Chemicals and Drugs

Fluorides

Inorganic salts of hydrofluoric acid, HF, in which the fluorine atom is in the -1 oxidation state. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Sodium and stannous salts are commonly used in dentifrices.

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Inorganic salts of hydrofluoric acid, HF, in which the fluorine atom is in the -1 oxidation state. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Sodium and stannous salts are commonly used in dentifrices.

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  • Fluoride

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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only for inorganic cpds or fluoride ion; /admin: consider also FLUORIDES, TOPICAL

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Fluorides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005459. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005459
  2. Fluorides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoride
  3. Fluorides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44793182