Fluoride-Carbonate Relationship in Dental Enamel
- 1 November 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 41 (6) , 1477
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345620410062701
Abstract
There was a significant reciprocal relationship between the concentration of fluorides and carbonates in primary tooth enamel. The mean carbonate content in enamel samples from an area containing 1.6 ppm fluoride in water was 3.43 [plus or minus]+ 0.06%, while the value was 3.70 [plus or minus] 0.05% in a nonfluoride area. The mechanism of action of fluoride in reducing caries may involve the reduction of solubilizing anions.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: