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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.
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Is toothpaste 100 percent fluoride?
No. Toothpaste is usually less than 1% sodium fluoride. Pure sodium fluoride would be highly toxic.
How do you use fluoride in a sentence?
Various towns across the country have added fluoride to their public water supply systems. Many toothpaste manufacturers tout the fluoride in their product.
Does toothpaste have fluorine in it?
Fluoride ion is the active ingredient in a standard toothpaste.
What is the difference between toothpaste with fluoride and toothpaste without fluoride?
Flouride is the main ingredient in toothpaste and will kill the germs and toothpaste is with less flouride but is still very effective but flouride is stronger and works faster but I recommend using both
Does close up toothpaste contain fluoride?
Yes
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.
Can you brush your cats teeth with regular toothpaste?
No, you should never use human toothpaste on a cat, as the fluoride alone is toxic and can make a cat ill if ingested. If you wish to brush your cat's teeth, use a pet toothpaste that has no fluoride in and is safe to ingest (I cat cannot spit out toothpaste like humans do).
Is toothpaste 100 percent fluoride?
No. Toothpaste is usually less than 1% sodium fluoride. Pure sodium fluoride would be highly toxic.
How much sodium fluoride is needed to make one bottle of toothpaste?
It can take 256 mg of Fluoride to make one bottle of toothpaste. Fluoride is added to toothpaste to disrupt the process of tooth decay.
How do you use fluoride in a sentence?
Various towns across the country have added fluoride to their public water supply systems. Many toothpaste manufacturers tout the fluoride in their product.
Is toothpaste poison?
Yes, because toothpaste contains fluoride which is poison to the human body. (If you swallow a big amount of toothpaste or drinks that include fluoride go to a doctor, if you swallow a little bit of fluoride you will be fine).
When did they put fluoride in toothpaste?
1972
What are the ingedients for toothpaste?
Mostly Fluoride. Check your toothpaste box for ingredients!
Does toothpaste have fluorine in it?
Fluoride ion is the active ingredient in a standard toothpaste.
How much fluoride is in your water?
Fluoride toothpaste is a active key ingredient in toothpaste that fights cavities, gingivitis, plaque build-up, tartar and bad breath(from the bacteria in your mouth). It is in all toothpaste's such as Colgate or Crest. On the label it says not to swallow and that it should be external use, not internal. Unfortunately, according to recent studies on Oral and dental health care, people have died from ingesting fluoride toothpaste, so they are trying to come up with alternative solutions to this problem.
Why have some baby teething toothpastes no fluoride when health visitors are recommending 1450 ppm of fluoride for baby toothpaste?
Fluoride is extremely toxic. Babies will swallow the toothpaste, where adults spit it out and aren't poisoned. One tube of regular fluoride toothpaste can kill two small children. Do not purchase fluoride toothpaste for children ~ especially babies!Answer:A tube of toothpaste will not kill two small children. It has never happened, and it never will. All research indicates that the amount of fluoride in toothpaste is known to reduce the incidence of tooth decay in children, that's all.Like all household chemicals (soaps, detergents, furniture polish, etc.) use of toothpaste by small children should involve adult supervision. Read the label.
