A compound used to fluoridate a water supply to help prevent tooth decay, fluoridation.
Salt of sodium used to prevent tooth decay.
A salt of sodium used to prevent tooth decay. It is administered by mouth or applied to the teeth as paste or solution. Taken by mouth, it may cause digestive upsets and large doses may cause fluorine poisoning.
A white crystalline powder, saline in taste, soluble in 25 parts of water. It is added to drinking water and used in solution for local application to teeth to prevent dental caries, and it is an effective and inexpensive treatment used in the treatment of osteoporosis.