Comparative investigations of six toothpastes for children obtainable on the German market were carried out to determine their bioavailable fluoride concentration in vitro and in vivo. Four products contained sodium monofluorophosphate, one sodium fluoride and another amine fluoride. The product containing sodium fluoride had, both in the toothpaste-saliva-mixture in the test-tube as well as in the aquadest-toothpaste-saliva-mixture, derived from the oral cavity the maximum proportion of dissolved fluoride (> 70%). The product containing amine fluoride still had > 45% of free fluoride, the sodium monofluorophosphate products however had 10% or less of free fluoride.