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  1. Fluoride in diet 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002420.htm
    Diet - fluoride ... Small amounts of fluoride help reduce tooth decay . Adding fluoride to tap water (called fluoridation) helps reduce cavities in children by more than ...
  2. MedlinePlus Drug Information: Fluoride 
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682727.html
    Fluoride is used to prevent tooth decay. It is taken up by teeth and helps to strengthen ... and block the cavity-forming action of bacteria. Fluoride usually is prescribed for children and adults whose ...
  3. Protection or Poison? The Fluoride Debate in Film – Circulating Now from the NLM Historical Collections 
    https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/...on-the-fluoride-debate-in-film
    Skip to content By Sarah Eilers Fluoride, a pedestrian topic? You may not think of it as an agitating one, or a source of community division and debate. Your ...
  4. Fluoride overdose 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002650.htm
    Fluoride is a chemical commonly used to prevent tooth decay. Fluoride overdose occurs when someone takes more than the ... Fluoride can be harmful in large amounts. Acute exposure to dangerous amounts of fluoride is rare, and ...
  5. Results - Screening, Referral, Behavioral Counseling, and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Children and ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK597284
    ... 07, 95% CI -3.16 to -0.97). Fluoride Gel A systematic review (26 trials) found application ... trial reported results consistent with the systematic review. Fluoride Varnish A systematic review found fluoride varnish administered ...
  6. Results - Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children Younger Than Age Five Years: A Systematic ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK575920
    ... Question 4. How Effective Are Preventive Interventions (Dietary Fluoride Supplementation, Topical Fluoride Application, Silver Diamine Fluoride, or Xylitol) in Preventing ...
  7. Results - Screening, Referral, Behavioral Counseling, and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Adults: A ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK597294
    ... evaluated effects of xylitol for prevention. Evidence Topical Fluorides Five trials evaluated topical fluorides (varnish or gels/ ... behaviors were not reported in the other trials. Fluoride Varnish Two trials evaluated 22,600 ppm sodium ...
  8. Tooth decay: Learn More – Preventing tooth decay in children and teenagers - InformedHealth.org - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279515
    ... but also carefully, to avoid damaging the gums. Fluoride tablets or fluoride toothpaste? Pediatricians and dentists recommend already starting to ... properly, and may swallow mouthwash. How effective are fluoride varnishes and gels? To prevent tooth decay, fluoride ...
  9. NLM Digital Collections - Fluorine and its compounds : fluorine, hydrofluoric acid, sodium fluoride, silicon fluoride, .... 
    Publication: Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Department of Health, Adult Hygiene Division, 1940
    resource.nlm.nih.gov/09821270R
    Fluorine and its compounds : fluorine, hydrofluoric acid, sodium fluoride, silicon fluoride, cryolite, ammonium bifluoride antimony, antimony hydride : general information, ...
  10. NLM Digital Collections - Topical fluorides for caries prevention 
    Publication: [Bethesda, Md.] : The Program, [1975]
    resource.nlm.nih.gov/8100344A
    Topical fluorides for caries prevention ... Fluorides, Topical -- therapeutic use ... resistance to dental caries. Various methods of employing fluoride are compared, such as professional application, public health ...
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