Use of fluorides course for Dental Practitioners
This session describes current thinking on effective delivery of fluoride to the mouth, why fluoride toothpastes have been so successful in reducing caries, enamel solubility and how fluoride can both help to prevent it and reverse the early stages of dissolution.
Learning objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- outline the various modes of delivery for fluoride and explain why fluoride toothpastes have been so successful in reducing dental caries
- explain how fluoride toothpastes modify fluoride concentrations in plaque and saliva and are time dependent after brushing, and explain the impact this has on caries
- give an overview of enamel solubility, and how fluoride can both prevent dissolution of the teeth and reverse the initial stages of caries
Fluoride, and specifically the regular use of fluoride toothpastes, has led to marked reductions in caries wherever it has been used widely.
Dr Richard Lynch has a BSc in chemistry from the University of Manchester and a PhD from the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), where his research was focused on improving the clinical relevance of the experimental study of caries. He has worked in dental reasearch in industry for over 20 years and has published his work widely in many scientific journals, book chapters, conference papers, abstracts and educational articles. He is an active member of both the European Organisation for Caries Research (ORCA) and the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). Currently he holds the position of Principal Scientist at GlaxoSmithKline Oral Healthcare in Weybridge, UK, working primarily in the anti-caries science area on the Aquafresh brand, and is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool School of Dental Sciences.
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