# Kid Paste Guide
> The right amount of fluoride paste changes with age. A simple age-by-age guide for parents.

## Guides
- [Smear vs Pea Size](https://fluoride-toothpaste-for-kids.meqeraje.workers.dev/smear-vs-pea-size/): A smear of toothpaste, about the size of a grain of rice, is the amount dental organizations commonly advise for babies and toddlers, and a pea-sized amount is.
- [Low-Fluoride Kids Pastes](https://fluoride-toothpaste-for-kids.meqeraje.workers.dev/low-fluoride-kids-paste/): A low fluoride kids paste contains less fluoride than a standard family paste, and some are sold for very young children.
- [Swallowing Toothpaste: What to Know](https://fluoride-toothpaste-for-kids.meqeraje.workers.dev/swallowing-kids-toothpaste/): Young children often swallow some toothpaste because they have not yet learned to spit, which is why the amount is kept tiny.
- [Fluorosis Explained: Common Questions](https://fluoride-toothpaste-for-kids.meqeraje.workers.dev/fluorosis-explained-simply/): Dental fluorosis is a change in how developing teeth look, caused by getting more fluoride than needed while the teeth are forming.
- [Asking the Pediatric Dentist](https://fluoride-toothpaste-for-kids.meqeraje.workers.dev/pediatric-dentist-fluoride/): A pediatric dentist can answer fluoride questions about your own child, which general advice cannot.

## About
- [About Kid Paste Guide](https://fluoride-toothpaste-for-kids.meqeraje.workers.dev/about/): not medical advice, how the site is funded and how guides are made

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