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The Truth about Fluoride: What It Does To Your Dental Health

What you need to know about fluoride,

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Fluoride helps strengthen the enamel. It keeps it strong and protected from the toxic acids released by bacteria after they have digested food debris found in the creases of the teeth.

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  • 1.The Truth about Fluoride:What It Does To Your Dental Health

2. Beneficial effects of fluoride The St James Dental Group Fluoride is known to have beneficial effectsto your teeth. It protects the enamel fromthe corroding effect of toxins excretedbacterial activities. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 3. The strength of your teethThe St James Dental Group As you grow older, the strength of yourteeth becomes lower. Finding ways to keepit strong is worth the effort.http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 4. Products containing fluoride The St James Dental Group With many products containing fluoride, itwont be hard keeping your dentition strongand healthy. How beneficial fluoride really isfor the teeth? Here are the most knownbenefits: http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 5. Dental Fluoride The St James Dental Group Fluoride helps strengthen the enamel. Itkeeps it strong and protected from the toxicacids released by bacteria after they havedigested food debris found in the creases ofthe teeth. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 6. Fluoride-rich foodThe St James Dental Group Fluoride-rich food and supplements arebeneficial to expectant moms and babies,too. When a pregnant mother gets fluoridesupplements, the forming child inside herwill acquire its benefits for his pre-formingteeth, but just a little.http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 7. Mother that are lactating. The St James Dental Group When the mother is lactating, the fluoridegoes to the milk to be taken by the baby. Inthis manner, the baby gets the protectiveattribute of the fluoride for his tiny teeth. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 8. Deep-well drinking waterThe St James Dental Group If you are living in rural areas where deep-well is still used for drinking, you can get alot of fluoride benefits from it.Typically, deep-well drinking water containshigh amounts of fluoride.http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 9. Check your water analyst The St James Dental Group You have to check it first with the wateranalyst to make sure that the fluoridecontent does not reach toxicity level. If the fluoride level is proven to be withinthe beneficial range, it can give you naturalteeth protection just by drinking your deep-well water. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 10. Bottled waterThe St James Dental Group Bottled water also contains someamount of fluoride. Urban drinking waterdoes have some too but, not as much asthe natural deep-well drinking water ofthe rural areas.http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 11. Fluoride supplements The St James Dental Group If there is fluoride in the water that yourbaby is getting, then there is usually noneed for fluoride supplements. Manynatural fruit juices are also good sources offluoride. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 12. Juices available in the supermarkets The St James Dental Group Keep a keen eye about the juices availablein the supermarkets. While some are trulynatural, most of the fruit juices from theshelf have high sugar content that do harmthe teeth instead of protecting it. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 13. White grape juice The St James Dental Group Among the common natural fruitjuices, white grape juice is found to have thehighest fluoride content. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 14. Fluoride fortified toothpastes The St James Dental Group Although fluoride fortified toothpastes aregood for your dental health, it is notadvisable to be used for children beforereaching 2 years old. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 15. Children between 2-5 The St James Dental Group For children between 2-5 it is best to usejust a small amount of fluoridatedtoothpaste, like the size of the head of amatch. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 16. The concentration of fluoride The St James Dental Group They do not need any more than this,because the concentration of fluoride inchildrens toothpaste is the same as theadults. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 17. Use your judgment The St James Dental Group Use your judgment, if your child is 2 or 3and still cant spit out, you may not want touse fluoridated toothpaste yet. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 18. Ingested fluoride The St James Dental Group Ingested fluoride can cause a conditioncalled fluorosis. Fluoride tablets that areprescribed by your dentist or pediatricianhave best effects when taken right beforebedtime on an empty stomach. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 19. Chewable fluoride The St James Dental Group Chewable fluoride supplements should betaken after brushing to obtain best results.There are controversy on taking fluoridesupplements http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 20. Topical fluoride application The St James Dental Group In United States, there is usually no need forit because there is enough fluoride fromother sources. Topical fluoride applicationevery 6 months at your dentist is highlyrecommended. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 21. Simple and inexpensive This is a very simple and inexpensive way tokeep your teeth and your childs teethstrong and protected against cavities. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 22. Keeping your dentition strong Fluoride is one of the elements that keepyour dentition strong and well-protectedfrom bacterial excretions. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 23. Choosing the right things! It can be found in many things that you eatand drink every day. Choosing rightly yourwater, food and food supplement forfluoride content will make your strongerand in good condition. http://www.dentistcudahyca.com 24. Ask a professionalThe St James Dental GroupThe Truth about Fluoride:Contact us athttp://www.dentistcudahyca.com Thank You!http://www.dentistcudahyca.com