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What is the generic name?
SODIUM FLUORIDE
What is the Trade Name for SODIUM FLUORIDE?
Sodium Fluoride Chewable
What are the Indications for SODIUM FLUORIDE?
- INDICATIONS AND USAGE For once daily self-applied systemic use as a dental caries preventive in pediatric patients. It has been established that ingestion of fluoridated drinking water (1 ppm F¯) during the period of tooth development results in a significant decrease in the incidence of dental caries. Sodium Fluoride Chewable Tablets were developed to provide systemic fluoride for use as a supplement in pediatric patients from age 3 years to age 16 years and older living in areas where the drinking water fluoride contents does not exceed 0.6 ppm F¯.
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