A young female attends the dentist complaining of dental erosion. Her concerns were that the edges of her front teeth appear translucent and have started chipping. She is not complaining of pain or ...

In 1886 Ferdinand Frederic Henri Moisson isolated a mineral element called fluorine and was rewarded with the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1906, according to webelements.com. While fluorine is fairly ...

As a biologic and naturopathic dentist with more than 20 years of experience, the difference between fluoride applied topically to teeth versus systemic water fluoridation is substantial. Topical ...

In my first 12 professional years as a full-fledged family physician, I enjoyed the pediatric part of my practice. I knew the value of fluoridated water. I still enjoy keeping abreast of the medical ...

Primary care clinicians may face barriers to using a topical fluoride varnish (TFV), including time constraints and the assumption that dentists are already administering it, according to a study ...

People at high risk for caries can safely protect their teeth by applying their own gels, pastes, and rinses with prescription-level concentrations of fluoride, the American Dental Association (ADA) ...

Topical fluoride may effectively reduce radiation caries in patients undergoing head and neck radiotherapy, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis recently published in the Journal of ...

We cannot intelligently discuss community water fluoridation without understanding fluorides mechanism of action. The science will help us to decide whether fluoride is the belittled hero of dental ...