A re-examination of the pre- Eruptive and post-eruptive mechanism of the anti-caries effects of fluoride: Is there any anti- caries benefit from swallowing fluoride?

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 62-71

  Limeback, Hardy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caries; Fluoridation; Fluoride; Supplements; Systemic; Topical

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DOSE RESPONSE; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; TOOTH; TOOTH ERUPTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; INFANT; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH, UNERUPTED;

EID: 0033071636     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1999.tb01993.x     Document Type: Article

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