Flouride Treatments

As a preventive measure for protecting children’s dental health, primary care physicians can apply fluoride varnish to baby teeth as soon as they emerge. In addition, when children are six months or older, your family medicine physician or pediatrician may prescribe an oral fluoride supplement in the form of drops or lozenges – particularly if your local water supply does not contain enough fluoride. Since many young children are not currently under a dentist’s care - and given the significant health impacts of tooth decay as a child gets older – many physicians feel it makes sense to incorporate this treatment into a well-child visit. Talk to your doctor about fluoride treatments and whether they are right for your child at his or her current age.