Examples of fluoride in a Sentence
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The tablets contain cavity-protection fluoride and, once chewed, foamed up as much as toothpaste in a tube.
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Isabella Ubaldi, Verywell Health, 19 Apr. 2024
In 2015, federal recommendations were simplified to make 0.7 pm the standard level at which fluoride should be present in community water.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Even if the average effects of these tools on individuals is modest, their public health benefits could be substantial if widely-deployed, much like adding fluoride to drinking water to prevent population-wide rates of tooth decay.
—Jessica Schleider, STAT, 1 Apr. 2024
But there are others, such as the termite killing gas sulfuryl fluoride, and it has been found to be 4,800 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
When applied to teeth, fluoride strengthens enamel and prevents cavities that can form after eating sugar and other refined carbohydrates.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 10 Mar. 2024
Spitting instead of rinsing toothpaste gives fluoride more time to assist with the remineralization process—especially since tooth enamel cannot grow back once it is completely destroyed.
—Popular Science, 14 Mar. 2024
On the packaging, this could look like sodium fluoride, stannous fluoride, or sodium monofluorophosphate.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 10 Mar. 2024
Pediatric dentists have both specialty training as well as offices that are generally outfitted to appeal to kids, complete with video games, TVs, kid-friendly (read better tasting!) fluorides and often, stickers or small toys for after the visit.
Inform your dentist about your child’s anxieties.
—Bevone Ritchie, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Isabella Ubaldi, Verywell Health, 19 Apr. 2024
In 2015, federal recommendations were simplified to make 0.7 pm the standard level at which fluoride should be present in community water.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Even if the average effects of these tools on individuals is modest, their public health benefits could be substantial if widely-deployed, much like adding fluoride to drinking water to prevent population-wide rates of tooth decay.
—Jessica Schleider, STAT, 1 Apr. 2024
But there are others, such as the termite killing gas sulfuryl fluoride, and it has been found to be 4,800 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
When applied to teeth, fluoride strengthens enamel and prevents cavities that can form after eating sugar and other refined carbohydrates.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 10 Mar. 2024
Spitting instead of rinsing toothpaste gives fluoride more time to assist with the remineralization process—especially since tooth enamel cannot grow back once it is completely destroyed.
—Popular Science, 14 Mar. 2024
On the packaging, this could look like sodium fluoride, stannous fluoride, or sodium monofluorophosphate.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 10 Mar. 2024
Pediatric dentists have both specialty training as well as offices that are generally outfitted to appeal to kids, complete with video games, TVs, kid-friendly (read better tasting!) fluorides and often, stickers or small toys for after the visit.
Inform your dentist about your child’s anxieties.
—Bevone Ritchie, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Fluoride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoride. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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fluoride
noun
flu·o·ride
ˈflu̇(-ə)r-ˌīd 
1
: a compound of fluorine with a more electropositive element or radical
2
: the monovalent anion of fluorine
fluoride
adjective
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