On: Our relationship with teeth is uneven, messy and g...

[Steve44]

I was taught to not rinse, I just wash the outside of my lips & face to freshen you. I presume that lets it linger longer and also you'll swallow some so will be absorbed that way too.

[krageon → Steve44]

Toothpaste is poisonous isn't it? Swallowing it wouldn't be something that makes me happy.

[Steve44 → krageon]

As far as I'm aware not in any dose you're ever likely to ingest. What are your sources?

[krageon → Steve44]

Sadly this is from a paper I read when I was somewhere between 8 and 13 so it is entirely possible I formed the wrong conclusions at the time.

Edit: Needless to say, I don't remember the title. Perhaps I should re-investigate it.