Toothpaste/Teeth Brushing in general

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Do any of you know any sort of alternative to tasted toothpaste? Every single kind I have tried to date is disgusting. Are there any tasteless kinds, or perhaps another alternative to teeth brushing with a toothbrush?

Also... please tell me I'm not the only one who detests the act of teeth brushing thoroughly? >.<

Once in India I found this: Vicco Vajradanti http://www.viccolabs.com/vicco/Products.aspx?ProdNo=M7

If you have Indian supermarkets where you are, you might be able to find it. They sell it here in London in a number of places, fortunately... I could never go back to regular toothpaste.

It's boring, but I like my teeth in my head.

I brush with baking soda... probably won't taste much better to you, though.

You can brush your teeth with a stick... fray the end of a stick a bit and then use it to scrub your teeth. I use liquorice, but any non toxic wood might work.

I hated the taste of toothpaste and the act of brushing my teeth, so I understand where you're coming from. Infact I hated it so much that I barely brushed my teeth from when I first got teeth until I was like 13. And when I did brush them, I didn't use toothpaste, just water. This isn't a great idea though, because sadly I already had to get 10 teeth pulled including my 4 wisdom teeth. More will come probably, because even though I brush twice a day and WITH toothpaste now, the damage has already been done

My best advice is to just ignore the sensory issues that brushing causes, because the consequences of not brushing properly are badddd.

I dunno about flavour but I do recommend a Fluoride free toothpaste. Numerous studies indicate that in lowers IQ. Even major health organisations are starting to catch on.

http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/sitemap.html

Do not take it as conspiracy as many do. It is a provable harmful toxin.

Here is a good bit to start, taken from this page:
http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/brain/index.html

FULL-TEXT (pdf): Xiang Q, et al. (2003). Effect of fluoride in drinking water on children's intelligence. Fluoride 36: 84-94.

FULL-TEXT (pdf): Lu Y, et al (2000). Effect of high-fluoride water on intelligence of children. Fluoride 33:74-78.

FULL-TEXT (pdf): Varner JA, et al. (1998). Chronic administration of aluminum-fluoride and sodium-fluoride to rats in drinking water: alterations in neuronal and cerebrovascular integrity. Brain Research 784: 284-298.

FULL-TEXT (pdf): Mullenix P, et al. (1995).Neurotoxicity of sodium fluoride in rats. Neurotoxicology and Teratology 17:169-177.

FULL-TEXT (html): Lin Fa-Fu; et al (1991). The relationship of a low-iodine and high-fluoride environment to subclinical cretinism in Xinjiang. Iodine Deficiency Disorder Newsletter Vol. 7. No. 3. (August).


As for taste, I buy kingfisher toothpaste from a health store which is a mild peppermint flavour. Tastes different to the strong minty flavour of most toothpaste.

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I hate the taste of mint toothpaste too, makes me wanta chuck!

I used a toothpaste that's made for kids as its straweberry flavoured and taste quite nice. Think they do a choclate one too.

The Aquafresh polish series tastes like grapefruit to me. So I have been sticking with that.

But there are toothpaste that don't taste like toothpaste. Those organic or natural ones like "Tom's of Maine" toothpaste. But I like my Aquafresh polish series funky grapefruit taste (I say it tastes like grapefruit; it isn't actually intended or labeled as grapefruit tasting).

My dental hygiene has always been poor. I just don't think about it. I have a routine in the morning (shower, shave, brush teeth, deodorant) that if I don't follow I basically don't do these things. There is some minor sensory stuff about brushing my teeth because I hate doing it immediately after eating. I can't stand the taste and the feeling of loose food particles moving around on my gums.

Regarding the opening post, I suspect that brushing with water would be good enough if you do it for a long enough period of time. The idea for hygiene is to remove food particles, sugars and such. Brushing long enough with plain water will work, especially if you floss as well.

Maybe you could try some of those fruity ones made specially for children.

Are those even still around? I don't know. I just remember that was what I had to use when I was wee.

Strawberry toothpaste - yum!

Edit: do you hate any taste, or just mint? If you hate all kinds of toothpaste then I suppose my suggestion will be of no help at all. Sorry.

I use baking soda sometimes, when I want a deeper clean, and I have to say that, if the OP is fussy about nasty tastes, they won't like brushing with something that basically makes you want to gag. I got used to it; the OP may not. S/he may literally throw up. It's basically like very concentrated salt in terms of flavour.