# NovaMin toothpaste

15 Hacker News commenters recommended NovaMin toothpaste and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 5 years (6 owners).

**Verdict:** People recommend it for tooth sensitivity and enamel-related benefits, and say it has kept them cavity-free. Critics say it lacks fluoride and that its benefit over fluoride toothpaste is small.

## Why people recommend it

- Helps tooth sensitivity (2 comments): "If you have sensitive teeth both nHAP and novamin toothpastes help a lot there." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45831174)) "I don't like that it doesn't have fluoride" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45834890))
- Cavity-free for years (4 comments): "Since that I had 0 cavities, even if my toothcare routine isn’t the best" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46440831)) "Since that I had 0 cavities, even if my toothcare routine isn't the best" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443982)) "it's been flying colors and no cavities for years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50102579))
- Noticeably different from regular toothpastes (2 comments): "its definitely a noticeable difference compared to regular toothpastes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45843154)) "it is really surprisingly effective" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50097309))

## What people warn about

- Lacks fluoride (2 comments): "I don't find it works better and I don't like that it doesn't have fluoride" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45827424)) "I don't like that it doesn't have fluoride" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45834890))
- Little or no measurable benefit (2 comments): "do not provide any more than an very small improvement to fluoride in the limited in vivo evidence to date" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46484238)) "I don't feel like it's doing much of anything" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45828040))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "NovaMin toothpaste", https://hackerapproved.com/p/novamin-toothpaste/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).