Original title: Toothpaste is not a magical tool for "promoting tooth growth" and "filling tooth cavities"
Recently, some so-called toothpaste products sold on the market claim to have the functions of "promoting teething in young children", "repairing tooth cavities", "closing gaps between teeth" and "stabilizing teeth". Loosening" and even "regenerating teeth". It should be pointed out that toothpaste is not medicine, cannot treat diseases, and does not have the above-mentioned effects. Consumers are reminded to pay attention to the following points:
1. The main functions of toothpaste
Toothpaste usually refers to a semi-solid preparation that acts on the surface of human teeth by brushing teeth and plays an auxiliary cleaning role. Friction agent is the main raw material of toothpaste. When brushing your teeth, the friction agent in the toothpaste rubs the tooth surface through the bristles of the toothbrush to clean and remove stains. With the innovation of toothpaste technology, adding corresponding functional ingredients to ordinary toothpaste can make the toothpaste have corresponding effects. For example, adding fluoride and can exert a certain anti-caries effect. But it should be noted that no toothpaste can cure oral disease.
2. Toothpaste cannot "promote teeth growth"
People only have two sets of teeth in their lifetime - deciduous teeth and permanent teeth. Generally, deciduous teeth begin to erupt from around 6 months of age, and all deciduous teeth erupt from around 2 and a half to 3 years old. Physiological shedding of deciduous teeth begins to occur at around 6 years old, and permanent teeth erupt to replace them. By around 12 years old, all deciduous teeth are replaced by permanent teeth. Teeth are replaced and become the permanent dentition. Regardless of the cause of loss or damage to permanent teeth, they cannot regenerate. There is no scientific evidence that brushing your teeth with toothpaste can affect the eruption of deciduous teeth, let alone the regeneration of permanent teeth after they fall out.
3. Toothpaste cannot "fill the tooth cavity"
Caries , also commonly known as Caries , is one of the most common diseases in the oral cavity. In the early stages of dental caries, the surface of enamel begins to demineralize, and the development process of dental caries is irreversible. In other words, after tooth decay (cavities) occurs, it cannot be regenerated. Brushing your teeth with fluoride toothpaste can enhance the tooth's anti-caries ability, but it cannot reverse the development of dental caries. Moreover, long-term gum disease leads to the destruction of gum tissue, which in turn causes loose teeth and requires professional oral examination, diagnosis and treatment. There is no scientific basis for the so-called "fixing cavities", "closing gaps between teeth" and "stabilizing loose teeth" by brushing with toothpaste.
Finally, consumers are reminded that prevention of oral diseases such as dental caries should be focused on. It is recommended to maintain good oral hygiene and eating habits, conduct regular oral examinations, choose toothpaste products rationally, and do not believe in false claims that toothpaste can treat oral diseases.
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Source: State Food and Drug Administration website
