London - Floride Rinse
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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
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
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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.
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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.
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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
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
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>Water companies are legally allowed (though not required) to add fluoride if requested to by local health authoritieslt;
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.
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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>> 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....
I think maybe Melissa is better off sticking to her dentist's advice and not just anyone posting on this site??? Just my thought....
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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.
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>>>>>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.
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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.
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>>>>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.
Well, not on the bus, anyway.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.