Zinc-fluoride glass nanoparticles (Zinc-F) release several ions, such as fluoride, zinc and calcium through acid-base reactions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial cytotoxic properties Zinc-F. Antibacterial tests showed that a Zinc-F eluting solution significantly reduced turbidity colony-forming units Streptococcus mutans Actinomyces naeslundii, compared calcium-fluoroalum...

Pharmaceutical preparations containing sodium fluoride as an active substance have been examined. To do it, a procedure developed previously that uses the inhibition of redox reaction in the system under investigation was employed. For determination purposes, visible range spectrophotometry and redoxometric titration enabling indirect quantitative determination of fluoride ions in preparations ...

Blocks of human enamel were cycled through a demineralization--F-treatment-remineralization procedure and then analyzed for fluoride and the presence of caries-like lesions. Treatments with a sodium fluoride gel (5000 ppm F) increased the enamel fluoride concentration to 6500 ppm F, whereas a stannous fluoride gel (1000 ppm F) increased enamel fluoride to about 1200 ppm F. Although a control tr...

Here, novel nanoprobes for combined optical and magnetic resonance (MR) bioimaging are reported. Fluoride (NaYF4) nanocrystals (20–30 nm size) codoped with the rare earth ions Gd and Er/Yb/Eu are synthesized and dispersed in water. An efficient upand downconverted photoluminescence from the rare-earth ions (Er and Yb or Eu) doped into fluoride nanomatrix allows optical imaging modality for the ...

Background & Aims: Secondary caries is one of the most common problems in restorative dentistry. The release of flouride ions could substantially benefit the tooth enamel and neigboring dentin because flourid can combat caries. The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the solubility rate and release of fluoride from tooth-colored restorative materials (Iono CID, Fuji II LC, FugiIX, Fu...

s: Background: In fluorosis endemic area, the amount of fluoride transferred to the fetus is significant in determining the early onset of fluorosis. The role played by placenta in transporting fluoride and other ions which are present in high concentrations in the local drinking water is studied. Aims & Objectives: The aim of the present study is to decipher the role of placenta in transport o...

A simple but highly selective colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescent chemodosimeter was designed and synthesized to detect fluoride ions (F(-)) in aqueous solution and living cells by virtue of the strong affinity of F(-) toward silicon.

A stable and highly selective fluorescent probe has been designed and synthesized for the rapid detection of fluoride ions (F(-)) in aqueous solution and living cells. The design was based on the high reactivity of F(-) toward a silyl group.

BACKGROUND Dental whitening has been increasingly sought out to improve dental aesthetics, but may cause chemical and morphological changes in dental enamel surfaces. OBJECTIVE Assess in situ the effects of high-concentration hydrogen peroxide with and without fluoride on human dental enamel using the ion chromatography test (IC) and the Knoop hardness test (KHN). MATERIAL AND METHODS Ninet...

Hydrous bismuth oxides (HBO2) have been reported to have anionic sorptive properties. In the present study, removal of fluoride from aqueous solution has been explored for its possible application in drinking water treatment. The performance of fluoride removal from aqueous solutions has been studied by adding four cationic ligands (Fe, Mg, Ca and Cu) in the matrix of hydrous bismuth oxide (HBO...