ArticleBritish dental journal2018
Are there good reasons for fluoride labelling of food and drink?
Article in British dental journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Dentifrice Tablet to Prevent Dental Caries: A Microbial Study.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Assessment of fluoride bio-accessibility in early childhood diets.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- Estimated Dietary Fluoride Intake by 24-Month-Olds from Chocolate Bars, Cookies, Infant Cereals, and Chocolate Drinks in Brazil.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Effect of Biomimetic Remineralization of Calcium Phosphate Ion Clusters-Treated Enamel Surfaces on Bracket Shear Bond Strength.International journal of nanomedicine · 2023Article
- Remineralization of molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) with a hydroxyapatite toothpaste: an in-situ study.BDJ open · 2022Article
- The Role of Process-Directing Agents on Enamel Lesion Remineralization: Fluoride Boosters.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Is It Mum or the Dad? Parental Factors That Influence the Use and Acceptance of Fluoride Varnish among Parents in Eastern Saudi Arabia.International journal of dentistry · 2022Article
- Advanced non-fluoride approaches to dental enamel remineralization: The next level in enamel repair management.Biomaterials and biosystems · 2021Review
- Comparison of the Remineralizing Effect of Brushing with Aloe vera versus Fluoride Toothpaste.European journal of dentistry · 2021Article
- Comparison of hydroxyapatite and fluoride oral care gels for remineralization of initial caries: a pH-cycling study.BDJ open · 2020Article
- State of the Art Enamel Remineralization Systems: The Next Frontier in Caries Management.Caries research · 2019Article
- Comparative efficacy of a hydroxyapatite and a fluoride toothpaste for prevention and remineralization of dental caries in children.BDJ open · 2019Article
- The use of urinary fluoride excretion to facilitate monitoring fluoride intake: A systematic scoping review.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
This opinion piece highlights the importance of controlling systemic fluoride intake from food and drink in early childhood to minimise risk of dental fluorosis whilst maximising caries prevention; the wide range of fluoride contents found in a study of commercially-available food and drinks; and the need for comprehensive fluoride labelling on food and drink products in the UK, particularly those used by infants and young children.
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