the effec­tive fight against caries is ear­ly diag­no­sis of the prob­lem and, of course, pre­ven­tion. Remove plaque at least once every 12 hours.

Use pastes that con­tain sodi­um mono­flu­o­rophos­phate, sodi­um flu­o­ride, amino­flu­o­rides, cal­ci­um glyc­erophos­phate, xyl­i­tol. They strength­en the enam­el, fill in micro­c­racks, and are even able to cure caries at the white spot stage. Com­ple­ment the care with the use of an irri­ga­tor to clean the inter­den­tal spaces — the place where the brush can­not cope and where caries most often begins. Caries pre­ven­tion is espe­cial­ly impor­tant dur­ing preg­nan­cy, when the body active­ly spends a huge amount of cal­ci­um. There­fore, it is nec­es­sary to select a rem­iner­al­iz­ing, anti-caries paste. It should not con­tain SLS, parabens, syn­thet­ic dyes, a high RDA index.

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Is fluoride in toothpaste good?

Flu­o­rides are still the most effec­tive way to pre­vent caries, as they are embed­ded in the crys­tal lat­tice of enam­el and pre­vent dem­iner­al­iza­tion — a pre­cur­sor to caries. But if there is enough flu­o­ride in the water in your region, you don’t need an addi­tion­al source in tooth­paste. To find out, check the flu­o­ride con­cen­tra­tion in your water sup­ply. Nor­mal­ly, it should be 0.7–1.2 mg / l. If less — you need a paste with flu­o­ride. Look for the flu­o­ride con­tent on the pack­age, it is desir­able that it be high­er than or equal to 1000 ppm. Also, tooth­paste with cal­ci­um com­pounds can be used to rem­iner­al­ize enam­el and pre­vent caries.

How to brush your teeth properly

The most impor­tant thing in oral hygiene is tech­nique and reg­u­lar­i­ty. No brush or paste will save you if you brush your teeth from time to time for a few sec­onds. Brush­ing your teeth should take 3 min­utes, the aver­age song lasts the same. So turn on your favorite music track on your phone and things will go more fun! No hor­i­zon­tal move­ments, only ver­ti­cal “sweep­ing” from the gum to the cut­ting edge. Pay atten­tion to each tooth. Your moti­va­tion plays a deci­sive role in main­tain­ing oral hygiene. Do you like unusu­al fla­vors of tooth­paste? Excel­lent! Fun tooth­brush­es for teens? Buy a few! Come up with some­thing unusu­al and brush­ing your teeth will no longer be a chore.

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