Earlier this year, research by the makers of Pronamel found that 83.5% of dentists saw acid wear amongst their patients on a weekly basis.1 Experts believe that consuming four or more acidic foods and drinks a day can increase the risk of acid wear2,3,4 – dietary and behavioural advice is key to reducing patients' risk.
In addition to dietary and behavioural advice to your patients, you can also recommend a specialist toothpaste. Pronamel toothpaste has been designed for optimised fluoride delivery in a non-abrasive, pH-neutral formulation,5 and it's proven to help protect against the effects of acid wear.6,7,8
When giving advice to patients showing signs of or at risk from acid wear, recommend Pronamel.
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Optimised fluoride delivery. Vital 10, 47 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/vital1730
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