Fluoride in dentistry: use, dosage, and possible hazards
DENTAL NEWS, Volume XXIV, Number II, 2017 Fluoride in dentistry: use, dosage, and possible hazards Mounir Doumit - Dr. Chir. Dent., Dr. Sc. Odont., WHO Expert in Public Health and Community Dentistry, Chairperson and Professor, Public Health Dentistry Department, and Former Dean, Lebanese University School of Dentistry, Beirut, Lebanon Mohammad Omar Machmouchi - MD (Stomatol.), M.Sc. (Dent. Public Health), Associate Instructor, Public Health Dentistry Department, Lebanese University School of Dentistry, Beirut, Lebanon Hicham Diab - Dental Surgeon, DU Oral Biol., DESS Preventive/Public Health Dent. Chief of Clinical Services, Public Health Dentistry Department, Lebanese University School of Dentistry, Beirut, Lebanon Abstract Fluoride (F) therapy is the delivery of fluoride to teeth, either topically or systematically, in order to protect them from dental caries. Extensive evidence proved that fluoride toothpastes and ...