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Information Lacking on Potential Adverse Effects of Fluoride Gels
Marinho VC, Worthington HV, Walsh T, Chong LY. Fluoride gels for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2015 Jun 15;6:CD002280. BACKGROUND:...
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Fluorosis Stained Teeth Restored: A Case Study
Slaska B, Liebman AI, Kukleris D. Restoration of Fluorosis Stained Teeth: A Case Study. Dental clinics of North America. 2015 Jul;59(3):583-91. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2015.03.003. Dental fluorosis...
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High Mn-Low Fe in Drinking Water a Risk Factor for Dental Caries
Tsanidou E, Nena E, Rossos A, Lendengolts Z, Nikolaidis C, Tselebonis A, Constantinidis TC. Caries prevalence and manganese and iron levels of drinking water in school children living in a...
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24 Countries have a Dental Fluorosis Problem
Fluorosis will occur even in a small portion of an exposed population even at 0.7 mg/L in drinking water. It’s easy to say that fluorosis is not a problem at this level when it’s not your teeth (or...
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Children Should Use “Pea-Sized” Amount of Dentifrice
Strittholt CA, McMillan DA, He T, Baker RA, Barker ML. A Randomized Clinical Study to Assess Ingestion of Dentifrice by Children. Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology 2015 Dec 22. pii:...
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Fluoride Gel Effective as Reducing Caries in Children
Fluoride gels are effective. But this review calls for further study on potential adverse effects. It seems as though the potential adverse effects of water fluoridation have also not been taken...
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Fluoride Varnish Intervention Promotes Oral Health, Qatar
Hendaus MA, Jama HA, Siddiqui FJ, Elsiddig SA, Alhammadi AH. Parental preference for fluoride varnish: a new concept in a rapidly developing nation. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2016 Jul 13;10:1227-33....
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Fluoride Varnish Application
Rizzolo D, Bowser J. Update on pediatric oral healthcare.JAAPA. 2016 Aug;29(8):52-3. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000484312.96684.d7. As part of the patient-centered medical home, clinicians are being asked to...
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Early Concerns about Water Fluoridation Ignored Resulting in a Presumption of...
Adding fluoride to drinking water is the sacred cow for advocates within the dental community (e.g. here). Much has been written on this topic and many articles can be found on this blog and other...
View ArticleEcologic study of blood lead and dental caries of limited value
Another ecologic study attempting to infer associations with very weak correlations. Would nonconsumption of food be associated with a lower prevalence of elevated dental caries? Sanders AE, Slade GD....
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