Stimolato da una cara amica, riporto di seguito un po’ di Letteratura Scientifica sull’effetto ed efficacia del fluoro.

Tradotto per i non addetti ai lavori…vuol dire che di seguito trovate le “coordinate” per recuperare con PUBMED gli articoli scritti per documentare effetti ed effetti collaterali del fluoro.

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3. Beltran-Aguilar ED, Goldstein JW, Lockwood SA: Fluoride varnishes. A review of their clinical use, cariostatic mechanism, efficacy and safety: JADA 2000; 131:589-96.

4. Featherstone JD: The science and practice of caries prevention: Journal of the American Dental Association 2000; 131:887-99.

5. Haugejorden 0, Nord A, Klock KS: Direct evidence concerning the ‘major role’ of fluoride dentifrices in the caries decline. A 6-year analytical cohort study: Acta Odontol Scand 1997; 55:173-80.

6. Hind V: Fluoride mouthrinses: Br J Orthod 1999; 26:242-3.

7. Holt RD,Murray JJ: Developments in fluoride toothpastes – an overview: Community Dent Health 1997; 14:4-10.

8. Jenkins GN: Review of fluoride research since 1959: Archives of Oral Biology 1999; 44:985-92. Johnston DW: Current status of professionally-applied topical fluorides: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1994; 22:159-63.

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10. Limeback H: A re-examination of the pre-eruptive and post-eruptive mechanism of the anti-caries effects of fluoride: is there any anti-caries benefit from swallowing fluoride? Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1999; 27:62-71.

11. Marino R: Should we use milk fluoridation? A review; Bull Pan Am Health Organ 1995; 29:287-98.

12. Marthaler TM, Brunell J, Downer MC, Konig KG, Truin GJ, Kunzel W, O’Mullane DM, Müller IJ, von der Fehr FR, Vrbic V: The prevalence of dental caries in Europe 1990- 1995. ORCA Saturday Afternoon Symposium 1995: Caries Res 1996; 30:327-255.

13. Newbrun E; Evolution of professionally applied topical fluoride therapies: Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry 1999; 20:5-9.

14. Ogaard B: The cariostatic mechanism of fluoride: Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry 1999; 20:10-7.

15. Olofsson M, Bratthall D: Fluoride and different vehicles to provide fluoride for Prevention or Control of Dental Caries., Internet site of Malmo University, Faculty of Odontology, Department of Cariology 2000, address: http://www.db.od.mah.se/car/carhome.html

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