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Water fluoridation today: – benefits and challenges [PDF]

Frontiers in Oral Health
The aim of this review is to describe the role of water fluoridation in preventing dental caries worldwide. Community water fluoridation began in 1945 and over the past 20 years has reached over 400 million people.
Andrew Rugg-Gunn, Ray Lowry, Ray Lowry, Barry Cockcroft, Anthony Damien Walmsley   +4 more
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Fluoridation in Chile: historical context, current programs, challenges, and future directions [PDF]

Frontiers in Oral Health
As part of the Fluoride Across the World effort, this manuscript aims to examine the history, current programs, challenges, and future directions of fluoridation initiatives in Chile.
Rodrigo Mariño, Rodrigo Mariño, Rodrigo Mariño, Melisa Münzenmayer, Melisa Münzenmayer, Carlos Zaror, Carlos Zaror   +6 more
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Facts and Fallacies of the Fluoride Controversy: A Contemporary Perspective [PDF]

International Dental Journal
Fluoride is a natural element recognized for its dental benefits. Fluoride prevents caries due to its antimicrobial activity, enhancing enamel resistance and promoting remineralization After decades of fluoridation of municipal water supplies to reduce ...
Lakshman Samaranayake, Thantrira Porntaveetus, James Tsoi, Nozimjon Tuygunov   +3 more
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Parental Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Milk Fluoridation for Dental Caries Prevention in the United Kingdom. [PDF]

Cureus
Background: A significant proportion of school-aged children in some developed nations suffer from dental caries, which causes discomfort, pain, and reduced school attendance for children.
Idomeh JE, Obohwemu KO, Yakpir GM, Ndioho FI, Olusunmola O, Ipingbemi AE, Chauhan R, Motupalli D.   +7 more
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Enhancement of Fluoride Retention in Human Enamel Using Low-Energy Blue Diode Laser (445 nm): An Ex Vivo Study [PDF]

Micromachines
Aim: This ex vivo study aimed to evaluate the effect of low-energy 445 nm diode laser irradiation on permanent fluoride retention in human enamel. Materials and Methods: Eighty caries-free extracted permanent human teeth were used to prepare 480 enamel ...
Melanie Namour, Marwan El Mobadder, Ilaria Giovannacci, Alain Vanheusden, Samir Nammour   +4 more
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Necessity of water fluoridation in Iran: A review on water fluoridation and prevention of dental caries [PDF]

Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2014
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Water fluoridation is one of the methods for prevention of dental caries. The purpose of this study was to review water fluoridation in the world and in Iran, and its effectiveness in reported literature.
Nathan Cochrane, Hamidreza Poureslami
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Fluoridation

Australasian Orthodontic Journal, 1968
Davies G. N.
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Assessment of Sodium Silicofluoride as a Fluoride Source in Drinking Water Systems [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, 2022
Fluoridation is a process of adding fluoride to the treated water source as the fluoride present in the drinking water is beneficial in preventing dental and bone caries, especially for children.
Rosiah Rohani, Siti Aishah Basiron, Nadiah Khairul Zaman, Izzati Izni Md Yusoff, Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah, Aina Izzati Abdul Rashid, Nur Shazwani Muhamad, Noor Alicezah Mohd Kasim   +7 more
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Water fluoridation and oral health [PDF]

Acta Medica Academica, 2013
Water fluoridation, is the controlled addition of fluoride to the water supply, with the aim of reducing the prevalence of dental caries. Current estimates suggest that approximately 370 million people in 27 countries consume fluoridated water, with an
Máiréad Antoinette Harding, Denis Martin O’Mullane   +1 more
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Salt fluoridation and oral health [PDF]

Acta Medica Academica, 2013
The aim of this paper is to make known the potential of fluoridated salt in community oral health programs, particularly in South Eastern Europe. Since 1922, the addition of iodine to salt has been successful in Switzerland. Goiter is virtually extinct.
Thomas M. Marthaler
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