The Role of Fluoride in the Prevention of Tooth Decay
October 2018
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Pediatric Clinics of North America
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Pollick H.
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65(5):923-940.
Excerpts:
Dietary fluoride supplements
Where water supplies contain less than 0.3 mg/L fluoride, the following are recommended:
• No fluoride tablets should be prescribed before the age of 6 months;
• Between 6 months and 3 years, prescribe 0.25 mg fluoride per day;
• Between 3 and 6 years 0.50 mg fluoride per day; and
• Between 6 and 16 years 1 mg fluoride per day.
For water supplies with 0.3 to 0.6 mg/L fluoride, the following are recommended:
• Fluoride drops or table