• 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    As someone with genetically shitty enamel AND bruxism, i’m double fucked

    I only realized i’m living in a non-fluoride municipality a few years ago

    What are my options for adding more fluoride to my teeth without poisoning myself or needing a prescription?

    • GrackleBirb@lemmy.ca
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      1 day ago

      The Prevident toothpaste I mentioned is OTC in Canada as is the fluoride rinse. None of this is Rx has high fluoride products tend to be in the US

      1. Colgate PreviDent - available at Shoppers Rexall London Drugs Jean Coutu etc not Walmart usually

      2. OptiRinse Fluoride Rinse - available same places as above

      3. Sensodyne Clinical Repair - this has fluoride and NOVOMIN a newer ingredient that repairs enamel

      I use the PreviDent at night and the Sensodyne in the morning. I also have bruxism managed now with a mouthguard, medication, and improved by orthodontic work.

      The above combo with use of the OptiRinse once or twice a week has saved my enamel and slowed down the expanse of my extensive collection of dental work (crowns implants etc)

      Note that the Prevident is expensive for toothpaste but a lot cheaper than a root canal or crown so I go with it