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"Tooth enamel is nearly pure hydroxyapatite and its resistance to dental caries is enhanced by replacement of OH- by F- (fluoridation) to give the tougher, less soluble [Cas(PO4)3F]..." Source : Chemistry of the Elements |
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"Tooth loss is strongly related to age, race, ethnicity and social class.It has been suggested that dental caries is the most costly preventable diet related disease in the industrialised nations and is more costly than coronary heart disease, hypertension or diabetes..." Source : Practical Guide to Geriatric Medicine |
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"To increase the resistance of teeth to decay and protect against dental caries, water fluoride content needs to exceed I part per million. If this is not the case, children should be given fluoride supplements..." Source : Nutrition in Primary Care: A Handbook for Gps, Nurses and Primary Health Care Professionals |
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"Xylitol in chewing gum can provide good resistance to dental decay in children. This cariostatic effect is thought to be due to both its ability to interfere with the metabolism of Streptococcus mutans (the organism in plaque responsible for caries) and also its ability to stabilize solutions..." Source : Metabolism at a Glance |
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"Prevention of caries includes: improving resistance of teeth (e.g. by the use of fluoride); modifying flora of plaque by the use of antimicrobials (e.g. chlorhexidine mouth rinses); and prevention of acid formation by removing fermentable substrates and sucrose from the diet....." Source : Lecture Notes on Medical Microbiology |
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"The early decay pattern involves the maxillary incisors, and as the condition progresses may also involve the other primary teeth including molars. As many as 30% of migrant children may have ECC(early childhood caries), compared to a national average of approximately 1%. Up to 38% have dental caries in their primary dentition, by age 4 the percentage rises to 55%, and by age 6 to 75%. Less than 25% of migrant workers and their children are covered by dental insurance..." Source : Children at Health Risk |
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"Preventing cavities has a personal responsibility solution. If people brushed their teeth frequently, flossed as recommended, and did not eat sweets, cavities would be reduced greatly. But people are not perfect; hence, the nation does not rely solely on personal efforts to minimize tooth decay. So fluoride is introduced into the water to make it easy for people to protect their teeth..." Source : Food Fight : The Inside Story of the Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do About It |
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