Dental Cleaning

[celiacfreeman]

I had my teeth cleaned yesterday and half way through, the dentist said you

might not want to swallow any of this, it may have a starch in it.

Does anyone know if the paste they use to polish and clean is gluten-free?

[lovegrov]

There's one many dentists use (Next) that is gluten-free in all flavors. You can solve this problem, however, by asking for plain pumice or by bringing your own toothpaste. Or you can find out the brand he uses and call the company.

richard

[gf4life]

All of the Young's dental products are gluten-free also. I spoke with a customer service rep named Christine on 5/25/05 and she verified that ALL of their products are gluten-free. You can call them at 1-800-325-1881 or visit their website at Open Original Shared Link

You can also have your dentist office request free samples if they do not use gluten-free products in their office. They do offer free samples.

God bless,

Mariann

[tarnalberry]

You've got to check with the dentists office to find out what brand they use and the source of the ingredients. "Not swallowing" is insufficient. Of course SOME of it will get swallowed! ;-)

[cdford]

My dentist has verified with the mfr that the one theyuse is gluten-free. They also flagged our files with red notices to always check if a new one is in use. This may be a life saver for us since our dentist died last week and there will be temporaries in the office for a while. I would also double check by asking if they verified it prior to letting them do the work.

[SofiEmiMom]

The paste my dentist office uses is ok but it's not at my kids. They started using pumice and water on my kids but I later read that it can be too abrasive on the enamel. Now my kids' dentist just polish with regular Crest toothpaste. The Flouride in my office and my kids is not gluten-free so we just don't get the flouride treatment. In both offices they called the manufacturers for everything to verify before our first appointments - something I would recommend.