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Will fluo ride va rnish he lp my te e th?

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Ca vitie s in yo ung c hildre n

 By the a g e o f 2, two o f e ve ry five Ame ric a n

I ndia n o r Ala ska Na tive c hildre n ha ve to o th de c a y.

 Childre n tha t g e t c a vitie s a t a n e a rly a g e :

 Ha ve mo re diffic ulty in le a rning to spe a k  So me time s ha ve pro b le ms with se lf-e ste e m fro m

• the r kids te a sing the m

 Miss mo re sc ho o l o r He a d Sta rt b e c a use o f pa in o r

infe c tio ns with the te e th

 Ha ve mo re pro b le ms e a ting a nd c he wing the ir

fo o d b e c a use o f to o th pa in

Why a re b a b y te e th impo rta nt?

 E

a ting a nd nutritio n

 Ho lding spa c e fo r pe rma ne nt te e th  T

a lking

 Smiling

Wha t is fluo ride va rnish?

 I

t is a sub sta nc e tha t c a n b e a pplie d to te e th to he lp pre ve nt c a vitie s

 I

t wa s first use d in 1964

 Studie s ha ve sho wn tha t fluo ride va rnish he lps

pre ve nt ma ny c a vitie s….a s muc h a s a 45% re duc tio n in ne w c a vitie s

Do n’ t I a lre a dy g e t e no ug h fluo ride ?

 Yo u ma y, b ut fluo ride va rnish ha s the hig he st c o nc e ntra tio n o f

fluo ride !

 F

luo rida te d wa te r – a ro und 1 pa rt pe r millio n o f fluo ride

 T

• o thpa ste – a ro und 1,500 pa rts pe r millio n o f fluo ride

 Mo uthrinse s – up to a ro und 1,000 pa rts pe r millio n o f fluo ride  F

luo ride fro m the de ntist – a ro und 12,000-19,000 pa rts pe r millio n o f fluo ride

 F

luo ride va rnish – 22,600 pa rts pe r millio n o f fluo ride

Ho w is fluo ride va rnish a pplie d?

 T

e e th a re drie d with g a uze

 F

luo ride va rnish is the n pa inte d o n yo ur c hild’ s te e th with a b rush b y yo ur de nta l he a lth c a re pro fe ssio na l o r a no the r he a lth c a re pro fe ssio na l

 F

luo ride va rnish is mo st e ffe c tive whe n a pplie d 3-4 time s e a c h ye a r

Who sho uld g e t fluo ride va rnish?

 Childre n a nd a dult who a re a t risk o f g e tting c a vitie s  Yo ur de nta l he a lth c a re pro fe ssio na l will le t yo u kno w if yo u c a n

b e ne fit fro m fluo ride va rnish

He lp pre ve nt c a vitie s!

 Re me mb e r tha t fluo ride va rnish is just o ne pa rt o f

pre ve nting to o th de c a y in yo ur c hild. Othe r wa ys to pre ve nt c a vitie s a re :

 Brush yo ur c hild’ s te e th twic e a da y  Re duc e sug a ry fo o ds, e spe c ia lly stic ky fo o ds like c a ndy,

fro m yo ur c hild’ s da ily die t

 Ha ve yo ur de ntist a pply de nta l se a la nts to the c he wing

surfa c e s o f yo ur c hild’ s te e th

 Visit yo ur de ntist, de nta l hyg ie nist, o r de nta l the ra pist

re g ula rly