Why do we use toothpaste?

Moment Of Um

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Toothpaste is something that lots of people use to keep their teeth clean. It makes our mouths smell nice and fresh, but that’s not the only thing it does! So, why do we use toothpaste? We asked dentist Dr. Jean Star to help us find the answer. Got a question that’s stuck in your head, like spinach between molars? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll help floss out an answer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on, this is the Moment of Um.
0:04.0	Moment of Um comes to you from APM Studios. I'm Terry, the toothpaste tycoon.
0:25.6	Welcome to my toothpaste factory. As the owner of Terry's toothpastes, I pride myself on making a quality product. And today's the day, I get to see what all my toothpaste engineers have been working on for the past few months.
0:42.7	Ooh!
0:44.2	I can't wait to get started.
0:47.4	I'm really hoping my engineers have dreamed up some new flavors.
0:52.0	Don't get me wrong.
0:53.5	Mint is classic,
0:55.0	but it's gotten kind of stale recently.
0:58.0	It's time to spice it up, maybe even literally.
1:03.0	How does a little hot sauce-flavored toothpaste sound?
1:07.0	Hmm?
1:08.0	Okay, let's start testing.
1:13.0	Here comes our first new formula.
1:17.9	Hmm, it doesn't smell like anything.
1:20.0	Well, let's try it.
1:23.7	This has no flavor.
1:26.8	It's like licking a beige wall.
1:29.3	Moving on to the next one.
1:31.3	What? This has no flavor either.
1:33.3	What is this boring, Ville?
1:35.3	It certainly isn't flavor down.
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