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[Malone]

How do the tablets work, don’t they just give your bowels a shine on their way out?

 

[andyBeaker]

More bits for that bloody st1100 ..... beginning to wish i'd said no to the job now, every damn bit is either seized or otherwise fucked

Enough about you…how is the motorised bicycle?

 

[Pow-Lo]

Another f'ing hoodie. At least Mrs P won't see it cos she'll be away when it arrives.

 

[Pow-Lo]

But there’s an elephant in the bathroom. Do toothpaste tablets actually work?
One ingredient you won’t find in many tablets is fluoride, a proven cavity-buster that’s been standard in toothpaste since Procter & Gamble released Crest in 1956. Crest’s original ad campaign featured Norman Rockwell paintings of toothy, corn-fed American children and the caption: “Look, Mom! No cavities!”
“There’s a lack of scientific evidence on how good toothpaste tablets are, in terms of oral health,” says Dr James Fernando, dentist and research fellow at Melbourne Dental School. “Toothpaste should be able to remove plaque, prevent gum disease and tooth decay, and fluoride is a big part of that.There’s not much clinical data out there on toothpaste tablets, and to be honest, I couldn’t find any lab data either.”
Fernando says the lack of fluoride in many tablet brands is worrying, and even though some do contain useful active ingredients, like sodium bicarbonate and xylitol, without further study there’s no way to know how much of that goodness ends up in your teeth. “Put it this way,” he says. “I personally wouldn’t be telling patients, ‘Hey, use this product’.”
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I tried three brands of tablet, and none advertised fluoride as an ingredient. In fact, in this space, many toothpaste tablets actively flaunt their fluoride-free status, and that’s a worry because research suggests fluoride-free oral care products, often marketed as “natural”, tend to increase cavities. One exception to this is German brand DentTabs, which does contain fluoride and is widely available online in Australia.
So, how do you actually use toothpaste tablets? Toothy Tabs, from British cosmetics brand Lush, directs users to “nibble one tab to form a toothpaste and then use a wet toothbrush to clean as normal.” Most tablets feature similar crush-brush-and-rinse instructions.
You can literally chew toothpaste tablets on-the-go, like breath mints, but I found the effect to be underwhelming and weird. The tablet dissolves around your gums in a blast of eye-watering menthol, then disappears, like chewing minty paracetamol.
The initial “nibbling” phase with all three brands I tried was, to be frank, pretty unpleasant and vaguely medicinal. Compressed powder tablets do not masticate well. Two brands also left some kind of gritty, mineral residue behind (not a big deal – a few rinses and it washes away).
The overall experience doesn’t quite live up to my Fifth Element fantasies, but I’m sure toothpaste in 1898 wasn’t much fun either.
If tablets are good for the planet, and evidence for their cavity-preventing capacity materialises, I’m happy to go tubeless.

I've bought tablets with fluoride. I haven't had a filling in over 40 years, so I'll soon find out if these things work. I have an appointment at my dentist for a check up and then one with the hygienist at the end of March, so I'll soon find out if they're any good.

 

[slim63]

Enough about you…how is the motorised bicycle?

Made me smile as its not far from the truth

 

[derek kelly]

My father was a heavy smoker & his teeth were yellow, just before a visit to the dentist he would make up a charcoal compound & brush it on his teeth, he would go to his dental appointment with white teeth & rarely needed a filling

 

[Pow-Lo]

My father was a heavy smoker & his teeth were yellow, just before a visit to the dentist he would make up a charcoal compound & brush it on his teeth, he would go to his dental appointment with white teeth & rarely needed a filling

My bamboo floss is infused with charcoal. I have charcoal toothpaste too, but can't use it because there's something in it that I'm allergic to.

 

[sr71caspar]

A Cardo pack talk bold and a Denali sound bomb mini.

 

[Pow-Lo]

Carpet for stairs, landing and one bedroom. Lino for utility room and downstairs bog.

 

[andyBeaker]

A load of bedding.

So I have just been told.

 

[Duck n Dive]

Four more mousetraps at B&Q.
On Sunday there were at least 30 or so on the shelf.
Today I bought the last four, I'm sure there's a message in there somewhere

 

[andyBeaker]

Four more mousetraps at B&Q.
On Sunday there were at least 30 or so on the shelf.
Today I bought the last four, I'm sure there's a message in there somewhere

Yes - they sold 26 since you were last in there.

 

[ogr1]

Four more mousetraps at B&Q.
On Sunday there were at least 30 or so on the shelf.
Today I bought the last four, I'm sure there's a message in there somewhere

The early B&Q bird sets more traps?

 

[derek kelly]

A new wallet.
Some bathroom scales.
Waterproofing spray for my Australian cowboy hat.

 

[andyBeaker]

A new wallet.
Some bathroom scales.
Waterproofing spray for my Australian cowboy hat.

You have an Australian cowboy!!!

 

[Jaws]

Bunch of roses for woman for tomorrow, and a newspaper

 

[andyBeaker]

Bunch of roses for woman for tomorrow, and a newspaper

Hooe she enjoys the newspaper, even if it will be a day old.

 

[ogr1]

A new wallet.
Some bathroom scales.
Waterproofing spray for my Australian cowboy hat.

Street cred blown away cobber.

 

[derek kelly]

Street cred blown away cobber.
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No corks

 

[Pow-Lo]

Street cred blown away cobber.
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I have two Australian cowboy hats. They're awesome, you're gay. Fact.