Anti-caries therapy was defined as receiving any anti-caries agent between baseline and follow-up, including chlorhexidine rinse (0.12 % chlorhexidine gluconate), topical fluoride (e.g., fluoride ...

Toothbrushing with toothpaste with a fluoride concentration of 1000 ppm or more from 1 to 2 years of age is likely to be associated with an increased chance of developing dental fluorosis in permanent ...

Group 4: Fluoride toothpaste with 1,450 ppm sodium monofluorophosphate (Kolynos®, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Andean Region). The group allocation and intervention details are summarized in Figure 1 ...

While concerns for pregnant women and children receiving more fluoride than needed when consumed at extremely high levels have been raised in opposition to the practice, the U.S. Public Health Service ...

Fluoride varnish, easily and quickly applied to a child’s teeth, is an affordable and effective way to help prevent cavities.

Programs delivering fluoride varnish in schools significantly reduce cavities in children. That is a key finding of our recently published study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to push for curbs on fluoride in drinking water.

Theodent has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Rennou Varnish, making it the first fluoride-free cavity varnish approved for professional use in the U.S., Theodent ...

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4. Get a Fluoride Varnish at the Dentist A dentist, pediatrician, or other licensed health professional can apply varnishes with higher concentrations of fluoride directly to the teeth.

Although fluoride in water and in supplements for children is endorsed by leading medical and dental associations, there long has been opposition to it.

Elizabeth Feldman sees her dental X-rays as a warning of the life-altering consequences of living in a community that doesn’t add fluoride to its drinking water. The stark black-and-white images ...