Twice a day we carry out the same old minty ritual—several up-and-down strokes, rinse and spit. If the experience is a bore, most of us shrug it off as the price for shiny whites. But now, a new crop ...

I have memories of brushing my teeth while visiting my grandparents when I was a kid and using a small device that clipped onto the end of the toothpaste tube that was used to spin and tighten the ...

An Arizona State University student's toothpaste tube prototype forces every last bit to come out by folding down like an accordion. Nicole Pannuzzo We've all been there: The dreaded end of the ...

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Toothpaste tubes count among the worst-designed packaging on the shelf today. Even those of you who are meticulous about squeezing from the bottom wind up wasting toothpaste simply because it’s too ...

The dentifrice delivery system has changed little since the first tube of toothpaste was filled more than 100 years ago. But that could change with the introduction of chewable toothpaste tablets, ...

We travel a lot, and with the TSA ruthlessly enforcing the 3.4-ounce-liquid, single-quart-baggie rule, we’re always on the lookout for toiletries that’ll help us breeze right through the security line ...

Toothpaste tubes typically have color-coded bars, which some people believe point to their ingredients, such as green indicating all-natural toothpaste. However, this is entirely false, with the bars ...

Among the bathroom-related design woes out there, there are few as frustrating as the toothpaste tube. Even when we know it’s gone, we act like there there’s always just a little more toothpaste to be ...