If your child is at moderate to high risk of developing dental caries a professional fluoride treatment can help. The fluoride preparation used in our dental office is a much stronger concentration than that in toothpastes or fluoride mouth rinses that may be in a store or at a pharmacy.
Professional fluoride treatments generally take just a few minutes. The fluoride may be in the form of a solution, gel foam or varnish. Typically, it is applied with a cotton swab or brush, or it is used to rinse or placed in a tray that is held in the mouth for several minutes.
After the treatment your child will be asked not to rinse, eat or drink for at least thirty minutes to allow the teeth to absorb the fluoride and help repair microscopic carious areas. Depending on your child’s oral health status, fluoride treatments may be recommended every three, six or twelve months.