Fluoride: Dental Benefits and Sources
Fluoride is needed to rebuild enamel. When combined with the calcium and phosphorous found in saliva, fluoride forms fluorapatite, a building block of tooth enamel. Fluorapatite makes the outer tooth harder, tougher and more resistant to tooth decay.Whenever acid starts to eat away at the enamel, saliva bathes the teeth in a solution of fluoride,…