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stannous fluoride

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noun

  1. a white, crystalline powder, SnF 2 , slightly soluble in water: used as a source of fluorine in the prevention of dental caries, especially as a toothpaste additive.


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For example, you may see the words stannous fluoride on a tube of toothpaste.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

First, each patient is given a basin, a toothbrush, a small cup of pumice paste containing stannous fluoride, and a five-minute lecture on how to proceed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Third, the patient gets up to 15 minutes of instruction in how to make daily use of the stannous fluoride toothpaste, which the Navy recommends.

From Time Magazine Archive

A technician spends three to five minutes air-drying his teeth and applying a 10% stannous fluoride solution.

From Time Magazine Archive

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