Prevention of dental caries

Active Ingredient: Sodium fluoride

Indication for Sodium fluoride

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 - 65 years old)

Prevention of dental caries in adolescents and adults, particularly amongst patients at risk from multiple caries (coronal and/or root caries).

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

9-15 mg in 3 divided doses daily

Route of admnistration

Dental

Defined daily dose

9 - 15 mg

Dosage regimen

From 3 To 5 mg 3 time(s) per day every day

Detailed description

To be used three times daily, after each meal, while brushing the teeth.

Brush carefully, on a daily basis, three times daily, following each meal:

apply a 2 cm ribbon of toothpaste onto the toothbrush for each brushing. A 2 cm ribbon provides between 3 mg and 5 mg of fluoride.
brush teeth vertically, from the gum to the tip of the teeth.
careful brushing takes approximately three minutes.

Not to be swallowed.

Active ingredient

Sodium fluoride
Sodium fluoride is indicated for the prevention of dental caries in adolescents and adults, particularly amongst patients at risk from multiple caries (coronal and/or root caries). The primary mode of the caries preventative action of fluoride is post-eruptive, i.e topical action. Systemic fluoride supplements are believed also to act mainly topically (i.e during ingestion, via saliva). Read more about Sodium fluoride

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Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) 2015: FLUORIDE 5000 ppm Toothpaste

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