Background
Supervised tooth brushing is an important part of leading national oral health improvement programs in different countries.
With the cessation of water fluoridation in 2014, a new program was immediately required to provide community-based caries prevention, especially amongst young children.
The aim of this study was to determine whether a supervised tooth brushing program (STBP) in kindergartens could reduce dental caries amongst preschool children, when compared with c
The Associate Committee on Scientific Criteria for Environmental Quality was established by the National Research Council of Canada in response to a mandate provided by the Federal Government to develop scientific guidelines for defining the quality of the environment. The concern of the NRC Associate Committee is strictly with scientific criteria. Pollution standards and objectives are the responsibility of the regulatory authorities and are set for the purpose of pollution control. These may b
Key Points
Provides an overview of the main sources of fluoride in children.
Stresses the proportion of fluoride (F) intake from ingestion of toothpaste.
Draws attention to the implications for oral health of the F balance in infants and young children.
Illustrates the importance of assessing fluoride exposure at an individual and community level in the context of clinical dental practice.
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of the main source
Author information
Affiliations
P.J. Meunier, Department of Rheumatology and Bone Disease, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Lyon, France, FR
J.-L. Sebert, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Nord, Amiens, France, FR
J.-Y. Reginster, Bone and Cartilage Metabolism Unit and Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Liège, Belgium, BE
D. Briancon, Reine Hortense Hospital, Aix-les-Bains, France, FR
T. Appelboom, Division of Rheumatology, Erasmus University Hospital, Brussels,
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Introduction
Case Presentation
Discussion
Conclusions
Adult variants of osteopetrosis and fluorosis have similar symptoms and radiological findings including an increased bone mineral density. However, the underlying pathophysiology of increased bone density distinguishes osteopetrosis from fluorosis. Osteopetrosis is characterized by decreased bone resorption in contrast to fluorosis which is characterized by increased bone formation. Fluorosis can result in reversible muscu
