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Toothpaste overdose

Symptoms:

for fluoride:

body as a whole
- salivation
- salty or soapy taste
- tremors
- weakness
- convulsions
respiratory
- breathing difficulty (shallow respiration)
gastrointestinal
nervous system
- shock

for regular toothpastes:

gastrointestinal
- possible intestinal obstruction with resulting abdominal pain

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