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Title Fluoride and the oral environment / volume editor, Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf
Published Basel, Switzerland ; New York : Karger, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 178 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Monographs in oral science, 0077-0892 ; v. 22
Monographs in oral science ; v. 22.
Contents Fluoride intake of children : considerations for dental caries and dental fluorosis / M.A.R. Buzalaf, S.M. Levy -- Fluoride metabolism / M.A.R. Buzalaf, G.M. Whitford -- Contemporary biological markers of exposure to fluoride / A.J. Rugg-Gunn, A.E. Villa, M.A.R. Buzalaf -- Historical and recent biological markers of exposure to fluoride / J.P. Pessan, M.A.R. Buzalaf -- Acute toxicity of ingested fluoride / G.M. Whitford -- Chronic fluoride toxicity : dental fluorosis / P. DenBesten, W. Li -- Mechanisms of action of fluoride for caries control / M.A.R. Buzalaf [and others] -- Topical use of fluorides for caries control / J.P. Pessan, K.J. Toumba, M.A.R. Buzalaf -- Systemic fluoride / F.C. Sampaio, S.M. Levy -- Oral fluoride reservoirs and the prevention of dental caries / G.L. Vogel -- Fluoride in dental erosion / A.C. Magalhães [and others]
Summary This volume brings together current concepts relating to the use of fluoride in dentistry. In contributions written by expert authors, data from this large and complex field have been assembled into a clear sequence and presented in a lucid fashion. The first section deals with the sources of fluoride intake and its metabolism, in order to fully understand fluoride toxicity and the importance of monitoring intake. The second section focuses in more detail on modes of fluoride application and the mechanisms by which this ion interacts with the oral environment to cause a remarkable reduction in dental caries. The role of fluoride in the prevention of dental erosion is also elucidated. The complex mechanisms by which fluoride exerts its effects are described with clarity and the entire text is accompanied by particularly useful illustrations. As a clear up-to-date summary of current thinking in the field, this book will be essential reading for research workers and postgraduate students. Established researchers and teachers in both clinical and basic sciences will find it to be a valuable addition to their libraries, and clinicians will be able to better evaluate the current scientific evidence on the advantages as well as the hazards of fluoride in dentistry
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Subject Dental caries -- Prevention.
Fluorides -- Therapeutic use
Mottled enamel.
Fluorides, Topical -- therapeutic use
Dental Caries -- prevention & control
Fluorosis, Dental
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Oral Health.
MEDICAL -- Dentistry -- General.
Mottled enamel
Dental caries -- Prevention
Fluorides -- Therapeutic use
Fluoride.
Zahnmedizin.
Karies.
Prävention.
Form Electronic book
Author Buzalaf, Marília Afonso Rabelo
S. Karger (Firm)
LC no. 2011013013
ISBN 9783805596596
3805596596
9783805596589
3805596588