Eli5 Why alcohol is not used in toothpaste production?

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If cavities are caused by bacteria and alcohol is very efficient at killing them why alcohol is not used in toothpaste production?

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This is the equivalent of putting penicillin or ampicillin in toothpaste.

Not only are both of those pharmaceutics expensive, they kill microbes and pathogens alike.
Both inhibit cell wall synthesis, while ampicillin inhibits transpeptidase, penicillion inhibits peptioglycan synthesis.

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