Juliano Pelim Pessan,Kyriacos Jack Toumba,Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf
Juliano Pelim Pessan
Since the early findings on the protective effects of fluoride present in drinking water upon caries incidence and prevalence, intensive research has been conducted in order to determine the benefits, safety, as well as the cost-effectivene...
Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf,Juliano Pelim Pessan,Heitor Marques Honório et al.
Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf et al.
Fluoride was introduced into dentistry over 70 years ago, and it is now recognized as the main factor responsible for the dramatic decline in caries prevalence that has been observed worldwide. However, excessive fluoride intake during the ...
Pamela DenBesten,Wu Li
Pamela DenBesten
Dental fluorosis occurs as a result of excess fluoride ingestion during tooth formation. Enamel fluorosis and primary dentin fluorosis can only occur when teeth are forming, and therefore fluoride exposure (as it relates to dental fluorosis...
Gary Milton Whitford
Gary Milton Whitford
This chapter discusses the characteristics and treatment of acute fluoride toxicity as well as the most common sources of overexposure, the doses that cause acute toxicity, and factors that can influence the clinical outcome. Cases of serio...
Juliano Pelim Pessan,Marília Rabelo Afonso Buzalaf
Juliano Pelim Pessan
Recent and historical biomarkers assess chronic or subchronic exposure to fluoride. The most studied recent biomarkers are nails and hair. Both can be non-invasively obtained, although collection of nails is more accepted by the subjects. E...
Andrew John Rugg-Gunn,Alberto Enrique Villa,Marília Rabelo Afonso Buzalaf
Andrew John Rugg-Gunn
Contemporary biological markers assess present, or very recent, exposure to fluoride: fluoride concentrations in blood, bone surface, saliva, milk, sweat and urine have been considered. A number of studies relating fluoride concentration in...
Fluoride metabolism [0.03%]
氟代谢
Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf,Gary Milton Whitford
Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf
Knowledge of all aspects of fluoride metabolism is essential for comprehending the biological effects of this ion in humans as well as to drive the prevention (and treatment) of fluoride toxicity. Several aspects of fluoride metabolism - in...
Fluoride intake of children: considerations for dental caries and dental fluorosis [0.03%]
儿童的氟摄入量：考虑龋齿和氟斑牙的因素
Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf,Steven Marc Levy
Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf
Caries incidence and prevalence have decreased significantly over the last few decades due to the widespread use of fluoride. However, an increase in the prevalence of dental fluorosis has been reported simultaneously in both fluoridated an...
Glossary of key terms [0.03%]
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C L Longbottom,M-C Huysmans,N B Pitts et al.
C L Longbottom et al.
Implementation. Improving caries detection, assessment, diagnosis and monitoring [0.03%]
龋病的检测、评估、诊断和监测的改进措施
N B Pitts
N B Pitts
This chapter deals with improving the detection, assessment, diagnosis and monitoring of caries to ensure optimal personalized caries management. This can be achieved by delivering what we have (synthesized evidence and international consen...