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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., Chestnutt, Ivor Gordon, Farnell, Damian J. J., Mohd Nor, Nor Azlida   +3 more
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Comparison Between Detection of Orthodontic‐Related Carious Lesions With Fluorescence or Visual Method: A Systematic Review

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, Fernanda Mafei Felix da Silva, Marcela Baraúna Magno, Daniele Masterson Tavares Pereira Ferreira, Amanda Cunha Regal de Castro, Maria Augusta Visconti, Lucianne Cople Maia, Aline de Almeida Neves   +7 more
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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, Kalyana-Chakravarthy Pentapati, Shashidhar Acharya   +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, Caio Sampaio, Olívia Santana Jorge, Juliano Pelim Pessan, Thiago Cruvinel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fluoride levels in UK infant milks [PDF]

, 2016
Aim To provide a comprehensive report of fluoride concentration in UK infant milks and estimate their contribution to daily fluoride intake. Methods A total of 60 formula milk products available commercially or within a hospital environment were analysed,
K. J. Toumba, R. M. Bussell, R. Nichol
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High prevalence of dental fluorosis among adolescents is a growing concern: a school based cross-sectional study from Southern India

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, Bharatesh K. Shetty, Vasudeva Guddattu, Mehul K. Chourasia, Prachi Pundir   +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, Anjomshoaa, Ida, Barreta, Priscila A. T., Bayram, Merve, Briseño Ruiz, Jessica, Brown, Andrew, Casado, Priscila L., Castilla, Eduardo Enrique, Cooper, Margaret E., Deeley, Kathleen, Dizak, Piper, Granjeiro, José M., Koruyucu, Mine, Küchler, Erika C., Leite, Aline L., Liu, Kai, Marazita, Mary L., Mereb, Juan C., Orioli, Iêda M., Owyang, Hongjiao, Patir, Asli, Poletta, Fernando Adrián, Rabelo Buzalaf, Marilia Afonso, Ruff, Timothy, Seymen, Figen, Sfeir, Charles, Silva, Thelma L., Tanboğa, İlknur, Vieira, Alexandre R., Zaky, Samer H.   +29 more
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The relationship between dental caries and dental fluorosis in low, moderate and high fluoride areas of Udaipur district, India.

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, L. Sawla, A. Mathur, T. Nihlani, D. Prabu, S. Kulkarni   +5 more
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Fluoride and dental caries [PDF]

, 1998
Fluorine was probably discovered by the chemist Scheele in 1771, and eventually isolated in 1886 by Moissan. Its presence in bones and teeth was initially disputed but eventually confirmed in the middle of the eighteenth century.
Camilleri, George E.
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