what is Fluoride ?

Fluoride is a mineral that occurs naturally in water sources, makes teeth stronger and more resistant to cavity-forming acids.

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Benefits of using :

Fluoride can greatly help dental health by strengthening the tooth enamel.
It also reduces the amount of acid that the bacteria on your teeth produce.

Is fluoride safe ?

By having fluoride in toothpaste it gives best protection in all ages .
It helps us to prevent from tooth decay .

Fluoride is good for health, to have good health, you need healthy teeth :)

As discussed it helps us to prevent from tooth decay . But there is no scientifically valid evidence to show that fluoride causes cancer, kidney disease or diseases.

Let's us discuss some facts :

Drinking fluoridated water has not been shown to cause conditions like thyroid , kidney failure .
only proven risk associated with excess fluoride is a cosmetic condition known as dental fluorosis.

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Common questions about Fluoride

Fluoride in water doesn't cause Fluorosis

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Fluorosis occurs when young children get too much fluoride, over an extended period of time, while their teeth are still growing under the gums.

" Toothpaste contains more Fluoride than Water "

Fluoridated water is safe for babies

Fluoride is an important mineral for everyone, especially children.

We all have bacteria in mouth and that produces acid in mouth . It is too dangerous for teeth , by using toothpaste it helps from that danger .

Ingredients inside tooth paste :

Fluoride , foam , Tartar control , Desensitizers & Tartar control.

Before invention of Toothpaste

Before introduction of tooth paste we used to brush teeth by using Neem sticks in India . I don't know about other countries with what type of sticks they used to do.
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