Drilldown: Medicines

Sodium fluoride (1)

Many; topical professional/OTC and Rx oral (1)

[[:Category:Anticaries_agents|Anticaries agent]] (1) · [[:Category:Trace_elements|Trace element]] (1)

None (1)

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OTC dentifrice/rinse 0.05-0.5% fluoride daily; Rx 1.1% sodium fluoride toothpaste/gel daily; supplements (where local water non-fluoridated) age-titrated 0.25-1 mg/d (1)

Toothpaste, rinse, gel, varnish (topical); 0.25, 0.5, 1 mg tablets and drops (Rx supplements where appropriate) (1)

Topical: per formulation; oral supplement age-dependent (1)

None · Oral · IV · topical · IM · intranasal · rectal · subcutaneous · topical ophthalmic · ophthalmic · intramuscular · intravenous · transdermal · vaginal · Subcutaneous (abdomen · sublingual · thigh · inhaled · SC · intra-articular

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Caries reduction over months to years of consistent use (1)

None · 24 hours · 4-6 hours · 12 hours · 6-8 hours · Daily dosing · 8-12 hours · 12-24 hours · Hours · Hours per application · 24 hours (HS dosing) · 24 hours (once-daily dosing) · 24 h · N/A · N/A (replacement) · Variable · ~7-8 hours · 3-5 hours · 4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER) · 6-12 hours

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~6 hours plasma; long bone retention (1)

Topical: local effect on enamel; systemic supplementation has high oral bioavailability with skeletal accumulation (1)

Safe at routine fluoride levels.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

OTC (most dentifrice and rinse) and [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] (high-concentration paste/gel, supplements) in US (1)