fluoride in dentistry - usm
fluoride in dentistry - usm
fluoride in dentistry - usm
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Water fluoridation<br />
• Fluoridation is the controlled adjustment of<br />
a <strong>fluoride</strong> compound to a public water<br />
supply <strong>in</strong> order to br<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>fluoride</strong><br />
concentration up to a level which<br />
effectively prevent caries.<br />
• “Community water fluoridation is safe and<br />
cost-effective and should be <strong>in</strong>troduced and<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed wherever it is socially<br />
acceptable and feasible. The optimum<br />
water <strong>fluoride</strong> concentration will normally<br />
be with<strong>in</strong> the range of 0.5ppm – 1.0ppm.”<br />
World Health Organisation Expert Committee on<br />
Oral Health Status and Fluoride Use 1994
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