Fluoride varnish

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Is extra fluoride helpful?

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Water fluoridation is less effective than in the past, study reveals

The dental health benefits of adding fluoride to drinking water may be less now than before fluoride toothpaste was widely available, according to an...

The fluoride debate

Charlotte Wake reviews the uses of fluoride in dentistry.

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Water fluoridation scheme expands in the northeast

Plans to expand water fluoridation in the northeast of England to help tackle tooth decay have been put out to public consultation on March 25, 2024,...

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What is the truth about dental amalgam?

One of the critical debates at BDIA Dental Showcase 2024 focused on dental amalgam. Opinion leaders met to discuss the material's safety and the...

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Future benefits of water fluoridation not guaranteed, study suggests

Existing drinking water fluoridation programmes in England still provide marginal savings for the NHS, but there is no guarantee new schemes would...

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Toothpaste containing synthetic tooth minerals can prevent cavities as effectively as fluoride

Patients using a toothpaste containing a mineral crucial to bone formation were not more likely to develop cavities than patients using a fluoride...

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The benefits of fluoride

Karla Macey lays out the benefits of fluoride – and why to avoid some of the toothpaste trends sweeping the market…

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Fluoride varnish training launched

Orthodontic therapists and dental nurses are being given the opportunity by the British Orthodontic Society (BOS) to gain additional skills in...

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Community water fluoridation project to proceed

The chair of the British Fluoridation Society (BFS) Barry Cockcroft CBE, has welcomed a statement made by the minister of state for the Department of...

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New research shows fluoride exposure has no negative effects on child development

​An Australian study published in the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) has shown that adolescent children exposed to fluoridated water face no...

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Dental care professionals welcome plans to expand water fluoridation schemes

​The Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England recently welcomed plans to expand water fluoridation schemes across...