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The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry has published some very helpful guidelines on the amount of toothpaste you should use with children: 1  Children under the age of 2 - Use a âsmearâ of fluoridated toothpaste (see diagram). 2  Children aged 2 to 5 years old-Use a âpea-sizedâ amount of toothpaste (see diagram).he American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry has published some very helpful guidelines on the amount of toothpaste you should use with children: 1  Children under the age of 2 - Use a âsmearâ of fluoridated toothpaste (see diagram). 2  Children aged 2 to 5 years old-Use a âpea-sizedâ amount of toothpaste (see diagram).
Parents should no longer wait until a child turns two to start brushing baby teeth with fluoride toothpaste, the American Dental Association says. Instead, parents should use a rice-grain size smear on a child's first teeth and move up to pea-size blobs once the child reaches age three, the group says in updated guidelines published in the February issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.