Prevident 5000 Enamel Protect
Generic name: sodium fluoride and potassium nitrate
Dosage form: gel, dentifrice
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1.1% Sodium Fluoride, 5% Potassium Nitrate
Prescription Strength Toothpaste For Sensitive Teeth
Prevident 5000 Enamel Protect Description
Self-topical neutral fluoride toothpaste containing 1.1% (w/w) sodium fluoride and 5% potassium nitrate.
Active Ingredients
Sodium fluoride 1.1% (w/w), Potassium nitrate 5%
Inactive Ingredients
water, hydrated silica, sorbitol, PEG-12, carrageenan, sodium lauryl sulfate, flavor, poloxamer 407, titanium dioxide, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium saccharin, sodium hydroxide
Prevident 5000 Enamel Protect - Clinical Pharmacology
Frequent topical applications to the teeth with preparations having a relatively high fluoride content increase tooth resistance to acid dissolution and enhance penetration of the fluoride ion into tooth enamel.
Indications and Usage for Prevident 5000 Enamel Protect
A dental caries preventive and sensitive teeth toothpaste; for twice daily self-applied topical use, followed by rinsing. Helps reduce the painful sensitivity of the teeth to cold, heat, acids, sweets or contact in adult patients and children 12 years of age and older. It is well established that 1.1% sodium fluoride is safe and extraordinarily effective as a caries preventive when applied frequently with mouthpiece applicators.1-4 PreviDent® 5000 Enamel Protect brand of 1.1% sodium fluoride toothpaste with 5% potassium nitrate in a squeeze bottle is easily applied onto a toothbrush. This prescription toothpaste should be used twice daily in place of your regular toothpaste unless otherwise instructed by your dental professional. May be used in areas where drinking water is fluoridated since topical fluoride cannot produce fluorosis. (See WARNINGS for exception.)
Contraindications
Do not use in pediatric patients under age 12 years unless recommended by a dentist or physician.
