Fluoride is an essential mineral for teeth strengthening hence, most cities including Pune add fluoride to their cities for this same reason. The centres of disease control and prevention believe that water fluoridation are among the top ten public health achievements in recent history. Fluoride application is done where there is less fluoride content in water.
However, What if you live in a town or city with less to no water fluoridation? What if you have your own well or water supply and do not add fluoride to the water? In such cases, you should consider home fluoride application treatment on you and your children.
Types of home fluoride treatment
There are two basic types of fluoride application treatment to use at home. The first one does not require any prescription and anyone can do it. This is simply to use fluoridated toothpaste twice a day, in addition you can also use mouthwash with fluoride content in it. However with young children, you do need to be careful with added fluoride products. Your child should be of the age of six or more to use mouthwash with fluoride in it. When you use fluoridated toothpaste or mouthwash at home, do not eat or drink anything for atleast 30 minutes after it. This gives the fluoride time to absorb into your teeth.
The second method is prescribed home fluoride treatment. Your dentist will provide you with a certain prescription of certain fluoride products that you can use at home. At home fluoride treatments provide anywhere from 0.05% sodium fluoride to 0.12% sodium fluoride. Foam trays and gel are used for fluoride application at home. Prescription strength fluoride application should be used in conjunction with your regular oral hygiene routine to provide the best benefits.
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