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by blackrock 1906 days ago
I have never heard of this Novamin toothpaste before. Nor has any of my dentists ever recommended it.

It looks like the popular brand is Sensodyne.

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Sensodyne does not have Novamin in the USA(insert conspiracy theory here). You'd either have to import it from a reputable supplier, or try an alternative like Apagard or Biomin F(both of those have to be imported too, but are more readily available).
Article from 2018 about that:

"As of the time of this update, Sensodyne toothpaste with NovaMin is now available on Amazon to buyers in the USA, directly from Sensodyne/GSK."

https://medium.com/@ravenstine/the-curious-history-of-novami...

https://www.amazon.com/Sensodyne-Protect-Whitening-Toothpast...

That article really helped me understand what this is all about, ty!
Quick googling found a funny metastudy: "The articles from the database obtained for further review was N = 1. According to the study..."
Haha, I read the same after googling.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068624/

I never heard of Novamin, but I used Sensodyne for years becase it tastes better.
Has it helped with maintaining the health of your teeth?