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Various towns across the country have added fluoride to their public water supply systems.
Many toothpaste manufacturers tout the fluoride in their product.
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What is the chemical formula for lithium fluorine?
LiF ( Note the use and position of capitals and small case letters.
What is the use of fluoride toothpaste?
Fluoride ions in small amounts strengthen the surface of tooth enamel, hydroxyapatite. In an area where drinking water contains no natural traces of fluoride people get more caries and need more fillings. In some countries fluoride is added to drinking water.
Is fluorine used to etch glass?
fluorine is one of the things that they use to etch glass.
What two compounds are in sodium fluoride?
Sodium fluoride is the only compound in sodium fluoride.
Can fluoride be a chemical compound?
Fluoride itself is a monatmic ion of the element fluorine. It must be paired with a positive ion to form a compound. The fluoride in toothpaste is sodium fluoride. Some people confuse fluoride with the mineral fluorite (calcium fluoride), which is a compound.
What is the common use for fluoride?
Toothpaste contains fluoride to strengthen teeth enamel.
What can you make out of fluoride?
The fluoride radical is very useful in making toothpaste. I use it myself.
What is the chemical formula for lithium fluorine?
LiF ( Note the use and position of capitals and small case letters.
How do you get fluoride out of water?
Only filters that use reverse osmosis or activated alumina are effective at removing fluoride from tap water. "Brita" filters do not remove fluoride. Source: http://www.ewg.org/EWGFAQ#
Can you use teeth whitener and fluoride mouth wash?
Definatly :)
Is it safe to keep plus white speed whitening system on your teeth all night?
no because its plus. If it has Fluoride in it I would be carefull though, because if you use to much fluoride on your teeth you can get fluoride stains that not only look hideous but are bad for you. If it does it is fine to use it just dont use it every single night.
What is the use of fluoride toothpaste?
Fluoride ions in small amounts strengthen the surface of tooth enamel, hydroxyapatite. In an area where drinking water contains no natural traces of fluoride people get more caries and need more fillings. In some countries fluoride is added to drinking water.
How many forms of fluoride are there?
Well, I don't have a number for you. I can tell you that in Dentistry we use 3 main types of fluoride for therapeutic use. NaF also known as sodium fluoride APF also know is acidulated phosphate fluoride SnF also known as stannous fluoride Fluoride may occur in many other forms that I am not aware of, but these are the forms that are used to produce clinical results. I couldn't tell you how many forms of fluoride there, but if you are concerned that you need fluoride for your teeth, don't worry, If you get your teeth cleaned the recommended twice a year, the dentist should do a fluoride treatment. That is plenty. Also, If you live in the city, you are getting additional fluoride because most cities add a small amaount of fluoride to their drinking water resurves for this purpose, not to mention it helps keep the water you are drinking healthy. i thought there was like 600 and even more
How much fluoride is needed daily?
The FDA has not set an RDA for fluoride. In fact, according to many sources, they have never actually approved its use. That has to do with fluoride being in use before the FDA was formed in 1938. Unfortunately, its use was in rat poison. Today, there is much debate concerning fluoride and its safety (or more to the point, it being unsafe) for humans. As such, it appears that tolerance levels are the issue, rather than how much is needed daily.
What is a good sentence using the word enthalpy?
The first is the comparatively very high lattice enthalpy of the solid fluoride.
Do dentists use fluoride?
Sodium and strontium fluorides are used in toothpastes.
Is fluoride an oxidation of fluoride?
No, The fluoride ion is a reduced form of fluorine.
