Search for: fluoride

$9.8 Million Study to Assess Silver Diamine Fluoride’s Effectiveness

Early childhood caries plagues many children in the United States, particularly among low-income families....

DHSV Launches First Australian Study of Silver Diamine Fluoride

Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) will conduct the first Australian study of the use of...

Fluoride Linked With Lower Intelligence in Children

Fluoride in the urine of pregnant women shows a correlation with lower measures of...

Fluoride Varnish as Effective as Sealants in Preventing Decay

Fissure sealants can be an effective tool in preventing pediatric tooth decay. Yet Cardiff...

Focus On: Silver Diamine Fluoride

Rella Christensen, PhD, discusses the use of silver diamine fluoride for trauma-free caries treatment....

Diet Plays a Varied Role in Providing Kids With Fluoride

Fluoride is essential to healthy teeth. However, diet plays a widely varying role in...

Strong Cement Releases Calcium and Fluoride

Bisco Dental‘s dual-cured, self-adhesive TheraCem resin cement continuously releases both calcium and fluoride ions....

Fluoride Suspected in Increasing Diabetes Rates

Fluoride has long been an effective tool in fighting tooth decay. But research from...

Delta Dental to Fund Fluoride Treatments for Flint Children

Due to the ongoing lead crisis, many children in the Flint area of Michigan...

Fluoride Critics Use Flint to Push Their Own Agenda

No one who has watched events unfold in Flint, Mich, can feel anything but...