Many adults are under the impression that fluoride helps protect only the teeth of children. But this is a misconception likely born out of early efforts to add fluoride to water where children were the main focus.
The regular use of fluoride—both in additive form and when directly applied to teeth—helps to protect the permanent teeth of adults from decay and sensitivity as well.
Fluoride treatment is available in a number of forms including: mouth rinses, which deliver about 250 parts per million of fluoride; toothpaste, which delivers about 1,000 parts per million; and direct application in a dentist office, which can pack a punch of 9,000 to 20,000 parts per million of the cavity-fighting supplement. Similar direct applications of fluoride are available by prescription for home use as well, although these supplements deliver less than their professionally applied counterparts—from about 1,000 to 5,000 parts per million.
Fluoride supplementation should be a regular part of everyone’s oral hygiene program. Ask your dentist if you are particularly susceptible to decay and would benefit from a prescription product or office application.
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