How to Use fluoride in a Sentence

fluoride

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Definition of fluoridenext
  • That fluoride needs time to sit on your teeth and do its thing.
    — Drew Schwartz, SELF, 10 Feb. 2023
  • And then, brush the teeth and gums with a rice-grain-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste twice a day.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Brush your teeth twice a day, use toothpaste with fluoride, and floss at least once a day.
    — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The big concern here is fluoride, the researchers said.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 5 Feb. 2019
  • The collected water is a free source of water that is free of chlorine and fluoride.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Less than 1% of people drink water with levels of fluoride that high.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The element, fluorine, can be found in our bones and teeth as fluoride.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Adults should use a toothpaste that contains at least 1,450 parts per million (ppm) fluoride.
    — Bianca London, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2023
  • This allows your saliva a little time to try to buffer against and remove the acids, and the fluoride toothpaste can help strengthen your teeth as a bonus.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Brushing with fluoride toothpaste can help with the external care of your teeth.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Small amounts of fluoride in water helps prevent tooth decay, the release states.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Everything is in the bag: a bottle to feed them, baby food, wipes, fluoride-free toothpaste.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2019
  • The study authors’ concerns about the effects of fluoride on developing brains didn’t come out of nowhere.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
  • Another section is still run by DuPont to make polyvinyl fluoride resins.
    — Ken Otterbourg, Fortune, 24 May 2018
  • For instance, a fluoride-free toothpaste might leave you — or your kids — with a mouthful of cavities.
    — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The city of Sunset will continue to check fluoride levels and provide test results to the public.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Joan talks to Jayme about sealants, fluoride, and enamel and tells her about a dental office that provides free cleanings to kids under 6.
    — Tracy Saelinger, Woman's Day, 8 Jan. 2019
  • As the Times points out, fluoride's dental benefits are widely proven; the science is still out on mind-control.
    — Nate Erickson, Esquire, 2 Jan. 2018
  • The design is based on the lab’s finding that thorium dissolves in hot liquid fluoride salts.
    — Richard Martin, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2009
  • The tablets contain cavity-protection fluoride and, once chewed, foamed up as much as toothpaste in a tube.
    — Isabella Ubaldi, Verywell Health, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Tap water has all kinds of things in it that can affect your skin, such as fluoride, calcium, and magnesium.
    — Dr. Leslie Baumann, miamiherald, 3 July 2018
  • Hello also offers up fluoride and whitening toothpaste to help your mouth stay minty all day long.
    — Max Berlinger, GQ, 12 Jan. 2018
  • What adherents share is a wariness of tap water, particularly the fluoride added to it and the lead pipes that some of it passes through.
    — Nellie Bowles, sacbee, 6 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • Use of fluoride has been linked to some potential health concerns but studies have not been conclusive about any risks.
    — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
  • During the nearly three years since the fluoride vote in 2019, the harassment has grown so intense that the entire elections staff finally quit their jobs en masse.
    — Michael Murney, Chron, 29 Aug. 2022
  • However, fluoride can only do so much due to its limited ability to reach the depth of the enamel.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
  • In 2019, city employees made a mistake that greatly increased the fluoride in the drinking water.
    — Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Pick up a call from the pediatrician, who confirms that the toothpaste to brush the baby’s single tooth should not contain fluoride.
    — Cora Frazier, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
  • Kennedy made the declaration on the social media platform X alongside a variety of claims about the heath effects of fluoride.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024

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