Fluoride is an important part of maintaining healthy teeth. This is the material that reinforces your enamel against the acids that try to break them down. This is why our Lynnwood Dentistry advises that all children should be using a fluoride toothpaste as soon as they start developing teeth.
If your child is younger than three years old, a smear of toothpaste that covers less than three quarters of the brush should do the job. Look for a toothpaste that has at least 1,000 ppm (parts per million) of fluoride. Kids between the ages of three and six should use a pea-sized drop of toothpaste between 1,350-1,500 ppm of fluoride. Instruct your children to not swallow their toothpaste, as ingesting large amounts of fluoride is unadvisable.
