Brush teeth with toothpaste is known to everyone, but in the use of toothpaste need to choose, this problem may be most people think it is okay, brush teeth as long as the use of toothpaste on the line. However, in the clinic, there are many dental patients asked the doctor, what toothpaste should be used to brush teeth? The current market sales of toothpaste has hundreds of kinds of toothpaste, according to the different properties of toothpaste, we will be divided into two categories. One type is general toothpaste; the other is medicated toothpaste. Ordinary toothpaste is the most commonly used toothpaste, this toothpaste does not add any drugs, its main role is used to clean teeth, after the use of fragrant taste, such as Chinese toothpaste, alabaster toothpaste, black sister toothpaste, white rabbit toothpaste and so on. Drug-based toothpaste is a new type of toothpaste developed in recent years, in which certain drugs are added to the toothpaste. According to the different drugs added to the toothpaste, the role of different, so the drug toothpaste is divided into the following categories: (1) anti-caries toothpaste: this toothpaste is added to the fluoride as a representative of the anti-caries effect of drugs. (2) Desensitizing and analgesic toothpaste: these toothpastes are added to some acid desensitizing and analgesic drugs. (3) Anti-inflammatory and hemostatic toothpaste. (4) Rust-removing toothpaste. (5) Deodorizing toothpaste. If the gums are easy to bleed, gingivitis, periodontitis, anti-inflammatory toothpaste should be used; if you want to remove the smoke plaque, tea scale, you can choose to remove the rust toothpaste; if the teeth allergies can be used to desensitize the analgesic type of toothpaste; if the caries, especially the elderly and children can choose fluoride type of toothpaste. Generally healthy people can choose ordinary types of toothpaste, but also appropriate choice of drug toothpaste, especially fluoride toothpaste. In short, the choice of toothpaste should be suitable for their own needs. In addition, no matter what kind of toothpaste, do not use long-term or consistent use, in the use of toothpaste can be “new and old”, that is to say, with toothpaste can often change the variety and type, only so that the toothpaste in the process of brushing teeth to really play its due role.