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Fluoride and the oral environment / volume editor, Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf.
Levy Dental Medicine Library - Stacks RK331 .F558 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Monographs in oral science ; v. 22.
- Monographs in oral science, 0077-0892 ; v. 22
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dental caries--Prevention.
- Dental caries.
- Fluorides--Therapeutic use.
- Fluorides.
- Fluorides, Topical--therapeutic use.
- Dental Caries--prevention & control.
- Fluorosis, Dental.
- Medical Subjects:
- Fluorides, Topical--therapeutic use.
- Dental Caries--prevention & control.
- Fluorosis, Dental.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 178 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Basel, Switzerland ; New York : Karger, [2011]
- Summary:
- Editor Buzalaf (Bauru Dental School, U. of Sao Paulo, Brazil) has brought together 11 contributions from an international roster of experts. Discussion includes various aspects of fluoride intake, metabolism, and toxicity, offering historical background and recent research. Following are chapters related to the impact of fluoride in the prevention of caries and erosion, including mechanisms, topical use, and systemic fluoride, among other topics. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- 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 ... [et al.]
- 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 ... [et al.].
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9783805596589
- 3805596588
- 9783805596596
- 3805596596
- OCLC:
- 710813014
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