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Appealing flavors encourage deliberate ingestion."],"exposure_routes":"Ingestion (30-75% swallowed in children under 6); Oral mucosa absorption (buccal, sublingual); Dermal contact (perioral skin during brushing)"},"exposure":{"users":["infant","child"],"routes":["dermal","oral"],"contact_types":["skin_prolonged","oral_direct"],"duration":"hours","frequency":"daily","scenarios":["Oral/ingestion exposure during use of Children's Fluoride Toothpaste (Character-Branded, Flavored)","Dermal contact during handling of Children's Fluoride Toothpaste (Character-Branded, Flavored) (hours contact)","Incidental mouthing or hand-to-mouth transfer by children"],"notes":"Exposure to Children's Fluoride Toothpaste (Character-Branded, Flavored) occurs via dermal, oral. 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