Does brushing your teeth with floride thoothpaste help prevent tooth decay?

Yes.





Topical fluoride bonds with the enamel on your teeth to make it more resistant to cavity causing acid. It also helps to promote remineralization (healing) and prevent demineralization (decay). Each time you brush, you are removing a very thin layer of enamel, but the fluoride in the paste helps to restore it.





It is also important as teeth are developing. Grooves on the molars aren't as deep and the overall tooth structure is harder. However, if a child gets too much fluoride as teeth are developing (from swallowing toothpaste), they could get fluorosis (white, mottled spots).

Does brushing your teeth with floride thoothpaste help prevent tooth decay?
Yes
Reply:Maybe...but the sweet taste of toothpastes may contribute to tooth decay.