Sodium Fluoride

Drug overview for SODIUM FLUORIDE (sodium fluoride):

Generic name: SODIUM FLUORIDE (SO-dee-um FLOOR-ide)
Drug class: Fluorides
Therapeutic class: Mouth-Throat-Dental - Preparations

Fluoride increases resistance to dental caries and therefore is referred to as a cariostatic agent; fluoride also desensitizes dentin.

No enhanced Uses information available for this drug.

DRUG IMAGES

FLUORIDE 0.25 MG TABLET CHEW

The following indications for SODIUM FLUORIDE (sodium fluoride) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Prevention of dental caries

Professional Synonyms:
Caries prophylaxis

The following dosing information is available for SODIUM FLUORIDE (sodium fluoride):

Dosing
Administration
Dosing Information
Generic

Fluorides are administered orally as sodium fluoride or topically directly onto teeth as sodium fluoride, acidulated phosphate fluoride, sodium monofluorophosphate, or stannous fluoride.

To minimize the risk of fluorosis and the amount of fluoride swallowed and absorbed systemically, children younger than 12 years of age should be instructed and/or supervised carefully regarding proper techniques for use of topical fluoride preparations. When using fluoride-containing dentifrices in children 3-6 years of age, only a pea-sized amount (approximately 0.25 g) of dentifrice should be applied to the toothbrush twice daily, and the child should be instructed not to swallow the toothpaste. When using fluoride-containing dentifrices in younger children (from eruption of the first tooth up to 3 years of age), only a smear (approximately 0.1 g; about the size of a grain of rice) of dentifrice should be applied to the toothbrush twice daily, and the child should be supervised to ensure that the correct amount of dentrifice is used and to minimize swallowing of the dentifrice.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) states that young children should not rinse with water after brushing their teeth with fluoridated dentifrice because their instinct is to swallow; expectorating without rinsing reduces the amount of fluoride swallowed and leaves some fluoride in saliva, where it is available for uptake into plaque. Unless a fluoride rinsing solution also is being used to provide oral fluoride supplementation, rinsing solutions should not be swallowed after administration but should be expectorated once rinsing is complete.

Patients receiving fluoride powders or concentrated rinsing solutions should be advised that the preparation must be reconstituted and/or diluted as directed prior to use. Patients receiving fluoride treatment gels or rinsing solutions for self-administration should be advised that these preparations are to be used as directed and should not be used as dentifrices or mouthwashes/gargles, respectively.

No enhanced Administration information available for this drug.

No dosing information available.

No generic dosing information available.

Moderate List
Dental fluorosis

The following adverse reaction information is available for SODIUM FLUORIDE (sodium fluoride):

Overview
Severe
Less Severe

Adverse reaction overview.

No enhanced Common Adverse Effects information available for this drug.

There are 4 severe adverse reactions.

More Frequent	Less Frequent
None.	None.

Rare/Very Rare
Aphthous stomatitis Dental fluorosis Skin rash Urticaria

There are 1 less severe adverse reactions.

More Frequent	Less Frequent
None.	None.

Rare/Very Rare
Skin inflammation

The following precautions are available for SODIUM FLUORIDE (sodium fluoride):

Pediatric
Pregnant
Lactation
Geriatric

No enhanced Pediatric Use information available for this drug.

Contraindicated

None

Severe Precaution

None

Management or Monitoring Precaution

None

No enhanced Pregnancy information available for this drug.

No enhanced Lactation information available for this drug.

No enhanced Geriatric Use information available for this drug.