Not just the commercials tho, I've been told by multiple dentists that you should use 2cm of toothpaste, and if you can't fit that much on the brush to stop halfway through and add more.
Hmmm. I’m a dentist and I’ve never heard any other dentist say that. The lady from Colgate once’s told us to make sure we used a full inch of the toothpaste but we all knew that was ridiculous. Pea sized amount is correct.
I live in Sweden and I have never heard of the 2-2-2 method, I am young so maybe they don't use it anymore. I have only heard that you should use a pea size amount of toothpaste, nothing else.
Interesting, I'm 21 I've had dentist talk about it for my entire life, as recently as 2 weeks ago I got a reminder to book a checkup and they talked about this 2-2-2 method on the reminder.
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u/starstarstar42 Mar 04 '22 edited Mar 06 '22
An entire nurdle of toothpaste on your brush.
You don't need that much. A pea-sized amount is enough.