the fluoride for adult

 

Reference:

            Fluorides for adult. (1966, April, 8). Time magazine. From: www.time.com/time/magazine/article/o,9171,835286,00html.

Summary:

            The article discusses the use of the stannous fluoride to prevent the tooth problems. Many dentists have suggested that the use of fluoride for adult is going to protect their teeth in future. For example, the Navy made a test for their patients, which’s they give the patients the stannous fluoride and a lecture on how to use the fluoride to protect their teeth. I addition, that technique helped a lot of patients to keep their teeth instead of drilling them or pulling them out. In the end, the Navy ends with 1.000.000.00 successful process of fixing the patients teeth.

Reaction:

            I was very interested in this article because this is the first time I learned about the benefits of the stannous fluoride. Also, I liked when the author said the stannous fluoride helps the patients to a void teeth drilling; however there is one point that the author does not mention in his article, which is that people who smoke are the people who suffer most from teeth problem. And so does the fluoride help them to protect their teeth or should they quit smoking? In addition, dose the fluoride affect children? Is there any danger of It, or can everyone use it? I think there are many questions that the author did not discuss in his article, and so he need to explain more.