How Effective Is Your Toothpaste? | Talking Point | Full Episode

[yperic]

With shelves packed full of toothpaste options, for whitening, gum health, enamel protection, sensitivity, or even all-natural formulas — how do you know which one to pick?

And are the claims they make backed by science, or are they just clever marketing? Prices can vary dramatically, with some premium brands costing five to ten times more than regular toothpaste.

Are these higher prices justified, or do all toothpastes essentially do the same thing? In this episode of Talking Point, Steven Chia investigates the truth behind the toothpaste, breaking down what the labels really mean, how fluoride works, and whether you are getting your money's worth.

Hearing straight from the experts, we uncover if there really is a ‘best’ toothpaste, or if we’ve all been taken in by the brush wars.

 

[Full_Cream_Milk]

I only use this from Japan

 

[EDMW-Hates-Me]

Too long lazy watch. Can samurai the findings?

 

[W1n7f1r3]

Toothpaste is a surfactant dun use too much

 

[laksamaihum]

moi cheapo use the classic Colgate triple action, dentist checkup every 6 months no issue. waiting for samurai too

 

[cosmothecat]

Summary: no best toothpaste, each individual is unique. Speak to your dentist for recommendation on a toothpaste most suitable for you.

Fluoride content of toothpaste, look for 1000 to 1450 parts per million.

 

[standarture]

The worst is those tik tok dentists telling you not to rinse your mouth after brushing rofl.

 

[buttbERry]

all down to individual preference

 

[1982-1994]

Been using this for the past 1+ months

Don't have to rinse the mouth after brushing, but must spit out the excess foam

 

[RSKeisuke]

for me ish mama lemon

 

[eyz]

Been using this for the past 1+ months

Don't have to rinse the mouth after brushing, but must spit out the excess foam

how is this?

does it really whiten your teeth? i saw the review kn reddit and thought wanna give it a try until i saw the price.

at that price i can buy 20 tube of Himalayan toothpaste.

 

[Full_Cream_Milk]

Been using this for the past 1+ months

Don't have to rinse the mouth after brushing, but must spit out the excess foam

If it’s “medical grade something” you better rinse,

No matter what it says.

 

[1982-1994]

how is this?

does it really whiten your teeth? i saw the review kn reddit and thought wanna give it a try until i saw the price.

My teeth is quite yellow even though I'm using the toothpaste twice daily (started using once only recently after waking up, with Colgate before sleep)

Think not because the product is not good but because I sip a bit of kopi at work daily (never brush teeth till after work)

Spoiler

at that price i can buy 20 tube of Himalayan toothpaste.

If it’s “medical grade something” you better rinse,

No matter what it says.

Apagard Royal's nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAP) is medical-grade, but that means purity and effectiveness, not danger.

It’s the same substance found in your own enamel and bones.

In Japan and the EU, n-HAP is approved for oral use — including swallow-safe toothpaste for children (like Apadent Kids, also made by Sangi).

Misunderstanding comes from:

Confusing "medical-grade" with pharmaceutical toxicity (e.g. chlorhexidine, iodine, etc.)

Assuming all "actives" should be rinsed due to old-school fluoride warnings (fluoride in high doses is toxic if swallowed — n-HAP is not)

 

[MarkerForProjector]

Dentist at 17mins quite cute.
Dr Shaun Tan
Associate Consultant
Dept of Prosthodontics
National dental center Singapore
@PoloBoiBoi kum?

 

[eyz]

My teeth is quite yellow even though I'm using the toothpaste twice daily (started using once only recently after waking up, with Colgate before sleep)

Think not because the product is not good but because I sip a bit of kopi at work daily (never brush teeth till after work)

Spoiler

Apagard Royal's nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAP) is medical-grade, but that means purity and effectiveness, not danger.

It’s the same substance found in your own enamel and bones.

In Japan and the EU, n-HAP is approved for oral use — including swallow-safe toothpaste for children (like Apadent Kids, also made by Sangi).

Misunderstanding comes from:

Confusing "medical-grade" with pharmaceutical toxicity (e.g. chlorhexidine, iodine, etc.)

Assuming all "actives" should be rinsed due to old-school fluoride warnings (fluoride in high doses is toxic if swallowed — n-HAP is not)

how much and where did you buy it? maybe ill just try a tube or 2.

 

[DulanMax]

They ran out of topics liao?

 

[PoloBoiBoi]

Dentist at 17mins quite cute.
Dr Shaun Tan
Associate Consultant
Dept of Prosthodontics
National dental center Singapore
@PoloBoiBoi kum?

cannot ... too nerdy liao~

 

[Tiny Shrimp]

If it’s “medical grade something” you better rinse,

No matter what it says.

Eh become dog liao ah....

 

[redname]

good habits more important than toothpaste used

more than a yr back, i started to use those in betweenn tooth brushes to clean un between and improved my dental hygiene by a lot

 

[Full_Cream_Milk]

Eh become dog liao ah....

Ay say properly hor who dog?