FLUORIDE FOR ENAMEL

THE DEBATE

REVIEW OF LITERATURE
REFERENCES:
COCHRANE REVIEW
INDEPENDENT STUDIES
COMPARISON STUDIES
BOOKS
JOURNALS

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Fluoride and Public Drinking
Water

ADDING FLUORIDE
ENDORSED FOR THE PREVENTION OF CAVITIES
BY THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
AND A VARIETY OF OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

WHAT IS FLUORIDE?
FLUORIDE IS AN ELEMENT
IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE NONESSENTIAL AS A TRACE ELEMENT
THESE USES OF FLUORIDE AND GRADES OF FLUORIDE INCLUDE THE
PRODUCTION OF ACID, CERAMICS, METALS, OPTICS, AND GEMS
OUR TOOTH ENAMEL IS COMPOSED OF MINERALS INCLUDING CALCIUM,
PHOSPHATE, POSSIBLY CARBON, SODIUM, AND FLUORIDE, DEPENDING ON
SOLUBILITY

WHAT IS ENAMEL?

Included in enamel are proteins binding these minerals.

Reference:
Dinnen, G., (2010). Structure of a Tooth. Retrieved from: https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Gdl0C4CnY
General Dentistry. (2015). Tooth Mineral. [Chemical equation of minerals in enamel].
Restorative

CAVITY PREVENTION
ENAMEL DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO REGENERATE
EXPOSED TO CORROSIVE CARBOHYDRATE BASED BIOFILM DAILY
EXPOSURE TO FLUORIDE CREATES LESS SOLUBLE MINERAL
FLUORIDE INHIBITS THE ABILITY FOR STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS TO BIND
TOGETHER PREVENTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOFILM

CONCERNS ABOUT ADDING FLUORIDE

RESULTS FOR ADDING FLUORIDE ARE INCONCLUSIVE
DEBATE ON HUMAN STUDIES PRIOR TO ADDING FLUORIDE TO WATER
FLUORIDE IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
FLUOROSIS STUDIES FOR HEALTHY LEVELS
CLAIMS FOR CANCER, BRAIN TUMORS, KIDNEY FAILURE AND STUDIES
MOST OF THE WATER THAT WE USE IS NOT CONSUMED AND FLUORIDATED
WATER IS WASTED

Conclusion to be debated

Chemical structure and other

uses: fluoropolymer and their
uses in preventing corrosion in
structures that contain acid
(pfaudler for corrosive
resistance)