A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) casts doubt on the reliability of previously reported data that suggested that dental fluorosis prevalence with age ...

The latter half of the 20th Century demonstrated a decline in the prevalence of dental caries through the use of optimally fluoridated community water supplies and fluoridated oral care products.

Quantitative laser fluorescence (QLF) -- which noninvasively measures the loss of fluorescence intensity in areas of enamel hypomineralization -- could be a useful tool in epidemiological studies ...

Young children who consume substantial amounts of fluoride through infant formula and other beverages mixed with fluoridated water or by swallowing fluoride toothpaste have an increased chance of ...

Who doesn’t like white teeth? Well, we all do like our teeth to be white and our smile as perfect as it can be. But sometimes we get some white blotches on our teeth which are different from the ...

In a recent study published in the journal BDJ Open, researchers in Canada and Germany tested the doses of fluoride toothpaste that parents gave to children up to two years old. Their results indicate ...

Fluoride mineral is essential for the normal development of bone and teeth. However, its presence in excess of the required limit results in fluorosis of bone (skeletal) and teeth (dental). It is a ...

Nalgonda: Marriguda mandal in Nalgonda district, long recognised as a fluoride hotspot, has identified new instances of dental fluorosis among children, signalling persistent water contamination ...

The purpose of this study was to use the QLF system within a standard epidemiological survey. The earlier work of Pretty et al. [28] and use in larger populations [30] identified strengths and ...