fluoride in dentistry - usm
fluoride in dentistry - usm
fluoride in dentistry - usm
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METABOLISM OF FLUORIDE<br />
• Most of <strong>in</strong>gested <strong>fluoride</strong> are absorbed<br />
<strong>in</strong> the digestive tract the blood<br />
• only small amounts unabsorbed :<br />
excreted <strong>in</strong> the faeces<br />
• Circulat<strong>in</strong>g plasma <strong>fluoride</strong>:<br />
deposited to teeth and bone and<br />
v. small amount to soft tissues<br />
• excreted via : ur<strong>in</strong>ary system (major<br />
pathway) and sweat, small amount <strong>in</strong><br />
milk, saliva and digestive juice
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