Purpose: The American Association of Poison Control Center's annual reports demonstrate
that acute fluoride exposure is not an uncommon occurrence. Despite its prevalence, there …

Objectives: This paper analyzes reports to the American Association of Poison Control
Centers (AAPCC) of suspected overingestion of fluoride by children younger than 6 years of …

This chapter discusses the characteristics and treatment of acute fluoride toxicity as well as
the most common sources of overexposure, the doses that cause acute toxicity, and factors …

The use of fluorides in doses recommended by the International Dental Association is totally
safe. Fluoride toxicity occurs only when these doses are exceeded. The human organism is …

This review summarizes the nature of acute fluoride toxicity, its time-course, and the fluoride
doses that are involved. The generally accepted" certainly lethal dose" range for 70 kg …

Compared with the latter half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, the
frequency of fatalities stemming from the ingestion of fluoride compounds has declined …

With the increased use of various fluoride preparations for caries prevention, all dental
personnel should know their potential toxicity and the margins of safety associated with their …

Although ingestion of an acute toxic dose of fluoride is extremely rare in dental treatments,
practitioners should be familiar with the signs and symptoms and with emergency measures …

The literature on fluoride intake/ingestion was reviewed critically to determine the current
exposure to fluorides for children living in non‐fluoridated and fluoridated areas in North …

The aim of this study was to evaluate parental knowledge about the use of fluoride (F)
products in children. The study included 500 correctly filled in questionnaires from randomly …