How much toothpaste should I use?!


Question: How much toothpaste should I use.?
I've just started using a tube of toothpaste that came in a box with a picture on the side showing a toothbrush with a squirt of toothpaste over all the bristles. Do I really need to use that much at once.? Usually I use just a dab -- about half the size of a pea.Health Question & Answer


Answers:
If the small amount you use is enough to foam up and cover all your teeth then its probably enough...For my manual toothbrush I use about 1cm of toothpaste, about 2 peas worth...lol...if I use my electric toothbrush I use less somewhere between 1/2-1 peas sized dollop....I am pretty sure its brushing technique not amount of toothpaste that is important and do it for around 2 minutes too.Health Question & Answer

"Well i assume that no one needs to use the amount they use on the side of the box, they just want you to use it up quickly so you can buy more!!!-that's my theory anyway!

I normally use quite a bit..!!"

I agree:)
I use a little bit more that half a pea:)
and do you mind asking, before you used a toothpaste in a tube, what did you use.?Health Question & Answer

use the entire tube while singing - i said a hip, hop, hip, a hippy to the hip hip hopping you don't stop a rocking to the bang bang shippy you don't stop a rocking to the moving of the moving of feetHealth Question & Answer

Well i assume that no one needs to use the amount they use on the side of the box, they just want you to use it up quickly so you can buy more!!!-that's my theory anyway!

I normally use quite a bit..!!Health Question & Answer

Toothpaste is just to make it taste nice. It may have a small amount of abrasive effect but, really, all you need is a dry brush. It's the brushing that does the job.Health Question & Answer

Yeah you really do need that much because other wise you won't have enough tooth paste to cover all your teeth.

Answer mine.?

.?qid=20081217033807AAHBcND">http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...Health Question & Answer

You should be using a strip that covers the bristles, two centimetres long or something like that. The pea-sized amount is recommended for a young child.Health Question & Answer

lol, um, I read on a mini pamphlet on brushing and it said to use toothpast e as much as a size of a pea. lol.

- hope it helps -Health Question & Answer

I would recommend a full-sized pea. For children it's half a pea! But no you're right you don't need the whole toothbrush full!Health Question & Answer

On half the toothbrush or more should do itHealth Question & Answer

If you read the back of the tube, it says to use a pea-sized amount.Health Question & Answer

No! Just a green pea sized bit of toothpaste.Health Question & Answer

No just use a pea sized amountHealth Question & Answer

I use about a petit pois (small pea)Health Question & Answer

just a pea size amount of toothpaste enough to kill germs!Health Question & Answer

Hmm u need not to use that much of tooth paste it will be wastage of paste!!Health Question & Answer

all toothbrushes got that !!Health Question & Answer



The consumer health information on youqa.cn is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions.
The answer content post by the user, if contains the copyright content please contact us, we will immediately remove it.
Copyright © 2007-2012 YouQA.cn -   Terms of Use -   Contact us

Health Q&A Resources