How can families reduce their risk for exposure to fluoride, hydrogen fluoride, and fluorine?
In the home, children may be exposed to high levels of fluorides if they swallow dental products containing fluoridated toothpaste, gels, or rinses. Parents should supervise brushing and place at most, a small pea size dab of toothpaste on the brush and teach children not to swallow dental products. People who live in areas with high levels of naturally-occurring fluoride in the water should use alternative sources of dinking water, such as bottled water.
