Let’s draw out a picture for you: You wake up this morning and see that your toothpaste has just crossed its expiry date. It’s a Toss!

What do you do about this kind of random situation when you have barely woken up? You feel angst within and what not! Well, some of our readers would be surprised to know that toothpaste has a shelf life mostly for two years. Although, to back this whole science of ‘expiration’ San Antonio Dentist went into the deepest core of it. We studied how these dates don’t have any significance with the uniformity. Rather, it depends wholly upon how the product is kept throughout this time and depends upon where it is stored, particularly the kind of a place.

For the mere reason, these toothpastes have Fluoride as an ingredient. However, the efficiency to prevent any cavity decreases with its expiration of the dates. What is the function of this ingredient? It keeps the tooth enamel healthy, shine bright like a diamond, and defend your teeth from getting eroded.

Other essential ingredients include a flavor or sweetening agent, an abrasive, a moisturizing agent, and a detergent may worn out with time and thus, result in lesser efficiency. The mere goal of using a brand new toothpaste is to cleanse your teeth in order to protect it from the decay.

You may follow these tips and tricks to practice good oral hygiene:

1. Don’t forget to put the cap on the toothpaste back when you’re done putting it on your brush.
2. Make sure that the edges of the toothpaste are clean, and come in no contact with any kind of bacteria in the form of dust particles present in the air.
3. We suggest that you put your toothpaste and toothbrush in a closed cabinet for no explosion.
4. When kept in hotter temperatures, the products tend to liquify than their present state & function in a less effective way.

A lot of dentists suggest to brush and floss daily. The expiration is already labeled on the product. Make sure that you check that and are able to fight any bacteria in the longer run!

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