Is cleaning your teeth actually harming your smile?
Compare your toothpaste with our extensive table below, which displays the abrasiveness level of popular toothpastes available.
The numeric value directly corresponds with the abrasiveness of the toothpaste. The higher the number, the more abrasive the toothpaste.
| Toothpaste: | RDA Value |
| Straight Baking Soda | 7 |
| Arm & Hammer Tooth Powder | 8 |
| Arm & Hammer Dental Care | 35 |
| Oxyfresh | 45 |
| Tom’s of Maine Sensitive | 49 |
| Arm & Hammer Peroxicare | 49 |
| Rembrandt Original | 53 |
| CIoSYS | 53 |
| Tom’s of Maine Children’s | 57 |
| Colgate Regular | 68 |
| ColgateTotal | 70 |
| Sensodyne | 79 |
| Aim | 80 |
| Colgate Sensitive Max Strength | 83 |
| Aquafresh Sensitive | 91 |
| Tom’s of Maine Regular | 93 |
| Crest Regular | 95 |
| Mentadent | 103 |
| Sensodyne Extra Whitening | 104 |
| Colgate Platinum | 106 |
| Crest Sensitivity | 107 |
| Colgate Herbal | 110 |
| Aquafresh Whitening | 113 |
| Arm & Hammer Tarter Control | 117 |
| Arm & Hammer Advance White Gel | 117 |
| Close-up with Baking Soda | 120 |
| Colgate Whitening | 124 |
| Crest Extra Whitening | 130 |
| Ultra Brite | 133 |
| Crest MultiCare Whitening | 144 |
| Colgate Baking Soda Whitening | 145 |
| Pepsodent | 150 |
| Colgate Tarter Control | 165 |
| Colgate 2-in-1 Tarter Control/White | 200 |
| FDA Recommended Limit | 200 |
| ADA Recommended Limit | 250 |
Rating Legend: 0-70 = Low Abrasive | 71-100 = Medium Abrasive | 101-150 = Highly Abrasive | 151-200 = Regarded as Harmful
