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Fluoride topical and Sensitivity: What Users Say

Brand names: Prevident, Denta 5000 Plus, Biotene, Clinpro 5000, Prevident 5000 Dry Mouth, Dentagel, Fluoridex, PreviDent 5000 Booster, Prevident 5000 Plus, Prevident Mouthwash, ACT Fluoride Rinse, SF, SF 5000 Plus, Prevident 500 Plus Boost, Neutral Sodium Fluoride Rinse, ACT Restoring Mouthwash Cinnamon, PreviDent Gel, Purelife APF Gel, Tandem Perio Rinse, Gel-Kam, Phos-Flur, Perfect Choice, Denti-Care Denti-Foam, Gel-Kam Dental Therapy Pak, Denti-Care Denti-Pro, PreviDent 5000 Kids, Perio Med, Denti-Care Denti-Rinse, Gel-Kam Dentinbloc, Neutracare Gel, Oral B Anti-Cavity, Gel-Kam Sensitivity Therapy, Fluorinse, Prevident Dental Rinse, Fluoridex Daily Defense, Omnii Gel Just For Kids, Fluoridex Daily Defense Enhanced Whitening, Fluoridex Whitening, Fluorigard, PCXX Gel, ProSys 5000, ACT Restoring Mouthwash Mint, ACT Restoring Mouthwash Spearmint, ACT Restoring Mouthwash Vanilla Mint, NeutraMaxx 5000, Acclean Plus, Neutragard, Neutragard Advanced, Colgate Total Whitening Gel, Prevident Orthodefense, Darby, Darby Topical Fuoride Gel, Flor-Opal Gel, PRO Gel 5000, Fluorishield, Gelato APF Gel, Gelato Neutral PH, Ionite APF Foam Ionite APF Gel Ionite R Neutramaxx 5000 Plus Turbo Neutramaxx 5000 TCP Topex Neutral Fluoride Foam NRG APF Gel Oral-B Fluorinse Oral-B Minute Foam Oral-B Neutra Foam Ortho Guard PCXX Foam Phocal PHN Phos-Flur Gel Pro-Den Rx Purelife APF Purelife APF Foam VividSensiGuard SF Gel Avant Oral Rinse Sorbet APF Gel Sorbet Neutral Sorbet Rinse Ultra Control Zap APF Zap Neutral Zooby …show all brand names

Sensitivity: mentioned by 4 users (11.4%)

Based on user experiences from 35 Fluoride topical reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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dry mouth 14.3%
sensitivity 11.4%
upset stomach 8.6%

Reviews for Fluoride topical

Commonly mentioned side effects
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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • September 4, 2015

Fluoride topical for Prevention of Dental Caries "I am an RN in the over 65 population, and used Prevident 5000 Plus for 3 months. I had to discontinue it due to sensitivity, noted to be a higher risk in my age group. The sensitivity wasn't immediate, but gradual, with increasing tongue and throat soreness and GI upset over time, until it reached a level that could not be ignored. In the 36 hours since discontinuing it, the discomfort has reduced considerably, so it seems to be the culprit. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to tolerate this long enough to judge its effectiveness for prevention."

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  • May 4, 2019

Fluoride topical for Prevention of Dental Caries "I was given this (Fluoridex Daily Defense) by my dentist and reluctantly used it starting a couple of years ago (early 2017). I was told to use it, spit out the toothpaste, but not rinse. While using this toothpaste, I had some stomach/GI issues occur. I thought it was my diet, and I even went to the doctor to investigate, but could not locate any issue. The symptoms showed up gradually, but I would have sharp pains in my lower right abdomen/stomach area, along with bloating. Generally, these would occur in the middle of the night/morning and get better as the day went on, but still persisted. I had a light bulb moment at the beginning of 2019, wondering if this was causing my persistent issues. In 2017 (shortly after I started using it), I had muscle issues/tendonitis/sensitivity in both elbows and numbness in my fingers in the night, along with loss of grip strength. Since ceasing utilizing the toothpaste, my tendonitis and other symptoms are basically non-existent."

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  • September 16, 2010

For Prevention of Dental Caries "I've switched to 3M's new Clinpro 5000 formula, which was highly recommended by my dentist. I've been using the product for several months, and thus far, I've experienced less sensitivity, and my teeth just feel better."

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  • September 6, 2011

For Prevention of Dental Caries "Been using for a couple of weeks, and sensitivity of my teeth has decreased. My teeth would ache, they were so sensitive. Now they do not. Also, am rinsing twice daily with Oral-B Fluorinse."

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