Is Fluoride Safe for Kids?

At Spring Creek Dentistry, we know that Spring parents work hard to prioritize their child’s health and happiness—you can count on us to do the same! The smiles of your children are a contagious expression of delight, and our role as their oral healthcare provider is to protect those precious pearly whites.

That’s why we fill Spring parents in on the ways we can help prevent their child from experiencing the pain of cavities. Fluoride treatments are a quick, painless way to strengthen teeth and keep decay-causing bugs away.

Are Fluoride Treatments Safe for Children?

Yes! They are an especially important prevention method in communities that don’t have fluoridated tap water. When combined with dental sealants, fluoride treatments have a 95% success rate in cavity prevention.

The reason fluoride is one of the main ingredients in toothpaste and offered as varnish is because of its ability to prevent cavities by making the hard, outer shell of teeth less susceptible to the acid erosion caused by sugars and plaque bacteria in the mouth. Fluoride treatments have even been found to reverse early dental decay in some cases.

We know there’s a lot of information floating around about the dangers of fluoride, which should not be ignored. It is true that fluoride is a known neurotoxin, but only when ingested in large quantities. The small amount of fluoride found in toothpaste and drinking water should be no cause for concern, especially since the research shows such a strong correlation between fluoride and cavity prevention.

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