Appropriate Use of Fluorides for Human Health
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| Author: |
World Health Organization Geneva |
| ISBN: |
9241542039 |
| Publisher: |
World Health Organization Geneva |
| Binding: |
Softcover |
| Year Published: |
1986 |
| No. of Pages: |
131 |
| Back Cover: |
In spite of the overwhelming evidence that the administration of small quantites of fluoride significantly lowers the incidence of dental caries without risk to health, this simple public health measure has not yet been implemented on the scale it deserves. This is due in part to the often misguided opposition to community fluoridation programmes and in part to uncertainty in choosing among the various alternative methods in places where community water fluoridation is not practicable or is unacceptable.
The purpose of this book is to help public health authorities and dental practitioners to decide which methods of ensuring an optiimal intake of fluoride are most appropriate to the circumstances of a particular community and to provide advice on the practical aspects of those methods. |
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| Contents: |
Foreward
Introduction
1. Occurrence and metabolism of fluorides
2. Trends in dental caries
3. Community water fluoridation
4. Salt fluoridation
5. Dietry fluoride supplements - school water an milk fluoridation
6. Topical fluorides
7. Other considerations concerning the appropriate uses of fluoride
Appendix 1. Conclusions and recommendations of the FDI/WHO/Kellogg Foundation Conference on Fluorides, Vienna, 3-5 October 1982
Appendix 2. List of participants in the FDI/WHO/Kellogg Foundation Conference on Fluorides, Vienna, 3-5 October 1982 |
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