AIMS To describe a recent health promotion project undertaken by the United Mission to Nepal Oral Health Programme (UMN OHP) to increase the availability and consumption of affordable, fluoridated toothpaste in Nepal. METHOD The process of advocating for the fluoridation of toothpastes in Nepal is based on Tearfund's advocacy cycle. RESULTS The project achieved health promotion outcomes inc...

Background: Fluoridated water adds a preventive benefit against caries, even in epidemiological scenarios with low prevalence of the disease. It is not known whether such contexts this public health technology has an impact on facial aesthetics, as effect fluoridated anterior, aesthetically relevant, and posterior teeth groups different. In article possible evaluated. Methods: Two ssimultaneous...

I have read in “Indian Pediatrics” November 2002 issue that “Fluoridated toothpaste can be safely recommended to children above 6 years old.” But, “Indian Pediatrics, April 2010 recommended that “toothbrushing of all dentate children should be performed with a fluoridated toothpaste.” I want to know the exact time to start a fluoridated toothpaste in a child. Tushar Kanti Ghosh 26, RBC Road, Ko...

A partially fluorine substituted hydroxyapatite- (FHA-) coated Mg-Zn alloy was prepared to investigate the interfacial behavior of degradable Mg-based biomaterials with degradable bioactive coatings in a cell culture environment. Peaks from the results of X-ray diffraction (XRD) were characterized and compared before and after cell culture. It was found that Ca-P, including poorly crystalline i...

AIM To synthesise fluoridated hydroxyapatite (FA) crystals directly on preformed metal crowns (PMCs) and evaluate the anti-cariogenic properties in an in vitro model. METHODS FA crystals were grown on etched PMCs and stainless steel discs and characterised by SEM. FA-coated discs allowed fluoride release to be assessed from a known surface area of FA crystals. Discs were divided into four gro...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to analyze whether socioeconomic conditions and the period of availability of fluoridated water are associated with the number of teeth present. METHODS This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 1,720 adults between 20 and 59 years of age who resided in Florianópolis, SC, Southern Brazil, in 2009. The outcome investigated was the self-reported numbe...

Introduction Fluoride plays a major role in inhibiting enamel dissolution and promoting fluorapatite formation. Porous hydroxyapatite (HAP) discs can be used as an analogue artificial demineralisation/remineralisation studies. Method The aim of the study was to monitor fluoride-mineral phases formed on HAP surfaces function fluoride concentration ([F − ]) under demineralising conditions, using ...

A telephone survey was carried out in 1994, in the Quebec City region, among 1006 people living in two municipalities where tap water is fluoridated and 1003 people living in two municipalities where there is no fluoridation. Knowledge of the main benefit associated with the use of fluoride (prevention of tooth decay) in drinking water was not different in fluorated versus non-fluoridated munic...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of milk and fluoridated milk on bacterially induced caries-like lesions. SAMPLE AND METHODS Extracted impacted human molars were cut in half and covered with a varnish leaving a 4*4 mm window. The samples were coated with biofilm of S. sobrinus and were further divided into three experimental groups of S. sobrinus, S. sobrinus...