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2. Topical fluoride - Wikipedia

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   Topical fluorides are fluoride-containing drugs indicated in prevention and treatment of dental caries, particularly in children's primary dentitions. [1] The dental-protecting property of topical fluoride can be attributed to multiple mechanisms of action, including the promotion of remineralization of decalcified enamel, the inhibition of the cariogenic microbial metabolism in dental plaque ...

3. What is the healthiest toothpaste? The No. 1 pick, according ...

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   Fluoride toothpaste. Fluoride is a mineral that prevents or reverses tooth decay and stimulates new bone formation, ... Baking soda is naturally alkaline, meaning it has a pH higher than 7. The ...

4. Toothpaste - Wikipedia

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   Fluoride is present in small amounts in plants, animals, and some natural water sources. The additional fluoride in toothpaste has beneficial effects on the formation of dental enamel and bones. Sodium fluoride (NaF) is the most common source of fluoride, but stannous fluoride (SnF 2), and sodium monofluorophosphate (Na 2 PO 3 F) are also used ...

5. Biological aspects of fluorine - Wikipedia

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   Fluorine is often added to drug molecules during drug design, as even a single atom can greatly change the chemical properties of the molecule in desirable ways. Because of the considerable stability of the carbon–fluorine bond , many drugs are fluorinated to delay their metabolism , which is the chemical process in which the drugs are turned ...

6. Tin (II) fluoride - Wikipedia

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   Stannous fluoride was once used under the trade name Fluoristan in the original formulation of the toothpaste brand Crest, though it was later replaced with sodium monofluorophosphate under the trade name Fluoristat. Stabilised stannous fluoride is now the active ingredient in Crest/Oral B Pro-Health brand toothpaste. Although concerns have ...

7. Remineralisation of teeth - Wikipedia

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   Regular use of a fluoridated toothpaste has been shown to provide a significant source of fluoride to the mouth by the means of direct fluoride contact to tooth structure. [20] The types of fluoride added to toothpaste include: sodium fluoride , sodium monofluorophosphate (MFP), and stannous fluoride .

8. Sodium monofluorophosphate - Wikipedia

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   Fluoride protects tooth enamel from attack by bacteria that cause dental caries (cavities). Although developed by a chemist at Procter and Gamble , its use in toothpaste ( Colgate toothpaste and Ultra Brite ) was patented by Colgate-Palmolive , as Procter and Gamble was engaged in the marketing of Crest toothpaste (containing stannous fluoride ...

9. Benefits of adding fluoride to water may be waning, new ...

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   The widespread use of toothpaste and mouthwashes with added fluoride in recent decades appears to have diminished the health benefits of water fluoridation, according to a new study.