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What is the purpose of Fluoride?

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What is the purpose of Fluoride?

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Fluoride may be the single best preventative discovery in dental history. Fluoride is a molecule that is added to public water supplies in EXTREMELY low concentrations. These concentrations are around one part per million. The most important time to have fluoride in your water is when your teeth are forming. This includes children from age birth to around 16 years of age. In the same manner that different metals are added together to make much stronger alloys, fluoride incorporates into forming teeth to DRAMATICALLY reduce their susceptibility to cavities. With proper care this resistance will last a lifetime!