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Fluoride: Its Implications for Public Health
2018-10-22
Abstract excerpt
The use of fluoride (F-) for decreasing the prevalence and incidence of tooth decay was the greatest worldwide preventive public health measure of the 20th century. There have been controversial reports about the benefits of the use of F-, because in small amounts it helps prevent dental caries, but in high concentrations it can be potentially toxic and harmful to dental and systemic health. Since the mid-20th cen...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5e4d76d5-d442-5a8b-bbbd-f47b40784d60
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints201810.0481.v1
