Emptying toothpaste tube (sad!)

Yup. With Kenya, that's all you need for a months suppluy For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.

H.L.Mencken

At the end of the reservoir, I had extracted 12 brushes of toothpaste. As my parents always told me, "Look after the pence, and the pounds will look after themselves". I will now see how many brush-loads I get from a full tube. I have to do something to keep my mind active, after all.

I would have thought that the biggest factor in how long a tube of toothpaste will last would be how much is used each time. A typical suggestion for an adult is a "pea-sized" blob of paste (here's one recommendation for example):

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I have an old saying 'take care of the tens of thousands of pounds, and f*ck the pennies'

That sounds exactly like what I use, even when using the hidden portion in the nozzle reservoir. It will be interesting to see how long my new 75mg tube lasts, and then to calculate how much I could have rescued over my 75 years of brushing my teeth if I had done this for all that time.

Electric brushes do work though, but many choose the wrong brushes - I've been found to be brushing my teeth too hard. Best speak to your dentist?

With a softer brush you do a better job down there, but not quite from going above.

I go to see my dentist every six months, and he approves of my dental maintenance procedure.