sodium fluoride
noun
: a poisonous crystalline salt NaF that is used in trace amounts in the fluoridation of drinking water and toothpastes, in metallurgy, as a flux, and as a pesticide
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On the packaging, this could look like sodium fluoride, stannous fluoride, or sodium monofluorophosphate.
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Jessica Booth, Parents, 10 Mar. 2024
Created by dentists, Spotlight’s key ingredient is sodium fluoride to protect against cavities and strengthen enamel.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
This toothpaste features hydrated silica to remove stains and has the key ingredient sodium fluoride to prevent cavities and strengthen enamel.
—Danielle Zoellner, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2023
Additionally, the toothpaste is formulated with sodium fluoride, which works well to strengthen the enamel and prevent cavities.
—Danielle Zoellner, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2023
Sunlit Chemical, which turns 50 this year, also produces sodium fluoride for the dental industry and chemicals for other uses, including in the solar and steel-manufacturing industries.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2022
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Jessica Booth, Parents, 10 Mar. 2024
Created by dentists, Spotlight’s key ingredient is sodium fluoride to protect against cavities and strengthen enamel.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
This toothpaste features hydrated silica to remove stains and has the key ingredient sodium fluoride to prevent cavities and strengthen enamel.
—Danielle Zoellner, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2023
Additionally, the toothpaste is formulated with sodium fluoride, which works well to strengthen the enamel and prevent cavities.
—Danielle Zoellner, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2023
Sunlit Chemical, which turns 50 this year, also produces sodium fluoride for the dental industry and chemicals for other uses, including in the solar and steel-manufacturing industries.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2022
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“Sodium fluoride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodium%20fluoride. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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