The ingestion of fluoride dentifrice by young children.
Through the fluoridation of drinking water, fluorides are becoming an increasing part of the human environment in industrialized countries. Fluoridated toothpastes are widely used in the United States and Canada. The younger a subject is, the greater proportion of toothpaste he or she tends to swallow.
Simard
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Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Ecole de Medecine Dentaire, Universite Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
Lachapelle
D
D
Trahan
L
L
Naccache
H
H
Demers
M
M
Brodeur
J M
JM
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003679:Deglutition; D003802:Dentifrices / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009067:Mouthwashes; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014099:Toothbrushing
D003802:Dentifrices; D009067:Mouthwashes; D005459:Fluorides