Fluoride Treatment For Kids in Allentown, PA

Fluoride is a natural mineral that plays a crucial role in maintaining oral health. Just like calcium, our bodies need fluoride for healthy teeth. Fluoride strengthens tooth enamel, the outer layer of your child's teeth, making teeth more resilient to the acids produced by plaque and bacteria. By incorporating fluoride treatment into your child's preventative care routine, you're giving them a head start against fighting tooth decay.

• Prevention is Key: Fluoride treatment reinforces the strength of your child’s tooth enamel, guarding their teeth against the daily assault of plaque, carbs, sugars, and acids. And get this: fluoride can even remineralize enamel in the earliest stages of decay – reversing the course of a cavity from forming in the first place.
• Safe and Gentle: We use concentrated, safe fluoride products that work quickly. The treatment is applied directly to your child’s teeth in the form of a gel, varnish, or foam.
• Customized Approach: Dr. Bret Lesavoy tailors fluoride treatment to meet each child's unique dental needs. We may recommend prescription fluoride to use at home, for children with special needs, who are wearing orthodontic appliances, or if they have a high risk of getting cavities.

Daily fluoride applications through the use of toothpaste are important for children of all ages. Experts recommend using a rice-grain-sized smear of fluoride toothpaste as soon as your infant’s teeth erupt. Once your child is old enough to spit well after tooth brushing (typically around the age of three years-old), increase the toothpaste amount to the size of a pea. Brush their teeth with fluoride toothpaste twice a day for two minutes at a time.

Systemic fluoride is also essential during tooth formation. Most municipal (city) water has regulated fluoride levels, so encourage your child to drink filtered tap water rather than bottled when possible.