| Descriptor English: | Fluoridation | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Fluoruración
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Fluoretação | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Enrichissement en fluor | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Fluoridation, Milk Fluoridation, Salt Fluoridation, Water Milk Fluoridation Salt Fluoridation Water Fluoridation |
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| Tree number(s): |
E06.761.382 N06.890.235 SP4.895.141.712.348.234 VS4.001.001.002.002.002 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005457 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Practice of adding fluoride to water, and other food or beverages, for the purpose of preventing tooth decay and tooth cavities. |
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| Annotation: | /adv eff permitted but more likely is FLUORIDES /adv eff or specific fluoride term /adv eff; coordinate with substance fluoridated |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 65 |
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| History Note: | 65 |
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| DeCS ID: | 28447 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D005457 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WU 270 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1965/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/03/08 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Dentistry [E06]Dentistry -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health -
SURVEILLANCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health Surveillance [VS4]Environmental Health Surveillance
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Fluoridation
- Preferred
Milk Fluoridation
- Narrower
Water Fluoridation
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Salt Fluoridation
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| Concept UI |
M0008613 |
| Scope note | Practice of adding fluoride to water, and other food or beverages, for the purpose of preventing tooth decay and tooth cavities. |
| Preferred term | Fluoridation |
| Concept UI |
M000639564 |
| Preferred term | Milk Fluoridation |
| Entry term(s) |
Fluoridation, Milk |
| Concept UI |
M000639562 |
| Preferred term | Water Fluoridation |
| Entry term(s) |
Fluoridation, Water |
| Concept UI |
M000639563 |
| Preferred term | Salt Fluoridation |
| Entry term(s) |
Fluoridation, Salt |
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