Hello, and welcome to the Florissant Dental Blog. Today we will be answering questions about fluoride: “What is it, exactly, and why is it so beneficial to your dental health?”
Fluoride is a mineral, plain and simple. Fluoride occurs naturally in different foods as well as in water. Fluoride is also added to many of the oral care products sold in Maryland Heights, St. Louis, and St. Charles stores. This makes it possible for you to apply fluoride to your teeth when you brush your teeth or use mouth rinses.
And why would you want to put fluoride on your teeth? Because it will help to prevent tooth decay, of course! Fluoride does this by giving the teeth increased resistance against the acid attacks brought on by plaque bacteria as well as sugar in the mouth.
Fluoride is especially important for kids. Between the ages of 6 months and 16 years old, both the primary and the permanent teeth come in, therefore fluoride exposure is extremely beneficial. But, stay tuned, adults: the benefits of topical fluoride are available to you as well!
This miracle mineral is also applied to teeth during routine cleanings at Chesterfield and Florissant dental offices.
I’m Dr. Martin Buchheit and I have a full-service dental practice in Florissant. Helping my dental patients maintain optimal dental health is important to me, and so is helping them achieve the smile they want through cosmetic dentistry procedures such as veneers, teeth whitening and complete smile makeovers.
My practice, Koch Park Dental – Martin L. Buchheit, DDS has been serving the Chesterfield, Maryland Heights, and St. Charles area since 1987, and we would like you to be our next satisfied patient. Please contact us at 314-837-7744 so we can make an appointment for you.
Dr. Martin Buchheit
Koch Park Dental – Martin L. Buchheit, DDS
2149 Charbonier Rd.
Florissant, Missouri
314-837-7744
https://www.kochparkdental.net/about-us/
The following website was used as source material for this blog:
http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/fluoride-treatment, accessed on September 18, 2013
