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Contact urticaria from sodium fluoride

May 1993 | Contact Dermatitis | Camarasa JG, Serra-Baldrich E, Lluch M, Malet A. | 28(5):294.
Sodium fluoride (NaF) is. used for the treatment and prevention of dental caries. Its application to the teeth makes the dental enamel more resistant to acid. In some communities, it is added to the water if the geographical area lacks sufficient fluoride. Another method of preventing dental caries is the use of sodium fluoride topically on the teeth in solution or in toothpastes or gels. Other indications for sodium fluoride are as an insecticide and rodenticide. It has also been used orally to