ReviewCureus2023
Role of Fluoride in Dentistry: A Narrative Review.
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Navigating fluoride hesitancy: mapping the evidence base for fluoride-free toothpaste alternatives.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Review
- Fluoride release and mechanical properties of S-PRG fillers in dental materials: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BDJ open · 2026Review
- Practical Guide to the Local Treatment of Sjogren's Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Silanised Fluoride Hydrotalcites as Functional and Multicomponent Fillers for Dental Composites.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Factors Influencing Fluoride Release from Dental Nanocomposite Materials: A Systematic Review.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Antimicrobial, remineralization, and infiltration: advanced strategies for interrupting dental caries.Medical review (2021) · 2025Review
- Perception of Dental Caries Risk and Preventive Strategies Among Orthodontic Patients: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Cureus · 2025Article
- Fluoride Release from Two Commercially Available Dental Fluoride Gels-In Vitro Study.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Control of Dental Caries in Children and Adolescents Using Fluoride: An Overview of Community-Level Fluoridation Methods.Pediatric reports · 2024Review
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
Fluoride has performed a central role in the growth over the last fifty years. This report examines the present state of knowledge about fluoride's involvement in preventing dental caries. In recent years, our knowledge of the development of dental caries and the manner of operation of fluoride has been shifted. Dental caries is a constant procedure for enamel demineralization and remineralization, and fluoride plays an important part in this action by acting at the plaque-enamel contact. Fluoride's major method of action is now recognized as posteruptive. Fluoride's post-eruptive activity has led to the development of novel fluoride delivery systems. The importance of various fluoride delivery techniques on a population and societal level is discussed, along with suggestions.
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