FLUORIDE TOOTHPASTE 5000PPM

Fluoride 5000 ppm Toothpaste

1 g of toothpaste contains 5 mg fluoride (as sodium fluoride), corresponding to 5000 ppm fluoride, sodium fluoride 1.1 % w/w.

Excipient(s) with known effect:

Sodium benzoate

Sorbitol solution (non-crystallising)

Propylene glycol

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Toothpaste.

For dental use.

Smooth, blue coloured translucent paste with the odour and taste of spearmint.

Fluoride 5000 ppm Toothpaste is indicated in adults and adolescents aged 16 years and over.

Prevention of dental caries in adolescents and adults, particularly amongst patients at risk from multiple caries (coronal and / or root caries).

Paediatric population:

Fluoride 5000 ppm Toothpaste is contraindicated in children and adolescents aged under 16 years, see section 4.3.

Adult and adolescents and children aged 16 years or more:

To be used three times daily, after each meal., while brushing the teeth.

Brush carefully, on a daily basis, three times daily, following each meal:

- Apply a 2 cm ribbon of toothpaste onto the toothbrush for each brushing. A 2 cm ribbon provides between 3 mg and 5 mg of fluoride.

- Brush teeth vertically, from the gum to the tip of the teeth

- Careful brushing takes approximately three minutes

Not to be swallowed.

Method of administration

For dental use.

For oromucosal use only.