Moira Crawford speaks to Professor Robert Hill and asks how less fluoride can actually be more. Fluoride has long been seen as the ‘magic bullet’ in dental protection. Since its effect in reducing tooth decay has been recognised, patients have widely been advised to use a toothpaste containing fluoride on a daily basis. It has also generally been accepted that the higher the level of fluoride, the more effective the toothpaste at remineralising damaged tooth enamel, so while most regular UK toothpastes contain fluoride at around 1,450 parts per million (ppm), prescription toothpastes can contain fluoride in concentrations of up to 5,000ppm. Fluoride treatments and varnishes are applied to the teeth of children at risk of caries, and in several regions of the UK fluoride has been added From https://www.dentistry.co.uk/2019/05/27/quality-over-quantity/ from From https://aubreyflores.blogspot.com/2019/05/quality-over-quantity.html from From https://charlesjohnson2.blogspot.com/2019/05/quality-over-quantity.html from https://charlesjohnson2.wordpress.com/2019/05/28/quality-over-quantity/ from https://allisonfisher1.blogspot.com/2019/05/quality-over-quantity.html
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