Water Fluoridation Prevents Tooth Decay

Hello! Welcome to our dentistry blog. Today’s critical message from Dental Designs of Owensboro concerns fluoride and children’s dental health. I’m David Thompson and Vicki Frey and I have been practicing dentistry in Owensboro since 1986.

When I examine a new patient for the first time, I can usually tell whether the person drank fluoride-adjusted municipal water while growing up. Generally, their teeth are healthier than men and women who had lower fluoride levels in their tap water.

Ideally, adequate fluoride intake combined with proper oral hygiene, good nutrition, and regular dental visits keep teeth healthy and safeguards teeth from tooth decay.

However, this mighty element also helps teeth remineralize if acids have already compromised the important enamel. For decay prevention and teeth strengthening, sufficient fluoride is indispensable.

If you have kids and your Kentucky municipal water supply does not have the recommended level of fluoride, you may want to consider giving your kids a fluoride supplement. The fluoride will strengthen the primary teeth that have already erupted and also the adult teeth that are forming.

The American Dental Association supports water fluoridation:

‘More than 65 years ago, on January 25, 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan became the world’s first city to adjust the level of fluoride in its water supply. Since that time, fluoridation has dramatically improved the oral health of tens of millions of Americans. Community water fluoridation is the single most effective public health measure to prevent tooth decay.’ http://www.ada.org/fluoride.aspx

At Dental Designs of Owensboro, we provide unmatched dental care for all members of the family including general and cosmetic dentistry. We serve the Philpot, Whitesville, Utica, Lewisport, Tell City, Henderson, and Hartford area.

If you are interested in children’s fluoride supplements, call Thompson & Frey Cosmetic & Family Dentistry at 270-683-0620 to schedule a pediatric dental evaluation.

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Owensboro, Kentucky
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