BACKGROUND We describe a heart transplant patient with painful periostitis and exostoses who was receiving long-term therapy with voriconazole, which is a fluoride-containing medication. Elevated plasma and bone fluoride levels were identified. Discontinuation of voriconazole therapy led to improvement in pain and reduced fluoride and alkaline phosphatase levels. METHODS To determine whether ...

objective: pemphigus is a rare autoimmune disease that may be fatal without proper medical intervention. it is a blistering disease that involves both the skin and mucus membranes, in which the most important causes of death comprise superimposed opportunistic infections and complications of long-term high-dose corticosteroid therapy or prolonged consumption of immune suppressant drugs. skin le...

Tooth decay is one of the most common infectious microbiological diseases in world. Dental cavities are now less than it was before water fluoridation put into place. Fluoride toothpastes a high calibre and excellent at preventing tooth decay. therapy administered by specialist helps prevent dental caries. Common fluoride agents include sodium (NaF), monofluorophosphate, stannous fluoride, silv...

recalcitrant gingival erythematous lichen planus lesions comprise a considerable therapeutic problem. this case of chronic desquamative gingivitis in a 25-year-old woman with erosive oral lichen planus was treated with topical and systemic corticosteroid administration, followed by placement of a free gingival graft on right upper quadrant. although recurrence of the lesions was observed follow...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Dental caries is one of the most common chronic diseases in children that affects oral health, general health, and quality of life; and often leads to pain and discomfort when left untreated. This study aimed to evaluate the severity and location of dental caries based on background determinants, nutritional status, oral health behaviors, and fluoride therapy status in the p...

Background. The authors conducted a study to validate the following 3 evidence-based, process-of-care quality measures focused on dental caries prevention for children with an elevated Jill Boylston Herndon, PhD; Scott L. Tomar, DMD, MPH, DrPH; Frank A. Catalanotto, DMD; Nancy Rudner, DrPH; I-Chan Huang, PhD; Krishna Aravamudhan, BDS, MS; Elizabeth A. Shenkman, PhD; James J. Crall, DDS, ScD ris...

Aims: The first aim of this in vitro study was the comparative assessment of enamel surface morphology and analytical assessment of calcium and fluoride ions after topical application of three sodium fluoride solutions: solutions A and B having the same concentration (0.05% sodium fluoride) and solution C having a higher concentration (0.1% sodium fluoride). The second aim was to assess the rem...

The fluoride ion (F) is the ionic form of the element fluorine, one of the halogen group of elements, and one of the most abundant elements found in nature. F is unique in the halogen group in terms of its affinity towards mineralized tissues and is known as a seeker of mineralized tissues. A beneficial role for topical F in the treatment of dental caries is widely accepted by many dental profe...

This study aimed at evaluating the effect of 1 and 4% titanium tetrafluoride (TiF4) gels, amine fluoride (AmF) 1 and 0.25% and a fluoride varnish (FP) on the prevention of dental erosion. Two experimental groups served as controls, one with no pretreatment and another one pretreated with a fluoride-free varnish (FP-blanco). Dental erosion was modelled using bovine enamel samples submitted to al...