London - Floride Rinse
 

My daughter uses floride rinse every night before bed as instructed to by her dentist.
It only comes in a very large bottle.
Can I purchase this product in a london supermarket or drugstore?
Most every other item, we use ,I think, we can buy in London.
thanks
melissa

I should think there would be two options: a precription from the dentist for the rinse (my mom had one) or consult a chemist, who should be very helpful in this matter, once she arrives in London.

BC

Melissa, try Boots. They're everywhere. Superdrug is another common chain. Boots has a website. You might be able to e-mail them.

Thanks

Drinking water in the UK is floridated (which is believe it isn't in the US), toothpaste is fluridated, a couple of weeks without a third dose of Floride won't make the slightest difference to her teeth. Anyway, too much floride is what creates those odd white horizontal marks on some people's teeth.

Drinking water in Britain does not normally have fluoride added to it.

Water companies are legally allowed (though not required) to add fluoride if requested to by local health authorities: only a few have done so. 10% of Britain's population receive water that either naturally has a high fluoride content or has fluoride added. This compares with 57% of the US population

London water is NOT fluoridated.

Fluoride supplement products available in the UK are listed at www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/30003750

Perhaps checking with the dentist if it is possible to skip the rinse for the time you are on holiday?

>Water companies are legally allowed (though not required) to add fluoride if requested to by local health authorities:<

The same is true in the US.

Here in Georgia, each of the 159 counties can decide if they want fluoridation of the water supply. Most don't.

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Hi MB,

>It only comes in a very large bottle.<

Have you no smaller plastic bottles that you can put some into?

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>> a couple of weeks without a third dose of Floride won't make the slightest difference to her teeth. Anyway, too much floride is what creates those odd white horizontal marks on some people's teeth.<<

I think maybe Melissa is better off sticking to her dentist's advice and not just anyone posting on this site??? Just my thought....

colgate plax is very widely available and comes in 250 or 500 ml bottles. since this forum is usually so concerned with "fitting in", i suggest that she do not brush her teeth at all during her stay in the UK. certainly no flossing, rinsing, whitening, bracing, or gum massaging should be done here.

>>>>>since this forum is usually so concerned with "fitting in", i suggest that she do not brush her teeth at all during her stay in the UK. certainly no flossing, rinsing, whitening, bracing, or gum massaging should be done here>>>>>

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What's the obsession with British people having bad teeth??

Does having 'good' teeth in the US equate to over large, pure white caps or veneers? Great big flashy false smiles that blind you in the sunshine.

>>>>since this forum is usually so concerned with "fitting in", i suggest that she do not brush her teeth at all during her stay in the UK. certainly no flossing, rinsing, whitening, bracing, or gum massaging should be done here.<<<

Well, not on the bus, anyway.

I read a report recently that the majority of over 60s in the UK have their own teeth, real ones, not porcelain caps or veneers.
I think that the sneers about our teeth are a form of inverted cultural cringe, and very boring it is too.
Cultural cringe might possible make the cringer feel slightly better.
The cringee either yawns or feels superior, probably not the intended effect.

Sorry if I sounded a bit rude, I just don't see 2 weeks of minor floride deprivation making a whole lot of difference or being something to worry about on holiday. Each to their own.

Just did a bit of research and Colgate Plax hasn't got fluoride in it.

"Colgate Fluorigard Daily Rinse Alcohol Free" is widely available from any chemist in the UK.

josser,
1. i have no idea what you are talking about....who's the cringer and the cringee?
2. anyway, it's called irony...i was commenting on the europhiles who insist on doing things by their often contorted ideas about what "locals" do....in this case to follow the "bad teeth" stereotype.

Pour it into smaller plastic bottles, place the bottles in zip-lock bags & pack in the checked luggage.

colgate plax that i'm holding in my hand clearly says "0,025% sodium fluoride" in both english and greek. so please don't correct me unless you know what you are talking about. purchased 1 month ago at a morrison's in warwickshire. £1.99 for 250 ml.

Calm down, calm down and don't be so rude! You'll give yourself an ulcer!

I don't profess to be a fluoride mouth wash expert. Just going by what the Boots site said. Perhaps the level is too low to be branded a "fluoride" mouthwash.