Water quality fact sheet: Fluoride [PDF]
, 2000 Fluoride has been found to have a significant mitigating effect against dental caries and it is accepted that some fluoride presence in drinking water is beneficial.
Smedley, Pauline
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The impact of a reduction in fluoride concentration in the Malaysian water supply on the prevalence of fluorosis and dental caries [PDF]
, 2018 Objective To assess the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis and caries among Malaysian children following the reduction in fluoride concentration from 0.7 to 0.5 parts per million (ppm) in the public water supply.
Chadwick, Barbara L. +3 more
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International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To pare the detection of carious lesions involving orthodontic appliances (O) with the fluorescent method (I) and visual clinical examination (R) in patients treated with fixed orthodontics (P). Methods Five databases and grey literature were searched until January 2023.
Luciana Pereira da Silva +7 more
wiley +1 more source
Children's perception of other children with dental fluorosis – A cross-sectional study
Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research, 2020 Background: Dental appearance may influence how others perceive individuals. This study would help to understand whether young people make judgments about other young people with dental fluorosis. Aim: We aimed to evaluate the perception of children aged
Hanan Siddiq +2 more
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Investigation of Misleading Techniques Used in Online Fluoride Misinformation
International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives Fluoride misinformation can fuel anti‐fluoridation movements, influencing political decisions and dental treatment choices. This study aimed to elucidate the misleading techniques used to produce online fluoride misinformation. Methodology Two independent investigators searched scientific databases for references that supported or ...
Matheus Lotto +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2017 Background Fluorosis, caused by ingestion of excessive amount of fluoride through food or water, is a major public health problem in India. This study was undertaken to quantify the dental fluorosis burden among school going adolescents and to find ...
Anand Verma +4 more
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The relationship between fluoride concentration in drinking water with dental caries and fluorosis in Vietnamese children [PDF]
, 2001 Obtained information on dental caries and fluorosis among a representative sample of Vietnamese children. Also collected information on factors likely to influence caries experience and dental fluorosis and undertook statistical analyses to examine the ...
Nguyen, Thuy Thanh
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Aquaporin 5 Interacts with Fluoride and Possibly Protects Against Caries [PDF]
, 2015 Aquaporins (AQP) are water channel proteins and the genes coding for AQP2, AQP5, and AQP6 are clustered in 12q13. Since AQP5 is expressed in serous acinar cells of salivary glands, we investigated its involvement in caries.
Abbasoğlu, Zerrin +29 more
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Nigerian Dental Journal, 2009 Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between dental caries and dental fluorosis in Bhil Tribes living in Udaipur district India, known for endemic fluorosis.
M. Jain +5 more
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Dental fluorosis in populations from Chiang Mai, Thailand with different fluoride exposures - Paper 2: The ability of fluorescence imaging to detect differences in fluorosis prevalence and severity for different fluoride intakes from water [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: To assess the ability of fluorescence imaging to detect a dose response relationship between fluorosis severity and different levels of fluoride in water supplies compared to remote photographic scoring in selected populations participating ...
Andrew Taylor +6 more
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