NovaMin toothpaste
Toothpaste in Health & fitness
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.
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.
22 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 7
- approval share
- 68%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 5 years
Median of the 6 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.1 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Helps tooth sensitivity
“If you have sensitive teeth both nHAP and novamin toothpastes help a lot there.”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise tooth repair” “I don't like that it doesn't have fluoride”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise tooth repair” Cavity-free for years
“Since that I had 0 cavities, even if my toothcare routine isn’t the best”
Comment from 31 Dec 2025 in “Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 4 Years” “Since that I had 0 cavities, even if my toothcare routine isn't the best”
Comment from 31 Dec 2025 in “Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 4 Years” “it's been flying colors and no cavities for years”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Do dentists know what they're doing?” - Comment from 31 Dec 2025 in “Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 4 Years”
Noticeably different from regular toothpastes
“its definitely a noticeable difference compared to regular toothpastes”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise tooth repair” “it is really surprisingly effective”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Do dentists know what they're doing?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Lacks fluoride
“I don't find it works better and I don't like that it doesn't have fluoride”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 in “New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise tooth repair” “I don't like that it doesn't have fluoride”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise tooth repair” Little or no measurable benefit
“do not provide any more than an very small improvement to fluoride in the limited in vivo evidence to date”
Comment from 4 Jan 2026 in “Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 4 Years” “I don't feel like it's doing much of anything”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 in “New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise tooth repair”
What people said
20 of the 23 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's been flying colors and no cavities for years”
“What really makes a difference is getting bio glass or hydroxyapatite or recaldent and switching between fluoride and the previous stuff once per day.”
“it is really surprisingly effective”
“it became super smooth instead of rough and no one has mentioned it since”
“do not provide any more than an very small improvement to fluoride in the limited in vivo evidence to date”
“Since that I had 0 cavities, even if my toothcare routine isn't the best”
“Since that I had 0 cavities”
“I prefer the Crest. No cavities either way, but tooth sensitivity and clean feeling differences.”
“Since that I had 0 cavities, even if my toothcare routine isn’t the best”
“its definitely a noticeable difference compared to regular toothpastes”
“It's actually great stuff and works wonders for tooth sensitivity”
“I don't like that it doesn't have fluoride”
“That good stuff we used to have but is now not legal in the US”
“If you have sensitive teeth both nHAP and novamin toothpastes help a lot there.”
“My dentist was impressed after a year of me using it.”
“Since NovaMin reacts with saliva to remineralize the tooth you'd imagine it's a stronger bond”
“I don't feel like it's doing much of anything”
“It has a very weird Internet footprint of being this somewhat obscure-looking expensive "Health" product.”
“I don't find it works better and I don't like that it doesn't have fluoride”
“I'll keep using smuggled FDA-unapproved Novamin toothpaste”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.