How abrasive is your toothpaste? Below is a list of some common toothpastes. The higher the RDA (Relative Dentin Abrasivity) number the more sensitivity your teeth will experience. If you are having sensitivity, change to a sensitive toothpaste without whitening.
| RDA Values | Toothpaste Brand and Variety | Source |
|---|
| 0 | non-alcoholic mouthrinse (Biotene PBF(*Green Label), Act II Anticavity, Crest Pro-Health Complete, Oasis, Listerine Zero, Peridex, Peroxyl and water) | Church & Dwight |
| 7 | straight baking soda (The Arm & Hammer Yellow Box) | |
| 8 | Arm & Hammer Tooth Powder | Church & Dwight |
| 23 | Biotene PBF Drymouth Toothpaste | |
| 25 | Pronamel | |
| 30 | KID’S TOOTH GEL STRAWBERRY-RASPBERRY (ph value: 7.0-7.5) | Lavera |
| 30 | Elmex Sensitive Plus | Elmex |
| 42 | Arm & Hammer Peroxicare Tartar Control | Church & Dwight |
| 42 | Arm & Hammer Advance White Baking Soda Peroxide | Church & Dwight |
| 42 | Arm & Hammer Peroxicare Regular | Church & Dwight |
| 45 | Oxyfresh | |
| 44-53 | Squigle Enamel Saver | |
| 49 | Arm & Hammer Peroxicare Tartar Control | Church & Dwight |
| 49 | Tom’s of Maine Sensitive (given as 40’s) | Tom’s |
| 53 | Rembrandt Original (RDA) | Rembrandt |
| 53 | CloSYS | |
| 57 | Tom’s of Maine Children’s, Wintermint (given as mid-50’s) | Tom’s |
| 60 | Boiron Homeodent Natural Toothpaste-Lemon Flavor | |
| 62 | Supersmile | Supersmile |
| 62 | Clinpro 5000 Fluoride Toothpaste | |
| 63 | Rembrandt Mint (‘Heffernan RDA’) | Rembrandt |
| 63 | Biotene Regular | |
| 68 | Colgate Regular | Colgate-Palmolive |
| 70 | Colgate Total | Colgate-Palmolive |
| 70 | Arm & Hammer Advance White Sensitive | Church & Dwight |
| 70 | Colgate 2-in-1 Fresh Mint (given as 50-70) | Colgate-Palmolive |
| 70-76 | Squigle Tooth Builder | |
| 79 | Sensodyne | Colgate-Palmolive |
| 80 | AIM | Unilever |
| 80 | Close-Up | Unilever |
| 83 | Colgate Sensitive Maximum Strength | Colgate-Palmolive |
| 85 | Biotene Sensitive | |
| 91 | Aquafresh Sensitive | Colgate-Palmolive |
| 93 | Tom’s of Maine Regular (given as high 80’s low 90’s) | Squigle (Tom’s) |
| 94 | Rembrandt Plus | Rembrandt |
| 94 | Plus White | Indiana Study |
| 95 | Kid’s Crest | |
| 95 | Crest Regular (possibly 99) | P&G (P&G) |
| 101 | Natural White | Indiana Study |
| 103 | Mentadent | Squigle |
| 104 | Sensodyne Extra Whitening | Colgate-Palmolive |
| 104 | Sensodyne Repair and Protect with Novamin (Purchased on Amazon.com) | GSK Pharmaceuticals |
| 106 | Colgate Platinum | Indiana Study |
| 106 | Arm & Hammer Advance White Paste | Church & Dwight |
| 107 | Crest Sensitivity Protection | Colgate-Palmolive |
| 110 | Colgate Herbal | Colgate-Palmolive |
| 110 | Amway Glister (given as upper boundary) | Patent US06174515 |
| 112 | Prevident 5000 Booster | |
| 113 | Aquafresh Whitening | Indiana Study |
| 117 | Arm & Hammer Advance White Gel | Church & Dwight |
| 120 | Close-Up with Baking Soda (canadian) | Unilever |
| 124 | Colgate Whitening | Indiana Study |
| 130 | Crest Extra Whitening with Scope | Indiana Study |
| 130 | Crest Pro-Health with Scope (Crest for Me) | Burt’s Bees, Inc. |
| 133 | Ultra brite (or 120-140) | Colgate-Palmolive |
| 144 | Crest MultiCare Whitening | P&G |
| 145 | Ultra brite Advanced Whitening Formula | P&G |
| 150 | Pepsodent (given as upper bound) | Unilever |
| 165 | Colgate Tartar Control (given as 155-165) | Colgate-Palmolive |
| 189 | Crest Pro-Health | P&G |
| 200 | Colgate 2-in-1 Tartar Control/Whitening or Icy Blast/Whitening (given as 190-200) | Colgate-Palmolive |
| 200 | recommended limit | FDA |
| 250 | recommended limit | ADA |