Chemicals and Drugs

Tin Fluorides

Inorganic fluorides of tin. They include both stannic fluoride (tin tetrafluoride) and stannous fluoride (tin difluoride). The latter is used in the prevention of dental caries.

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Abstract

Inorganic fluorides of tin. They include both stannic fluoride (tin tetrafluoride) and stannous fluoride (tin difluoride). The latter is used in the prevention of dental caries.

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Synonyms

30 entry terms
  • Fluoride, Tin
  • Fluorides, Tin
  • Tin Fluoride
  • Cav-X
  • Floran
  • Fluoristan
  • Gel-Kam
  • Gel-Tin
  • Omnii-Gel
  • Omnii-Med
  • Stanimax
  • Stannic Fluoride
  • Stannous Fluoride
  • Tin Difluoride
  • Tin Tetrafluoride
  • Difluoride, Tin
  • Difluorides, Tin
  • Florans
  • Fluoride, Stannic
  • Fluoride, Stannous
  • Fluorides, Stannic
  • Fluorides, Stannous
  • Fluoristans
  • Stanimaxs
  • Stannic Fluorides
  • Stannous Fluorides
  • Tetrafluoride, Tin
  • Tetrafluorides, Tin
  • Tin Difluorides
  • Tin Tetrafluorides

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24 allowable subheadings

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, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(77); was see under FLUORIDES 1977-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Fluorides (1966-1976)
  • Fluorides, Topical (1966-1976)
  • Tin (1966-1976)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tin Fluorides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014002. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014002
  2. Tin Fluorides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_fluoride
  3. Tin Fluorides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4493217