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+---------------------+ | Systematic Fluorides| +---------------------+ | +---------------------+ | Flouride | +---------------------+ | Introduction | | Why | | | +---------------------+ | Systematic Fluorides ├── Water │ ├── Introduction │ ├── Definition │ └── Delivery Process ├── Milk │ ├── Introduction │ ├── Definition │ └── Delivery Process └── Salt ├── Introduction ├── Definition └── Delivery Process

The element Flourine Flourides advantages and role Choice of chemicals

Systemic Flourides provides a low concentration of flouride to the teeth over a long period of time.

Types of systematic Flourides delivery methods - water - milk - salt - tablets - injections

Introduction Definition Ideal requirements

adding Mixing(production process) Delivery

Technical consideration Estimation

water flouridation

The most common form of adminstration

Addition of flourides to water

The optimal level of flouride in water to protect against dental caries is approximately 1 part per million

Define

History (studies)

Methodology for estimation of flourides in water

  • Fluoride electrode copuled with standard pH meter method
  • Scot-sanchis method

methodology for adding of flourides in water

Compounds - flourspar - sodium Flouride - silicoflourides - sodium silicoflourides - ammonium silicoflourides - hydrofluosilicic acid

Equipments - saturator system - dry feeder system - solution feeder system

  • venturi flouridator system
  • saturation suspension cone

technical consideration

deflouridation

salt flouridation

200,250,300 mg of flouride for 1 kg salt

production

  • batch processing
  • continuous processing

evaluation and safety

advantages and limitations

milk flouridation

flouride tablets

six months -3yrs = 0.25 mg 3-6yrs = 0.25 - 0.5 mg 6-16yrs = 0.5 - 1.0 mg

Toxicity of flourides

acute

chronic

dental flurosis

skeletal flurosis