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Fluoride protects your teeth by putting a protective coating on your teeth. The protective coating helps prevent bacteria from damaging your teeth.
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What is in water to keep teeth from rottening?
same as in toothpaste. sodium monoflourophosphate or flouride fluride
What is added to toothpaste to help tooth decay?
Floride is added to toothpaste to strengthen the enamel of the tooth. This helps prevent tooth decay, particularly in children.
What element is in tooth paste and city water systems to help prevent tooth decay?
Fluoride.
What elements help prevent tooth decay?
It is fluorine you silly billy!
What element is added to toothplaste to help prevent tooth decay?
Fluoride
Why is Fluoride is often added to the water supply?
to help prevent tooth decay, just like there is fluoride in tooth paste to prevent tooth decay. The fluoride added to water is no where near as high concentration as in tooth paste though
What things help prevent tooth decay?
Brushing your teeth works good
What element is added to thoothpaste and city water systems to help tooth decay?
I do not believe that anything is added to help tooth decay. Fluorides are added to fight (not help!) tooth decay.
How does chewing gum prevent tooth decay?
Chewing sugar free gum can help prevent tooth decay because when you chew the gum, it activates saliva glands and produces saliva which in turn kills bacteria and helps clean the teeth of plaque.
What chemical used to prevent tooth decay?
The most important component of toothpaste is fluoride, which will strengthen the tooth enamel. Some types of toothpaste contain xylitol as well, which acts as an antibacterial to fight caries. Toothpaste also contain abrasive material to help remove deposits of food and plaque and different types of flavor ingredients, e.g. menthol, to remove or mask bad breath.
What kind of things lead to tooth decay?
Acids that are from foods and drinks and those produced by bacteria in your mouth will cause tooth decay. It's best to brush at least twice a day and floss at least once a day to help prevent those acids from boring holes in your tooth enamel.
A professional tooth cleaning is called what?
A professional dental cleaning is called a prophylaxis. Professional dental cleanings are an important part of dental hygiene as they help prevent tarter buildup and tooth decay.
